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BH Monday: 'Smarty Party' as Smarty Jones Joins HOF

Barry Irwin joins as Team Valor celebrates 200th graded stakes win.

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 27th episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment:

  • We recap a fantastic Whitney weekend of racing at Saratoga Race Course.
  • Team Valor International CEO Barry Irwin joins to discuss the group's 200th graded stakes win with Swift Delivery (who is co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce) in the Seagram Cup Stakes (G3) at Woodbine Aug. 2. Irwin also looks back on Team Valor's history, which included a Kentucky Derby (G1) win with Animal Kingdom, and what we can expect from UAE Oaks (G3) winner and Swedish Derby runner-up Queen Azteca in the Aug. 16 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
  • BloodHorse editorial director Frank Angst joins to preview The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select yearling sale Aug. 4-5 and recap The Jockey Club Round Table Conference July 31.
  • Co-owner Pat Chapman of Someday Farm discusses Smarty Jones' induction into the Hall of Fame Aug. 1.

As the road to the Breeders' Cup heats up, tune in now for expert analysis, special guests, and all the racing news you need to know.

The podcast is available on BloodHorse's YouTube channel and BloodHorse.com, as well as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, ESPN Louisville+, and espnlouisville.com.

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