TALKING KENTUCKY DERBY ON OFF TO THE RACES RADIO
Press Release- April 30, 2021
Off to the Races Radio returns Saturday, May 1 with a lively program focused on Thoroughbred racing and breeding from Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic, and around the country.
The weekly radio show, which airs on ESPN Richmond (VA), 106.1 FM and is available everywhere via livestreaming, will mark its 22nd season, starting February 13.
- Arnold: HISA a “dictatorship” lacking common senseThe Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is a “dictatorship” lacking fairness and common sense, trainer Rusty Arnold says in this op-ed.
The show is powered by The Racing Biz and sponsored in part by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association and Virginia Equine Alliance. The program airs each Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. It will also be archived on theracingbiz.com.
Listeners can catch it live here.
Saturday’s show will feature plenty of Kentucky Derby talk. Frank Angst, features editor for The Blood-Horse magazine, will join the program live from Churchill Downs, where he is on hand to cover this year’s Run for the Roses.
Also slated to join the show are Darrell Wood and Derby Bill Watson. Wood will provide updates and insights on racing and breeding in Virginia, while Derby Bill, the former Colonial Downs on-air handicapper, will do a deep dive into the Derby. The show is hosted by Nick Hahn with support from Frank Vespe, who’ll chat with Hahn about some of the undercard action.
“We’re excited to kick off the new season of Off to the Races,” said Vespe, who is the owner and publisher of The Racing Biz, which oversees Off to the Races. “No one knows Mid-Atlantic racing better, and we look forward to another season with top guests, compelling interviews, and great handicapping — and plenty of laughs along the way.”
The Off to the Races season kicks off February 20 and will extend through the Colonial Downs racing season and into September.
LATEST NEWS
