Off to the Races Radio: Jose Ortiz featured * The Racing Biz

Off to the Races Radio: Jose Ortiz featured

Press Release
May 27, 2022

Off to the Races Radio presented by The Racing Biz returns May 28 as its 25th season rolls on.

The one-hour program will air each Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. on ESPN Richmond (106.1 FM) and via livestreaming. It will feature news and conversation about Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Virginia, around the Mid-Atlantic, and across the nation.

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Nick Hahn will host with support from Frank Vespe. Derby Bill Watson will join each week to provide his handicapping insights and special brand of humor.

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“We’re thrilled to have Off to the Races back on the air,” said Frank Vespe, owner and publisher of The Racing Biz, which presents the program. “We’re looking forward to another season filled with great guests, good banter, and plenty of laughs.”

Saturday’s show features a visit with Preakness-winning jockey Jose Ortiz. Ortiz was in the irons May 21 to pilot Early Voting to victory in the 147th running of the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, his first Preakness win and second Triple Crown race triumph. He also won the 2017 Belmont aboad Tapwrit.

Also on the agenda is a conversation with retired trainer Lou Albertrani, who conditioned Artax to an Eclipse Award in 1999, a year that also saw the horse involved in one of the strangest incidents in Preakness day history. Also scheduled to be on the show Saturday are visits from Darrell Wood and Derby Bill Watson.