What's Racing About Podcast
Episodes
40 episodes
A Love Letter To Racing
You know anything with layers and depth and complexity and genuine vibrancy has been neutered in pursuit of optimisation, monetisation and standardization, leaving a big ersatz pile of nothingYou DO understand that...
A Lookback at Ascot
What ran well, what was unlucky, a few for the tracker, a couple of trainers for the Royal Meeting - and one to avoid like a French kiss at a wedding
"Parker - Don't Ever Do That Again!"
"Yes m'lady"Another day of racing covering itself in excrement.......when will we ever learn?
A Night At The Races
In which your All-English Boy takes his listenership through the ups and downs of an evening at the Brigadier Gerrard Stakes meeting at Sandown, with only minimal swearing, bile and general invective.
Gamscare
It's the biggest issue facing us - Josh (and his sodding) Ap (iafi)
Affordability and Ascot
Two subjects - one overarching theme.There's always something coming along in our funny little world to undermine the great 24-hour party UK Horseracing COULD be
Final Guineas Selection(s)
Curse you to Hades, Aiden O'Brien for NOT declaring Puerto Rico in the 2000 Guineas!!Oh well, a couple it is then, at biggish odds for the Fillies Classic on Sunday.Here's hoping they've watered the course fa...
An Early Look at The Guineas
A left-field take on the upcoming Newmarket Classics, giving (hopefully) a new angle in to both races....and if not, well there's a gothic metal reference in there for the music onanists!
Counterblast!
How does racing respond to Animal Aid and the ill-informed 'antis'?The Grand National Festival WILL give a platform to these people - here's the antidote
This, That....And The Grand National
A look back at the issues vexing our little world over the past couple of weeks and a quick take down of The Grand National
The Brocklesby 2026
Some unique angles on the race and a couple of each-way pokes that may give us a run for our money!
Cheltenham - How Was It For You, Darling?
I had a great old time, despite the starts, the allegations of racism and the 'Willy-Waving'Oh - and a couple of horses and trainers to note too
Cheltenham Ahoy!
You copping that buzz yet?You're dead already if you're not!All my people right here, right now - you know what I mean?
Farewell To The Barstewards
The Sunday Sermon is no more! In the words of that Manc troubadour Liam Gallagher "a four-letter word really gets my meaning - nothing ever lasts forever!"
The Only Cheltenham Podcast You Need!
No bets! No horses to Follow! No Trends! No Atomised Stats about Horses to Back Based on their Starsigns!Pubs, Bars, Hostelries, Accommodation Advice.....stuff for those who love the Fez that much they're actually going rather than talki...
The Grand National
It's just not the same anymore is it, be honest.Time to take it outside and shoot it.......or not, what do you think
The Psychology of Punting
Getting right into the guts of punting and dealing with the losing run.Heavy (metal) podcasting!
Cheltenham, I Mean For Pity's Sake!
Cheltenham! Like you've not had a tit full of it and we're not even out of January yet! Okay but there's a bit of Black Sabbath in there as well as the usual life affirming stuff about 'life's a carousel, spinning fast, you gotta ri...
'We Like Our Sport Exclusive'
A look at the Invades phenomenon - attracting Gen-Z to race days, in what numbers, and to what effect both present and future.......oh and a story about Oasis and a live one of Dan Skelton's!
Lazarus!
A return of the podcast (proper), attempting to retain the 'immediacy' and intimacy of the Limor casts (meaning limited post-recording sound engineering and plenty of 'umms' and 'ahhs') but on wider-reach platforms.I guess the success wi...
Thanks and Goodbye
An explanation for the temporary hiatus in the delivery of The WRAP and an invitation to join me on the website and on LIMOR
Born Slippy, Losing, Epsom and The Man
In which Podcast Pete takes a look at how racing is handling the current spate of abandonments, how he's handling the mother of all losing runs, gives a few insights into the Epsom Classics - and looks back at the life of a Raci...
Jumps Season Washup - and now for The Guineas!
In which Podcast Pete and Wayward Lad - the Waldorf and Statler of the UK Turf - go large on what was in the UK Jumps Season and what might be in the first English Classics at Newmarket this weekend
The Lambourn Open Day
In which your all-equine boy takes a tool around Nicky Henderson and Clive Cox's yards.....and develops a horse-crush on Jonbon!
Back at Cheltenham - Forward to The Brocklesby!
In which we run the rule over all things Cheltenham Festival 2022 - and not just the racing either - as well as a quick shufty at The Brocklesby Stakes, the first 2 year old turf race of the season at Doncaster, and come up with an 8/1 shout