For the seventh straight year, ESPN’s In The Gate podcast will provide daily installments with newsmakers and analysts leading up to the 144th Kentucky Derby (Saturday, May 5) and the Kentucky Oaks (Friday, May 4). Guests scheduled to appear during Derby/Oaks week include:

• Todd Pletcher – trains four Derby entrants: Audible, Noble Indy, Vino Rosso and Magnum Moon
• D. Wayne Lukas – four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer and trainer, Bravazo
• Justin Zayat – manager, Solomini
• Ron Lombardi – owner, Firenze Fire
• Junior Alvarado – jockey, Enticed
• Brad Cox – trainer, Monomoy Girl/Sassy Siena (Kentucky Oaks)
• Jeff Bloom – owner, Midnight Bisou (Kentucky Oaks)
• Elliott Walden, part-owner of three Derby starters and CEO, WinStar Farm

ABOUT IN THE GATE:
In The Gate has been ESPN’s thoroughbred racing podcast since 2012. It is posted weekly most of the year, and daily during peak periods. Hosted and produced by Barry Abrams, the show features interviews and analysis of the horses, connections, and deeper issues affecting the sport.

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