Today, Larry goes one on onewith Social Media Influencer Griffin Johnson who is doing his part to introduce and promote the horse racing industry to the younger demographic through Instagram, TikTok and X, while focusing on his on-track and backstretch experiences through the horse Sandman , that he happens to own a share of. He also talks about whether there was any disappointment in Sandman’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Races and mentions what Sandman has taught him about horses in general and mentions how many followers he has now since the running of last week’s Preakness Stakes; Eiffie Cahill, Coding For Veterans Director of Outreach and Events, who talks aboutnext Sunday’s ‘Heroes and Horses’ event to be held at Woodbine Racetrack in honor of Canadian Armed Forces Day, an afternoon that combines the excitement of live horse racng with meaningful tributes to the Military community. She also talks about what Coding For Veteran’s mandate is and how they assist Military Veterans in transitioning from Military service to private lives.; Jenna MacDonell, Raceway Manager at Grand River Raceway, who discusses the track’s opening night on June 4th and some of the key race days over the summer at the Elora racetrack. She also talks about a new Post Time for the races this year and mentions their most popular event at the track, ‘Industry Day’ on August 4th, which also includes their highlight race of their racing season, the Battle of Waterloo.

In our feature, ‘In Case You Missed It’ A Look At The Way It Was In Horse Racing News , Larry talks aboutthe recent television numbers for the Preakness broadcast last Saturday that were significantly down from past years and what accounted for this. He also provides his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’ selections for several North American Racetracks, later on in the show and in our ‘Road Trip’ feature, Larry visits today’s Paradise Creek Stakes at Aqueduct Racecourse.

Bullet points of key topics, guests (who they are) & time stamps:

● Griffin initially discusses whether he has the ‘Secret Sauce’ in attracting younger generations to the horse racing industry and how his social media postings are real, where they are behind the scenes in the backstretch with the horse Sandman and then the lead up to races like the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. He also talks about what he has learned from Sandman as a part owner and about horses in general and talks about how many followers he has now since last weeks Preakness Stakes. He also explains what he does as a ‘Social Media Influencer’ and how growing up he did have some conection with horses. Griffin also discusses what he believes the future will hold for him and whether he was ever disappointed in any of Sandman’s races and how rewarding it is to have a small ownership share in the horse.

● Eiffie initially talks about next Sunday’s ‘Heroes and Horses Day’ at Woodbine and how the day is to bring prominence for the efforts of Coding For Veterans in transitioning Military Veterans to private lives. She also talks about her background and how she became part of Coding For Veterans and also talks about some of Coding For Veterans other initiatives which includes having a float in the recent Rose Bowl Parade at Pasedena , California this past January. She also mentions why the decision was made to collaborate on a ‘Heroes and Horses’ Day at Woodbine and also mentions some of the other initiatives designed to create awareness for Coding For Veterans.

● Jenna initially talks about the preparations for Opening Day on June 4th at Grand River and besides the great Harness Racing what else can people expect to see that evening. She also discusses some of the other events that the track will be hosting including Weiner Dog Races and ‘Harness The Hope’ which supports Breast Cancer. She also talks about Industry Day which has been part of Grand River’s history since day one and originally started at the now defunct Elmira Raceway and also talks about her background in the Harness Racing Industry which included a Hall of Fame Father who was both a Driver and a Trainer. Jenna also reminds our listeners that GrandRiver has a new post time this season of 6:20 PM.