Ep 1003 - Trials and Tribulations

Nick, in Baltimore, is joined from York by Lydia Hislop, who analyses all the highs and lows from the first day of the Dante Festival, including some very difficult moments early in the day and the possible consequences of the as-yet-unfinished stewards' enquiry. Following the running of the Musidora, they try to piece together a tricky Oaks puzzle. Also today, Willie Mullins joins the show to talk Vauban and his new flat star Lope de Lilas, while Olly Cole looks forward to the Lockinge return of Royal Scotsman and assesses his strong clutch of juveniles. In Maryland, 1ST Racing's Peter Rotondo previews the Preakness Stakes, plus Haras de Meautry's Nick Bell embarks on a mammoth cycling challenge in aid of Au Dela des Pistes, and York's Food and Wine supremo Steve Cooper brings us up to speed on new developments at the track.