BIG Players’ Podcast incoming for the late-week show starting with a look at the major horse racing stakes action at Saratoga Race Course for Saturday (Aug. 29) headlined by the Travers Stakes 2026, which aligns winners of every major 3-year-old race on the calendar including Kentucky Derby 2026 & Belmont Stakes 2026 champ Golden Tempo, Preakness Stakes 2026 champ Napoleon Solo, Jim Dandy 2026 winner & Kentucky Derby runner-up Renegade and many more! Peter Thomas Fornatale (PTF) and Jonathon Kinchen (JK) analyze the action from Saratoga before shifting their attention to Kentucky Downs for opening day of the 2026 racing season, which features a revamped betting menu including a $5 minimum on Win-Place-Show bets as well as the addition of a $3 Late Pick 3, $5 Late Daily Double and $5 base exacta on the last race of every race card. Mikee P & Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge champ Drew Coatney wrap the show with a look at stakes action from Woodbine Racetrack for Sunday (Aug. 30), which features five stakes events with just over $1 million in purses on offer.
