Off to the Races podcast: Michael Algeo featured * The Racing Biz

OFF TO THE RACES PODCAST: MICHAEL ALGEO FEATURED

*First turf race of the 2018 season at Laurel Park. Photo by Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club.*

Press Release
October 16, 2020

On this week’s Off to the Races Conversations, former Maryland Racing Commission chairman Michael Algeo joins us for an extended conversation. We discuss his four-year tenure as chairman: what he thinks the industry has accomplished, what challenges it still faces, plus a couple of things that surprised him and much more.

In addition, Derby Bill Watson and Nick Hahn join us to handicap some races. This week, the pair tackled the cross-country Pick 5 on Saturday. That wager features three races from Keeneland, including the Grade 2 Raven Run, and two from Belmont, including the Floral Park Stakes.

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Surgical Precision sharp in victory
The word was out on first-time starter Surgical Precision, who ran to his 3-5 odds in winning his debut outing Sunday at Laurel Park.

Delegate Nick Mosby (D-Baltimore City, at far left of picture) speaks to the Maryland Racing Commission, including from left, Executive Director Mike Hopkins, counsel Eric London, and Commissioners Dr. Tom Bowman, Clarissa Coughlin, Chairman Michael Algeo, David Hayden, and Tom Winebrener.

The handicapping segment of the show, featuring Nick Hahn and Derby Bill Watson, starts at approximately 48:50. They discuss the Cross-Country Pick 5, and here are their selections: