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Rail Talk Podcast
Hosts Joe Bianca & Jon Green talk all things racing, weekly. Stay tuned and join our mailing list to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
Episodes
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Rail Talk Episode 47: Reversing a Bayou Bumble
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome Louisiana racing’s finest and New Orleans native Dallas Stewart to update us on the pushback to the…
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Episode 46: Louisiana Racing Commission loosening drug regulations
Joe Bianca and Jon Green had to get behind their mics for an emergency Rail Talk this morning after stunning news broke that the Louisiana Racing Commission is…
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Rail Talk Episode 45: ‘Seize’ Part for Lukas in Preakness
Two races in, the 2024 Triple Crown has produced a pair of phenomenal stories, with the good vibes continuing Saturday as 88-year-old D. Wayne Lukas’s Seize…
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Rail Talk Episode 44: Preakness Preview with David Aragona
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green look forward to Preakness 149, a race that was drastically changed with the scratch of morning line favorite…
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Rail Talk Episode 43: Appreciating a Magnificent Derby 150 with Mike Tirico
The stars shined bright all week at Churchill Downs, culminating in a heart-pounding renewal of the Kentucky Derby that went to Mystik Dan in a razor-thin…
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Rail Talk Episode 42: Broken Horses: An Industry in Repair
Surprise! It’s a double dose of Rail Talk this week, as Joe Bianca and Jon Green follow up their Derby 150 preview show with an examination of the…
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Rail Talk Episode 41: Derby 150 w/the Brunette Bonanza
The milestone 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is almost upon us and to celebrate, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcomed the ‘Brunette Bonanza’ of America’s…
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Rail Talk Episode 40: Sales and Slam Dunks!
This week on Rail Talk: Sales and Slam Dunks! Jon Green and Joe Bianca are back from Ocala with a wrap from the OBS spring sale while they fanboy over the New…
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Rail Talk Episode 39: An All-Star Lineup, 'Live' From Ocala
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are on-site from Mark Casse's gorgeous training center in Ocala and welcome a star-studded lineup of guests…
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Rail Talk Episode 38: Eclipse Edition!
In the shadow of a cosmic marvel, there were some star performances on the racetrack this weekend with the final round of major Kentucky Derby preps setting…
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Rail Talk Episode 37: Fierceness Bounces Back
It was a busy weekend of Kentucky Derby preps as we inch closer to the 150th Run for the Roses, and Joe Bianca, Jon Green and Tinky broke it all down this week…
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Rail Talk Episode 36: John Sikura on the Industry
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome the always opinionated and thoughtful owner of Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm, John Sikura. The three tackle the…
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Breakaway Episode 8: the Ocho with Samantha Perry
Jon Green speaks with Gulfstream Park Handicapper and Paddock Host Samantha Perry about her cross-country journey from Oklahoma quarter horse tracks to the…
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Rail Talk Episode 35: Tote-al Disaster
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back from Ocala and full of takes. First they discuss the disaster befalling the American betting system…
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Rail Talk Episode 34: Tink Tank Two
This week on Rail Talk, it’s the illuminating second half of Joe Bianca and Jon Green’s conversation with Tony Cobitz, the artist formerly known as Tinky…
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Rail Talk Episode 33: Tink Tank
Horse racing Twitter lightning rod Tinky has returned for his third visit to the Rail Talk studio and this time came prepared to reveal his true identity to…
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Rail Talk Episode 32: Every Horse Matters
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green confront the ugly and apparently avoidable loss of Congruent on Saturday at Gulfstream, wondering why and how…
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Rail Talk Episode 31: State of the Industry with Jim Gagliano
With the racing industry going through a crucial transitional period, Joe Bianca and Jon Green sat down with The Jockey Club President and COO Jim Gagliano for…
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Rail Talk Episode 30: Tink Twice
The reaction was overwhelming—both positive and negative—to last week’s episode of Rail Talk, where Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcomed polarizing racing Twitter…
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Rail Talk Episode 29: Tinky’s Corner
Surprise! It’s a bonus episode of Rail Talk, our second of the week. Only one thing could spur Joe Bianca and Jon Green to return to their mics so quickly—a…
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Rail Talk Episode 28: All About Gun Runner
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a soggy but star-studded Saturday at Fair Grounds, where progeny of Gun Runner—including impressive…
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Rail Talk Episode 27: It’s Raining Ren
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green, who toughed it out through a case of COVID, discuss two major trainer suspensions and whether or not they…
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Rail Talk Episode 26: Holy Hades
The road to the 150th Kentucky Derby kicked off in earnest this past weekend, and it started with a BANG as Jon and Len Green’s DJ Stable captured the Grade…
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Rail Talk Episode 25: Casa Bianca
At the start of the NFL season, Rail Talk hosts Joe Bianca and Jon Green made a friendly wager involving their favorite teams. Though neither the Jets or…
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Rail Talk Episode 24: The (Unbelievably) Slow Wheels of Justice
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green take an involuntary trip back in time, as Bob Baffert has finally decided to drop his appeal of the 2021…
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Rail Talk Episode 23: A Couple of Particular Italians
It might be freezing seemingly everywhere, but the cold temperatures also mean we’ve reached foaling and breeding season! This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca…
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Rail Talk Episode 22: And Just Like That, It's a New Year
We’re welcoming in the New Year on Rail Talk! Jessica Paquette joins hosts Joe Bianca and Jon Green to talk race calling, Parx, combatting sexism in racing…
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All I Want For Christmas Is You, And Also Transparency in the Graded Stakes Evaluation Process
Happy holidays from the Rail Talk team! In this final, bonus episode of 2023, Joe Bianca and Jon Green take on the perplexing decisions of the American Graded…
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Rail Talk Episode 19: Reasons to Give Thanks
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green get the rest of the story that 60 Minutes left out of its ‘drugs in racing’ piece with HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus…
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Rail Talk Episode 18: 60 Minutes, Only Half the Story
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to the biggest news of the week: an expose on doping in horse racing that aired Sunday on legendary news…
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Rail Talk Episode 17: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fresh off their groundbreaking on-site episode from the plane to the Breeders’ Cup, Joe Bianca and Jon Green were back at their regular stations to break down…
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Rail Talk Episode 16: Reaching New Heights
Joe Bianca and Jon Green host the show from this week’s special guest Len Green’s plane en route to the 40th Breeders’ Cup. DJ Stable’s (owned by Len, managed…
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Rail Talk Episode 15: A Couple of Funky Nuts
The countdown to the Breeders’ Cup has entered its final stages, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcomed an array of fun guests to get you primed for the 40th…
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Rail Talk Episode 14: Studs & More Studs
This week Joe Bianca and Jon Green talk stallion fees as farms begin to release their 2024 rosters. Three at $250,000 still hold good value while another’s…
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Rail Talk Episode 13: All Together Now
Does racing need a new association of owners and trainers to confront its challenges? Should there be an increase in the Kentucky Derby purse? Just how many…
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Rail Talk Episode 12: Let Them Fight
This week on Rail Talk, the boys go guest-less because there was simply too much news to discuss, starting with the ultimate confrontation between Horse Racing…
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Rail Talk Episode 11: Conquering New Terry-tory
This week on Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome Terry Finley, the founder and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds, for an illuminating discussion on…
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Rail Talk Episode 10: Jay Talking
Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back at their mics for a late-night record of Rail Talk, with Jon reporting from the September Yearling Sale with lots of good…
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Rail Talk Episode 9: Winds of Change
They're back! Joe Bianca welcomes Jon Green back from his European adventures as Mark Casse brings some sanity to the mix. There's a lot of catching up to do…
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Rail Talk Episode 8: Hall of Fame Jockey, Even Better Person Ramón Dominguez
It seems like yesterday that Ramón Dominguez, the three-time defending Eclipse Champion Jockey, was forced to walk away from racing after several bad falls put…
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Rail Talk Episode 7: State of the Union
It’s a new era in racing. Long clamored for, the sport finally has an umbrella organization to unify its rules and regulations—most significantly, its…
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Rail Talk Episode 6: Mourning Those Loved and Lost
It was an incredibly difficult weekend for horse racing at Saratoga. Emotions were as raw as they’ve ever been, particularly over the soul-crushing breakdown…
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Rail Talk Episode 5: Tour Stop One
Road shows are always the most fun. With the intersecting buzz of Whitney weekend, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the upcoming yearling sales, there…
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Rail Talk Episode 4: Your Eyes Only
This week's episode has all the twists and turns of a classic Bond Flick - action, peril, villains, and suspense. Hosts Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome the…
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Episode 3: Acacia the Mondays
This week, on Episode 3 of Rail Talk, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome star host/reporter for NYRA/Fox Sports Acacia Clement! The three break down an…
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It’s Rail Talk 2: Electric Boogaloo!
This week on Rail Talk, longtime host of industry-leading daily radio show At the Races on Sirius/XM Steve Byk joins Joe Bianca and Jon Green to talk about…
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Annnnd we're off! Pedigeek Ren Carothers visits | Rail Talk Ep. 1
Annnnnd we’re off! Hello Rail Talk family! Joe Bianca here, and I’m proud to present the very first episode of our irreverent new racing podcast, Rail Talk…
Rail Talk PodcastRail Talk Episode 0 - a quick welcome
Welcome to episode 0! Eclipse Award winners Joe Bianca and Jon Green reunite to co-host Rail Talk, an innovative weekly podcast tackling all topics in the…
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Rail Talk Episode 116: Zany Week
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back together, on the heels of the last major racing weekend of the year and an eventful racetrack…