
Horse Racing Happy Hour
By Louie Rabaut


Santa Anita Saturday | G3 Daytona
The guys are back with another SoCal Saturday!
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Delaware Derby | John Piassek
Johnny P is back to preview the Delaware Derby card.
Find John on the simulcast tomorrow.

Happy Hour Indiana | Swifty Sired, Sagamore Sired Handicaps
Louie, Barry, & Josh are back with another edition of Happy Hour Indiana.
A pair of Wednesday stakes await bettors.

BloodHorse Monday 6/8/26 | Belmont Review
Louie & Sean are back with the 70th Edition of BloodHorse Monday.
They recap the Belmont, talk horse recovery, and talk about the wagering increase at Saratoga this past week.

ESPN Louisville Belmont Stakes Preview
The Happy Hour Guys have you for the all stakes pick 6 at Saratoga today, culminating in the Belmont Stakes.

Belmont 2026 Preview | Matthew DeSantis
Matthew DeSantis of NYRA Bets joined Louie on Rabaut & Co. on ESPN Louisville.
The preview the late sequence at Saratoga for Belmont Stakes Saturday.

Santa Anita Saturday | Honeymoon Stakes
Louie & Barry are back with another edition of SoCal Saturdays.

Belmont Stakes Preview | Bob Ehalt, Steve Kornacki
The band is back together! Join Louie, Bob, and Steve as they take you through the all-stakes pick 6 on Saturday at Saratoga, including the Belmont Stakes.

Happy Hour Indiana | June 3, 2026
The guys are back with another installment of Happy Hour Indiana!
There are two stakes on the card, and a full 10 thoroughbred races to examine.

BloodHorse Monday | Tom Durkin, Belmont Preview
Louie & Sean are back with the 69th edition of BH Monday.
-Bob Ehalt on the Belmont at Saratoga
-Track Announcer Tom Durkin shares some great stories

Santa Anita Saturday| G2 Santa Margarita
Louie & Barry are back with another edition of SoCal Saturday.
The Grade 2 Santa Margarita is the feature.
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Churchill Downs Saturday | Stephen Foster Preview Day
Louie welcomes FanDuel's Anthony Pascale to the program.
They preview the pick 6 on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

BloodHorse Monday 5/25/26 | Golden Tempo to Lane's End
Louie & Sean are back with another edition of BH Monday.
-Bill Farish stops by from Lane's End to chat about Golden Tempo's new stud deal
-Frank Angst on the Preakness at Laurel, and look ahead to the Belmont field

Santa Anita Saturday | Gold Rush Day
It's Cal-Bred stakes day at Santa Anita!
Join Louie, Barry, and guest Josh Rodriguez as the cap the card.
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BloodHorse Monday | Preakness 151 Recap
Louie & Sean have returned from Laurel!
Hear from all the connections of Napoleon Solo:
-jockey Paco Lopez
-trainer Chad Summers
-owner Al Gold

Preakness 151 Preview | Live from Laurel Park
Louie & Barry give their thoughts on the stakes races on today's Preakness 151 card - live from Laurel Park!
NBC's Steve Kornacki stops by to give his Preakness thoughts, as well.

Preakness 151 Previews | Mackenzie Pfeiffer
The Maryland Jockey Club's Mackenzie Pfeiffer joined Louie live at Laurel Park ahead of Preakness 151.

Preakness 151 Previews | Frank Angst
BloodHorse's Frank Angst joined Louie at Laurel Park ahead of Preakness 151.

Preakness 151 Previews | Bob Ehalt, BloodHorse
Bob Ehalt of BloodHorse stopped by to chat with Louie at Laurel Park ahead of Preakness 151.

Preakness 151 Previews | John PIassek
Johnny P joined Louie on ESPN 680 ahead of Preakness weekend, live from Laurel Park.

Happy Hour Indiana | Wednesday Card
Louie, Barry, & Josh are back for the 2nd edition of Happy Hour Indiana!
They preview a trio of handicaps on Wednesday, including the $150k Cleopatra.
Big fields and good betting - and a visit from Racing Rachel!

BloodHorse Monday 5/11/26 | Ocelli heads to Preakness
Louie & Sean are back with episode 66 of BH Monday!
-Golden Tempo to skip Preakness
-Ocelli, Robusta, Incredibolt to Preakness
-Frank Angst on the Triple Crown
-Preakness Preview

Santa Anita Saturday | G3 Senorita
It's time for SoCal Saturday- presented by AmWager!
Join us each week as we preview the Saturday Card at Santa Anita Park.

Aqueduct Saturday | Peter Pan Stakes
Bob Ehalt of BloodHorse stops by to preview the middle pick 5 on Peter Pan Saturday at Aqueduct.

BloodHorse Monday | Kentucky Derby 152 Reaction
Louie & Sean are back to discuss Derby 152.
-hear from Cherie DeVaux
-hear from jockey Jose Ortiz
-hear from owners / breeders Phipps & St. Elias
And Louie's homage to the late Chuck Simon.

Kentucky Derby 152 Preview Show | ESPN Louisville
Louie & Barry preview Derby 152 at Churchill Downs.
Guests include Steve Kornacki, Carlos Morales, and Danny Brewer.

Kentucky Oaks 152 Preview on ESPN Louisville
Louie & Barry talk you through the card on Kentucky Oaks 152 Day!
-John Piassek @theyreoff joins at 0:20
-Dan Issel joins at 1:00
-Louie & Barry's thoughts on all the day's stakes.

BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152 | Scratches in Derby, Oaks
Louie & Sean wrap up their Derby Series with a recap of scratches, their final predictions for the Derby, and Frank Angst stops by.

BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152 | Silent Tactic OUT, Team The Puma
Louie & Sean are back with another edition of BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152.
In this episode:
-Silent Tactic scratched, hear from Mark Casse
-Ramiro Restrepo from Team The Puma
-Paladin owner Brook Smith on the Backside Learning Center

BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152 | Todd Pletcher, Byron King
Louie & Sean are back at Churchill Downs ahead of Derby 152!
In this episode:
-Byron King's Derby Dozen
-Japanese runners work
-Todd Pletcher on Renegade
-Jaime Torres & Liz Morris - Incredibolt

Kentucky Derby 152 Previews | Bob Ehalt, BloodHorse
Bob Ehalt joined Louie for a Derby 152 preview.
On the Wood Memorial, and Bob's favorite runners in this year's Derby.

BloodHorse at Derby 152 | April 27. 2026
Louie & Sean are back at Churchill for another edition of BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152, presented by Christie's Bluegrass.
On this episode, hear from:
-Alejandro Galindo, exercise rider for Intrepido
-Doug O'Neill on Pavlovian, Robusta
-Declan Cannon on Six Speed
-Bhupat Seemar on Six Speed
-A moment w/ Great White

BloodHorse at the Kentucky Derby | Post-Draw Reaction
Louie & Sean are back at Churchill for another rendition of BH at Derby 152, presented by Alex Smallwood.
Included in this one:
-Six Speed Trainer Bhupat Seemar
-connections of Wonder Dean
-Ned Toffey on Further Ado
-Tyler Gaffalione on Fulleffort
-Riley Mott on Incredibolt & Albus

6th Annual Kentucky Derby Draft
Join NBC's Steve Kornacki, Maryland Jockey Club's Mackenzie Pfeiffer, & Happy Hour's Barry Spears as the draft the 24 eligible horses for the Derby w/ our host Louie Rabaut.

BloodHorse at Kentucky Derby 152 | Final Works
Louie & Sean kick off their 5-part series ahead of Kentucky Derby 152!
In this episode:
-Chad Brown on Emerging Market
-Mike Smith on So Happy
-Brad Cox on his trio of starters
-Corbin Blumberg on Fulleffort

Santa Anita Saturday | G3 Royal Heroine
Louie & Barry cap the card at Santa Anita, including the Grade 3 Royal Heroine.
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BloodHorse Monday 4/20/26 | Kentucky Derby Pedigrees
Sean Collins & Kevin Kilroy are your hosts this week.
Sean chats with Junior Alvarado.
Louie & Sean preview the Derby Pedigrees w/ TrueNicks.

Santa Anita Saturday | American Stakes
Louie & Barry are back with another SoCal Saturday!
The G3 American Stakes is the feature.
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Road To Preakness 151 | Tesio Stakes
It's the final show in our Road to Preakness 151 Series!
Join Louie, Dan Illman, and Mackenzie Pfieffer as they preview Saturday's card at Laurel Park.

BloodHorse Monday 4/13/26 | Sovereignty vs. Journalism
Louie & Sean are back!
'Keiba' Kate Hunter joins us to discuss the Japanese shippers for Derby 152.
Matt Dinerman joins to talk about calling the Oaklawn Handicap, which features Sovereignty, Journalism, and White Abarrio.

Keeneland Saturday Late Pick 3 | Dan Issel
Louie's friend Dan Issel joined Rabaut & Co. to give his thoughts on the late sequence at Keeneland on Satruday.

Los Alamitos Saturday
Louie & Barry handicap the card at Los Al for Saturday.
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Keeneland Saturday | Byron King
BloodHorse's Byron King, author of the Derby Dozen, stops by.
He previews the late pick 3 on Saturday at Keeneland, including the G1 Jenny Wiley.

Horseshoe Indianapolis Tuesday | Happy Hour Indiana
It's Opening Day at Horseshoe Indianapolis!
Join Louie, Barry, & Josh Rodriguez as they cap the card!

BloodHorse Monday | Further Ado wins Blue Grass
Louie is live at Keeneland - and Sean is live at Aqueduct!
Derby preps abound - and we recap Futher Ado's romp at Keeneland.
Ned Toffey stops by to talk Spendthrift's success in recent races, including Further Ado.

Blue Grass Stakes Instant Reaction
From Saturday, Louie & Barry react to Further Ado's dominant win in the Blue Grass Stakes.

Blue Grass Day LIVE from Keeneland
Louie, Barry, & Danny are LIVE are Keeneland ahead of the Grade 1 Blue Grass - a win & in for the Kentucky Derby!
Thanks to our friends at Stockton Mortgage: Powered by People.

Santa Anita Derby Preview
Louie & Barry are back with another SoCal Saturday!
The Santa Anita Derby is a win-and-in for the #KentuckyDerby!
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Wood Memorial Preview | Steve Kornacki & Bob Ehalt
Steve Kornacki of NBC Sports & Bob Ehalt of BloodHorse joined Louie for a Wood Memorial preview.

BloodHorse Monday 3/30/26 | Renegade wins Arkansas Derby
Louie & Sean are back with another edition of BH Monday.
Robert Low - owner and breeder of Renegade - is the guest this week.