All I Want For Christmas Is You, And Also Transparency in the Graded Stakes Evaluation Process

Rail Talk Podcast

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 Stakes Committee. The AGSC continued its trend of downgrading several historic New York races per year in 2024, while the list of 30 total races downgraded somehow included zero from Kentucky.Joe and Jon asked for more transparency in the decision-making at the very least, and brought on former voting member Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm to try to shed some light on the process. Finally, they looked forward to some of the biggest storylines for 2024, including the Belmont Stakes heading north to Saratoga.Thank you so much for supporting Rail Talk in 2023. If you haven’t already, please go subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible and RailTalkMedia.com so you don’t miss an ounce of our content in 2024. We’ve got a lot of awesome surprises lined up for our viewers and listeners in the new year, so tap in! And tell your friends and family to hop aboard the RT train too!Additional huge thank you to Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made, Arion Pedigrees and Black Dog Bloodstock for their sponsorship in 2023. We couldn’t have done this without you and we look forward to growing our partnerships in 2024.Enjoy the holidays and have a happy and safe New Year!