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Well-known international broadcaster Nick Luck will bring his new Nick Luck Daily Podcast to a U.S. home and distributor, In the Money Media, beginning immediately, the company announced Monday.

“Starting a daily podcast was a pretty daunting task, but one that I’d been passionate about undertaking for quite a while,” said Luck. “While the focus of our attention is obviously going to be on the goings-on in the UK, I was keen to have a global outlook as well.”

In addition to his work in racing in the UK, Luck also a key part of the NBC Sports horse racing broadcast team.

“I’ve known [In the Money Media Founders] Peter [Thomas Fornatale] and Jonathon [Kinchen] for a good few years now and hugely admire their work and expertise in this field,” Luck continued. “I’m absolutely thrilled that we can join forces and help open a window into each other’s worlds.”

The new podcasts, which are typically around 20 minutes, will drop episodes early morning Eastern time Monday through Friday. The shows will be a mix of a news digest of the latest happenings in UK racing, along with interviews with luminaries in the sport. Early guests in his UK “soft launch” have included jockeys Frankie Dettori, Kieren Fallon and trainer William Haggas.

“It’s difficult to articulate what a thrill it is to have Nick Luck on our team,” said Fornatale. “I’ve admired his work since my days of watching English racing every morning in the mid 2000s and truly believe he is the best at what he does.”

Luck’s show becomes the sixth show on the network, following the In the Money Players’ Podcast, the Matt Bernier Show, Jonathon Kinchen’s one-on-one talk show JK+1, Naomi Tukker’s industry-focused Talk Racing to Me, and Spencer Luginbuhl’s nuts-and-bolts handicapping show, Redboard Rewind.

The podcast may be found at here starting immediately.

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The Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing's most prestigious international events, today announces special guest Dale Romans for this week's installment of Cocktails & Conversation, the recurring virtual happy hour series designed to rally the horse racing industry's most prominent figures to raise funds for communities that have been profoundly impacted by COVID-19.

The next Cocktails & Conversation broadcast, airing Thursday, July 2 at 6 p.m. ET via Breeders' Cup's Twitter, YouTube and Facebook pages, will mark the 12th installment of the series. The episode will be hosted by Nick Luck and Britney Eurton of NBC Sports and 21 Club mixologist and creator of Breeders' Cup's official cocktails Mark Tubridy.

Thursday's virtual happy hour will feature Romans, who has entered Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister's Mr Freeze in Saturday's (July 4) 1-mile, $500,000 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park. A Louisville native, Romans has steadily risen up the ranks of great American trainers since receiving his training license at age 18. Romans won the first of his three Breeders' Cup World Championships races in 2009, when Tapitsfly captured the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

In 2011, Romans won the Preakness Stakes (G1) with Shackleford, and later that year captured the TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) with 64-1 Court Vision. Romans had a banner season in 2012, amassing more than $11.8 million in total earnings and winning 125 races. He captured the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) with Little Mike, the Metropolitan Handicap with Shackleford and the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) and TVG Pacific Classic (G1) with Dullahan. As a result of these achievements, Romans was voted the Champion Trainer Eclipse Award.

In 2015, the Romans-trained Keen Ice upset Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.

Romans will have one of the favorites with Mr Freeze in Saturday's Met Mile, which will be broadcast live on NBC (5-6 p.m. ET) as a part of the “Breeders' Cup Challenge Series Win and You're In – presented by America's Best Racing.” The winner of Saturday's race will earn an automatic starting position into this year's $2 million Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1).

Thursday's live stream will commence with Tubridy leading a virtual mixology class for viewers, creating two refreshing cocktails to enjoy at home during the broadcast. Mark will be mixing up a “Watermelon Martini,” consisting of Tito's Handmade Vodka, watermelon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup; and a “Bourbon Peach Colada,” with Maker's Mark ® Bourbon, frozen peaches, cream of coconut and lemon juice.

Following the cocktail mixing segment, the broadcast will feature a conversational interview with Romans, who will offer his insightful perspectives and thoughts on Mr Freeze, the latest developments in horse racing and other everyday topics. Fans will be able to submit questions via social media for the hosts and for Romans to answer during the broadcast for a truly interactive experience. Throughout the cocktail hour, viewers will be encouraged to donate to industry workers and communities in need through the official Breeders' Cup website.

Tapping all-star talents such as world-renowned jockeys Frankie Dettori and Mike Smith; leading Breeders' Cup-winning trainers Bob Baffert, Chad Brown, Graham Motion and Todd Pletcher; NHL All-Star Erik Johnson; restauranteur and celebrity Chef Bobby Flay; film and television actress and equestrian rider Bo Derek; owner Jeff Bloom; trainer Tom Amoss; television personality and fashion designer Carson Kressley; and the NBC Sports' horse racing broadcasting team, Breeders' Cup has raised thousands of dollars through previous broadcasts.

All proceeds generated from Cocktails & Conversation are wholly donated to the following organizations benefitting the horse racing and hospitality industries:

Race Track Chaplaincy of America, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the horse racing community through social services, food and clothing banks and educational workshops.
USBG National Charity Foundation, which supports bartenders, barbacks and bar servers throughout the nation who have been financially impacted by restaurant and bar shutdowns as a result of the health crisis.
Restaurant Workers Relief Program, a project jointly formed by Maker's Mark and the Lee Initiative that has transformed restaurants in major cities into relief centers that offer food and supplies to affected hospitality workers.

To learn more about the virtual happy hour series and to support those in need, please visit https://www.breederscup.com/convos.

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