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There are still two weeks remaining in 2023, but we are already looking ahead to the future.

In this final episode of the Friday Show for 2023, bloodstock editor Joe Nevills and publisher Ray Paulick examine 10 bold predictions for the new year, covering such subjects as a potential Japanese victory in the Kentucky Derby, efforts to free Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis, a solution to the Churchill Downs turf course problem, an additional race for the Breeders' Cup world championships,  a final resolution to the Medina Spirit drug disqualification from the 2021 Derby, a Rich Strike update, an exciting and stimulating new sponsorship for Quarter Horse racing, and some news about Mike Repole's National Thoroughbred Alliance, not to mention a tidbit about possible entry into racing by an international superstar from the entertainment world.

Of course, these are only predictions coaxed out of a special hat with the help of a magic wand Nevills found in an old muckpile at Great Lakes Downs in Michigan on a recent trip there. We don't know that these predictions are going to come true, so Paulick has enlisted a Magic 8-Ball to determine how 2024 will unfold.

We appreciate the longstanding support of the Friday Show by Woodbine, whose Thoroughbred race meet ends on Sunday with mandatory payouts across the board.

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It's been nearly 20 years since Richard Eng was contacted by a representative of Wiley & Sons publishing to write a book designed to educate newcomers to horse racing on how to handicap and bet on what can be a very complicated and intimidating game.

The book, “Betting on Horse Racing for Dummies,” was part of the company's “dummies” brand of “taking on complex concepts and making them easy to understand.” They've published hundreds of titles for “dummies.”

“Betting on Horse Racing for Dummies” has been successful to the point that Eng was asked by the publisher one year ago to update the book in areas that have changed over the last two decades. The revision was a virtual rewrite of the entire book.

A longtime racing publicist, handicapper, newspaper columnist and radio host, Eng joins Ray Paulick and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills in this week's Friday Show to discuss the “Dummies” book, how to introduce new people to racing, and his thoughts on how the game is ever evolving.

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Thanksgiving week, the Friday Show looked back to recognize some of the events of this past year, from the outstanding to the dubious, bestowing Turkey Awards to the winners.

This week, we look ahead, putting together an early Christmas list of things we would like to see for the Thoroughbred industry in 2024 and beyond.

Paulick Report news editor Chelsea Hackbarth joins Ray Paulick in trying to determine whether some of our wishes are realistic or pie in the sky fantasy.

For example, can members of the American Graded Stakes Committee pull their noses out of their statistical binders long enough to ponder the question of whether their decisions are helping or hurting the long-term interests of the Thoroughbred breed?

Can critics of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority be persuaded to focus their energy in a positive way to make the national oversight body as effective as it can be instead of working to tear it down?

And can the movement by the veterinary community and others to employ wearable digital technology to help reduce injuries become a reality in the near future? The technology is there, but can it be ramped up to record data on all horses in all races and timed workouts throughout North America as the American Association of Equine Practitioners is proposing?

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Rich Perloff remembers well his first day at the races, going with his father to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., where they saw future Hall of Famer Ack Ack suffer his lone defeat in a 1971 Horse of the Year campaign that included Eclipse Awards as champion sprinter and champion older male.

Fast forward to last weekend, when Perloff signed off FanDuel TV (formerly TVG) for the final time after a 22-year run with the horse racing network that originally hired him as a researcher before putting him on the air as a host and handicapper. Perloff had performed many times before, but it was  in front of a live audience in theaters, not television cameras.

Throughout his years at FanDuel, Perloff developed a bond with viewers, especially on the slow racing days of Monday and Tuesday, when he would be the solo anchor for a four-hour shift. He relates that it was like sitting at the track with friends, sharing stories about favorite horses, movies, and life in general.

Perloff joins Ray Paulick and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills in this week's Friday Show to talk about the route he took from the theater and teaching on college campuses to a two-decade career on television. He also shares some insights on handicapping, especially on how newcomers to the game can become more proficient at picking winners. As for his next act, Perloff said he'll be spending more time acting and directing (saying he never really left the theater during his time at FanDuel).

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