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Larry Collmus, the voice of the Breeders' Cup since 2012, tries to keep his own rooting interest out of his race calls. At this year's world championships at Santa Anita, however, Collmus made an exception to the rule.

“I try to stay impartial but not today,” he posted on the X social media channel prior to the Saturday card that kicked off the Breeders' Cup races with the Dirt Mile. “Let's go Cody's Wish!”

Collmus, who is back at Del Mar for the fourth year to call the races at the Bing Crosby autumn season, joins Ray Paulick and bloodstock editor Joe Nevills on this week's edition of the Friday Show to talk about the extraordinary saga of two-time Dirt Mile winner Cody's Wish and his namesake Cody Dorman, the 17-year-old who developed a special bond with the horse while battling a rare disease. The emotional tale ended sadly one day after the Breeders' Cup with the passing of Dorman, whose story captured the hearts of racing fans everywhere.

Collmus also discusses the challenges of calling the Breeders' Cup and the preparations that go into it, along with the interactions he has with the NBC on-air and production team, and the differences between announcing for an on-track crowd and a television audience that might not be as familiar with the sport.

He also shares some of the things he likes so much about Del Mar, where the Breeders' Cup championships will be held back-t0-back in 2024 and '25.

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The Breeders' Cup presents one of the most complex puzzles of the year, in terms of handicapping and storytelling, and we're here to untangle them ahead of the big event.

On this week's episode of The Friday Show, Ray Paulick is joined by bloodstock editor Joe Nevills and news editor Chelsea Hackbarth to discuss the storylines and betting angles on Saturday's Breeders' Cup card.

The topics they cover include which race is the true main event of Saturday's card (and why it might not be the Classic), how the Japanese contenders will factor into this year's races, the potentially electric pace setup for this year's Classic, and more.

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Not that long ago, the injury that the champion filly Echo Zulu sustained to her left front fetlock during a pre-Breeders' Cup workout at Santa Anita likely would have ended her life.

Today, thanks to the advancements in veterinary medicine and surgical procedures, the daughter of Gun Runner has a fighting chance not only to survive, but to have a healthy and productive second career off the racetrack.

“My dream for her is that one day you'll see her running around in a pasture in Kentucky with a foal on her side and we can see her babies perform on the racetrack,” said Dr. Ryan Carpenter, the Southern California-based veterinary surgeon who performed the operation on the Steve Asmussen-trained filly Oct. 14. “That would be a dream come true for all of us and that's what we're shooting for. It's a realistic goal.”

Carpenter joins Ray Paulick and editor-in-chief Natalie Voss in this week's Friday Show, providing details on the type of injury Echo Zulu sustained and explaining how the cutting-edge arthrodesis surgery is performed and how it has evolved in recent years. He also cautions that “we have a lot of hurdles that we have to get over in the coming weeks,” but points out the increasing number of success stories that have come out of this type of surgery.

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The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program has been in effect nearly five months while its Racetrack Safety regulations began in July 2022.

As we report each week in our updates on cases before HISA's testing and enforcement arm, the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit, medication violations are being discovered, fines and suspensions are being assessed, appeals are being heard, and there has been one case that's been overturned when an appeal was made to the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency that oversees HISA.

Lisa Lazarus, CEO of HISA, returns to the Friday Show for a wide-ranging interview to discuss some of these cases, how HISA is amending certain regulations based on industry input, and what is being done with some of the recommendations from its report on equine fatalities at Churchill Downs this spring. Lazarus also explains how the atypical findings policy works, differentiating between contamination from hay or feed supplements vs. positive tests from human medications or street drugs that may be traced to a trainer's employees.

At least two cases have been overturned on appeal, one involving medication and the other alleged overuse of the riding crop that led to a purse disqualification. Lazarus said she does not consider those as defeats for HISA, but as proof that the system is working. “If we win every case, then we're doing something wrong. because then it means it's not a fair system,” she said.  “It's far more important that there's a system that everyone can buy into and believe in.”

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