Ep 1266 - Turning the Screw

Nick is joined by Lydia Hislop to discuss the latest from around the racing world. Lydia is at York, where she reflects on the opening day of the Dante festival, and looks ahead to the feature race plus the outstanding line-uop assembled for Saturday's Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. Nick is in Baltimore for the 150th Preakness, where he catches up with Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbreds, co-owners of the heavy favourite Journalism. Also on today's show, Nick and Lydia discuss the latest releases from the Levy Board on yield and grants with CEO Alan Delmonte, plus they reveal details of who was in attendance at yesterday's forum on gambling and taxation convened by the Social Market Foundation. Amy Swales, York's Head of Sustainability, drops by for an update, while trainer David Christie join Nick to talk about the remarkable Winged Leader, who notched up a record equalling 33rd point to point win in Ireland this week.