Ep 861 - All-Star Thursday

Nick is joined by Racing Post senior writer Lee Mottershead for a truly stellar edition of racing's daily podcast. With Breeders' Cup pre-entries out, Nick catches up with Mostahdaf's rider Jim Crowley about his hopes for a vintage running of the Turf, while Bob Baffert takes us through his whole BC string, headed by strong Classic fancy Arabian Knight. With the UK Jumps season hitting its stride, Lucinda Russell and Peter Scudamore talk about Corach Rambler and more this weekend, while confirming the Coral Gold Cup as the target for Ahoy Señor. Olly Murphy is also along to discuss some smart novice hurdlers out in the next few days. Nick and Lee preview the Kameko Futurity at Doncaster, while JA McGrath takes us to Moonee Valley ahead of the Cox Plate, where he interviews Victoria Road's rider Blake Shinn. Meanwhile, Nick get on the blower to Gai Waterhouse, as she seeks a first Cox Plate, and also asks her about her big money purchases at Tattersalls plus gets the lowdown on her likely Melbourne Cup runners.