Today, Larry goes one-on-one with North American jockey Ramon Vazquez, who joins the show for the first time following a sensational five-win performance at Oaklawn Park earlier this week. Vazquez currently sits second in the competitive Oaklawn jockey standings with twenty-four wins, just four behind meet leader Cristian Torres. Since moving to the United States in two thousand eleven, Ramon has recorded more than three thousand nine hundred career victories and purse earnings exceeding ninety-four million dollars. He reflects on his journey from Puerto Rico to becoming one of North America’s most consistent riders, recalls his first career win, discusses the biggest race he has captured to date, and shares which race still sits at the top of his bucket list. Ramon also talks about mentors who shaped his career, his riding goals, and what it takes to compete daily at a demanding circuit like Oaklawn Park.

Also today, Thoroughbred breeder and owner Yawen Wu joins the program for the first time. Alongside her husband James Mann, Yawen co-owns North York-based Mann Engineering while also operating a racing and breeding program anchored at Spirit Run Farm on Lake Scugog. Yawen discusses how she first became passionate about horse racing, the parallels she sees between engineering and managing a racing stable, and the discipline required to succeed in both fields. She reflects on the evolution of her racing program since entering the industry in two thousand seven, highlights some of the stable’s notable horses including Sedbury’s Ghost, and outlines her goals for the coming season. Yawen also shares what visitors would experience touring Spirit Run Farm and describes the journey of building a sustainable racing operation in Ontario.

Then, Woodbine Mohawk Park driver Daryl Thiessen makes his first appearance on Ponies 24-7. Currently sitting sixth in wins at Mohawk, Daryl’s path to harness racing is anything but traditional. A former bullfighting cowboy in Western Canada, Thiessen transitioned into driving Standardbreds in two thousand nineteen. He talks about that career change, his early success on the Ontario B circuit, and a serious racing accident at Century Downs that tested his resolve. Daryl reflects on his breakthrough two thousand twenty-five season in which he won more than three hundred races and earned over two million dollars in purses. He discusses the goals he set entering two thousand twenty-six, what a typical week looks like competing at Mohawk, and what continues to motivate him as he climbs the driver standings.

In our feature “In Case You Missed It,” Larry recaps the biggest racing headlines from the past week across North America. Later, he delivers his Ponies Picks of the Day, sponsored by Rocket Ship Racing, highlighting potential wagering opportunities at Woodbine Mohawk Park and several other tracks racing today. And in this week’s Road Trip, Larry heads to Turfway Park for the one hundred seventy-five thousand dollar Joseph Battaglia Stakes, a mile-and-a-sixteenth test for three-year-olds on the Tapeta surface.