{"podcast":{"title":"Midlantic Racing Today","slug":"midlantic-racing-today-7740622","podcast_index_feed_id":7740622,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/midlanticracingtoday/feed.xml","website_url":"https://midlanticracingtoday.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22034547/Midlantic_Racing_Today_logo_design6c4dx.jpg","author":"The Racing Biz","episode_count":69,"summary":"Midlantic Racing Today brings you the best of Mid-Atlantic Thorougbhred horse racing and breeding -- the most interesting guests, the best handicappers, and the most insight into horse racing in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-30T02:21:32.475892+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlantic-racing-today-7740622"},"episode":{"title":"A jockey agent's life, plus a weekend preview","slug":"a-jockey-agent-s-life-plus-a-weekend-preview","published_at":"2026-09-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlantic-racing-today-7740622/a-jockey-agent-s-life-plus-a-weekend-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlantic-racing-today-7740622","url":"https://midlanticracingtoday.podbean.com/e/a-jockey-agents-life-plus-a-weekend-preview/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q6k8egyfjngihny5/tomstift_mdtoday_V2.mp3","summary":"Laurel Park hosts three stakes Saturday afternoon, and one of them -- the Selima -- has produced a Breeders' Cup winner Jockey agent Tom Stift will be well represented with one of his clients riding in each of the three. Angel Cruz has mounts in the All Along (on Mischief in Motion) and the Laurel Futurity (Fire Marshal), while Vincent Cheminaud pilots Sea Isle City in the Selima. Tom Stift joins us for an exclusive interview on Midlantic Racing Today, powered by The Racing Biz. Stift has been an agent for 38 years, and his career includes stops in California, Oregon, and Texas before a shift to the East Coast. Also in there are sojourns to New Orleans and Tampa Bay, along with a working trip to Jamaica (nice work if you can get it!). Plus, we'll preview all three stakes with Laurel Park on-air analyst Mackenzie Pfeiffer. This episode of Midlantic Racing Today, Maryland Racing Today, is presented by the Maryland Jockey Club","meta_description":"Laurel Park hosts three stakes Saturday afternoon, and one of them -- the Selima -- has produced a Breeders' Cup winner Jockey agent Tom Stift will be wel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlantic-racing-today-7740622/episodes/a-jockey-agent-s-life-plus-a-weekend-preview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlantic-racing-today-7740622/a-jockey-agent-s-life-plus-a-weekend-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}