{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-7774740","podcast_index_feed_id":7774740,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6915466/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-story--6915466","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/08ee4c8eef0efb32bf18d137f101d618.jpg","author":"PII","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T04:18:27.534529+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740"},"episode":{"title":"The big coup: How a small-time horse trainer took on the bookies - The Sunday Story","slug":"the-big-coup-how-a-small-time-horse-trainer-took-on-the-bookies-the-sunday-story","published_at":"2026-06-07T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740/the-big-coup-how-a-small-time-horse-trainer-took-on-the-bookies-the-sunday-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-big-coup-how-a-small-time-horse-trainer-took-on-the-bookies-the-sunday-story--72395274","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72395274/media.mp3","summary":"There’s an old saying in horse racing: “You can’t beat the bookies.” But what happens when a trainer uses inside information to try and prove that saying wrong? Is it right to do something that might be slightly questionable to beat the bookmakers who would do everything to beat you? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: David Walsh, chief sports writer, The Sunday TimesHost: Luke JonesProducer: Sophie McNultyWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Meet the man who beat the bookies and won half a million Further listening: Can rugby survive its head injury problem? Clips: Racing TV.Photo: Getty Images.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"There’s an old saying in horse racing: “You can’t beat the bookies.” But what happens when a trainer uses inside information to try and prove that saying…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-7774740/episodes/the-big-coup-how-a-small-time-horse-trainer-took-on-the-bookies-the-sunday-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-7774740/the-big-coup-how-a-small-time-horse-trainer-took-on-the-bookies-the-sunday-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}