Bio: My name is Ed Medina. I am a huge horse racing fan and wish I could be a full-time handicapper. I grew up around Santa Anita Park and then spent 20 years in the Air Force before landing in the Florida Panhandle. I hope to travel to Keeneland and Saratoga one day to watch the big races there.
- I got into horse racing because it was a great passion of my grandfather. He taught me yelling at the jockeys would help the horses run faster and how to bet an exacta.
- My dream job in horse racing is to be a track handicapper and set the morning line odds.
- My favorite horse of all time is Medina Spirit. It started because of the similar name but after his huge performance in the Derby and Breeder’s Cup, I was totally blown away by his guts.
- My favorite active horse is Epicenter. I was very lucky and got to see him break his maiden at Churchill. He is a monster horse who didn’t always finish first, but never had a bad performance. I wish him a speedy recovery.
- My favorite jockey of all time is Eddie Deahoussays. He was my grandfather’s favorite jockey and was always in the mix on the west coast circuit.
- My favorite active jockey is Richard Eramia. He won a ton of races over at Louisiana Downs when I used to live down the road from that track. Now I still like to give him a few bets over at Remington every now and then. Tyler Gafflione is moving up my list quickly lately as he has had a great year.
- My favorite track was Hollywood Park. I felt like I went through a time machine and was about to watch Seabiscut run when I was there. Amazing!!!
- If I oversaw horse racing, the first thing I would do would be move the Preakness from Pimlico to Santa Anita. When I think about great racetracks, Pimlico doesn’t make the top 10.
- My favorite type of bet is the Pick 4. That’s 2 hours of entertainment if you can handicap them right.
- My biggest win just happened to be the Breeder’s Cup 2022. I turned an $8 Pick 6 into over $3k.
- My best experience meeting a horse racing insider hasn’t happened yet. I’m hoping to get a chance to meet some of the game’s best trainers in the future though.
- The person in horse racing I’d most like to meet is Maggie Wolfendale. I watch America’s day at the races all the time, and she is the smartest horse person around, in my opinion.
