S9E57: Workout video soundtrack

Bruno De Julio, the country's top morning-workout analyst, takes time for an extended interview this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

De Julio talks about the journey that took him from his native Italy to a career in racing. Along the way he grew up as a goaltender playing soccer on both sides of the Atlantic. In college he worked behind the scenes with a band before he found his way into corporate law enforcement, a path that developed some skills that he uses to this day in watching horses.

Moving from Florida to California, De Julio worked security for pro-wrestling events in San Diego before he was lured by summer horse races to Del Mar. That led him to devouring every book he could find about the sport. Facing a choice between his day job and his new passion for horses, he found his way to the barns at Santa Anita, and he never looked back.

De Julio talks about how he developed not only as an observer of horses on and off the track but also in sales rings, where he has been an advisor and a buyer. Of course he also discusses his workout analysis and handicapping tools.

Fairmount Park track announcer Keith Nelson and guest co-host Andie Biancone of NBC Sports compare song titles and technological advances that emphasize their generation gap.

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