What happens
Jack Benny takes his valet Rochester and his friend Mary Livingstone to Santa Anita racetrack, where they face one mishap after another on the drive there. Along the way they encounter Phil Harris, and at the track they cross paths with Ronald Colman and Benita Colman. Each of them studies the horses and receives tips, with Jack insisting his pick is the sure winner. This is an episode of the Jack Benny Program, which aired on NBC and CBS Radio on March 6, 1949, starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.
Los Angeles area, including the drive to Santa Anita racetrack and the track's clubhouse and grandstand
Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Ronald Colman, Benita Colman, Dennis Day
Listen for: Jack's tips on Audacious Man and Ronald Colman's decision to back Early Bird instead
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.