Breakaway Rail Talk: Making It On Your Own w/Jim Politano

It’s not easy to be a successful racehorse owner, even with all the money and institutional backing in the world. It’s even more challenging to try to do it on your own, as a regular person. But Jim Politano, a die-hard racing fan and renaissance man from Boston, has proven it can be done. A West Point Thoroughbreds partner, he struck out on his own in 2021 and his horses have earned over $750,000 since. Friday, Jim sat down with Joe Bianca for the latest episode of Breakaway Rail Talk, sponsored by Arion Pedigrees. The two had an immensely fun and candid conversation about what it takes to make it in this game, the overall state of racing, his night job as the lead singer of a band that’s also carved out a strong niche in the New England area, and much more.