About Rail Talk Media
Meet The Co-Hosts
Joe Bianca
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Joe's first experience with racing came in Middle School when the father of one of his friends would make bets for them on the Kentucky Derby. Eventually, he decided to try it on his own and hit the trifecta for $600 as another New York-bred, the beloved Funny Cide, streaked across the wire first at 12-1 in the 2003 Derby. That was all the money in the world to a 16-year-old kid, and he was hooked. That summer, he taught himself how to read the Racing Form and has continued to follow that passion ever since.
After graduating from Long Island University-Brooklyn with a degree in journalism, Joe took an internship with CBS Sports, which eventually grew into a full-time position, where he assisted on broadcasts of the NFL, March Madness, the PGA Tour, etc. Continuing to write on the side as a blogger and handicapper, he got his first foot in the door of the racing industry when joining Thoroughbred Daily News as a writer and editor in 2016.
Producing hundreds of features on owners, trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, consignors and more, Joe also hosted the TDN Writers' Room, a roundtable discussion on the issues of the day in racing featuring the sport's biggest names and newsmakers. Helping grow it into one of the most prominent podcasts in the business, Joe went on to host an additional one-on-one conversation show with prominent handicappers called Bettor Things. In January 2021, he had the honor of receiving an Eclipse Award in the Multimedia category for an ode to my city during the height of the pandemic called “To Hell and Back: Belmont Marks a Deserved Triumph for New York City.”
In January of 2023, Joe moved from covering racing to participating in it and accepted a position with West Point Thoroughbreds, the leading ownership syndicate in the racing world, as an ownership advisor. You can now find him regularly in the paddock (and hopefully the winner's circle) at Belmont, Aqueduct and Saratoga, working closely with West Point partners and some of the most prominent trainers and jockeys in the world.
Jon Green
Jonathan Green manages one of the largest racing and breeding operations in the country - D.J. Stable, LLC. Under his guidance, D.J. Stable has enjoyed international racing success including two Sovereign Awards, a pair of Eclipse Awards, 14 Leading Owner Titles, over 150 Stakes Race victories and 2,500 overall wins. In addition, D.J. Stable has bred 24 Grade I performers and sold over $87 million of horses at public auction.
For the past four years Jonathan has been a regular guest and co-host of numerous racing-related podcasts. In 2022 Jonathan was elected as a Breeders' Cup Member and is currently serving a four-year term with that prestigious group. Jonathan is on both the Florida Horseman's Board of Directors and the NYTHA Board of Directors, where he serves on the finance and marketing subcommittees. He was recently elected to the Executive Board of one of the largest equine public auction houses, OBS.
Jonathan co-founded and recently sold a Registered Investment Advisory firm that grew to over $500 million under management. Amongst its clients were some of the top jockeys, trainers, owners, consignors, breeders and pinhookers. In 2015 he successfully secured the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, which is widely recognized as the highest standard of excellence for financial planners. Jonathan is trained in business entrepreneurship and can readily decipher financial statements and tax returns.
Over the past four decades Jonathan has demonstrated his commitment to this beautiful sport. He has been an outspoken advocate of improving safety measures for both human and equine athletes. From promoting new integrity measures, to encouraging transparency within the various facets of racing and breeding, Jonathan passionately dedicates his time towards making the thoroughbred industry safer, healthier, and stronger.
