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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Almost Friday Media and Fanatics Sportsbook Partner To Launch Season Two of Glory Daze with Johnny Manziel
Maxx Crosby Will Be Manziel's First Guest NEW YORK, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almost Friday Media and Fanatics Sportsbook today announced the launch of season two of 'Glory Daze,' a weekly podcast hosted by Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manziel. 'Glory Daze' with Johnny Manziel is an interview series from Almost Friday Media that celebrates and explores the most nostalgic eras in sports. On 'Glory Daze,' Manziel, a former first round pick, sits down to have authentic conversations with some of the most iconic and legendary names in sports as they share never-before-heard stories, discuss their career-defining moments, and much more. The first episode of the new season of 'Glory Daze' will feature Las Vegas Raiders Defensive End Maxx Crosby and will be available on June 12th via all podcast platforms. The first season of 'Glory Daze' was a huge success and featured conversations with sports icons like Matt Leinart, LeSean McCoy, Greg Oden, Patrick Peterson, Michael Vick and Vince Young. As part of the partnership with Fanatics Sportsbook, Johnny Football will transform into 'Johnny FanCash' during live Fanatics Sportsbook ad reads and one-of-a-kind giveaways. Each week, 'Johnny FanCash' will collaborate with Fanatics Sportsbook on content and Manziel will make picks each week on the Fanatics Sportsbook, available on iOS and Android. In addition, Manziel will record an episode of Glory Daze in front of a live audience at Fanatics Fest NYC, an immersive sports festival where sports, culture, and collecting collide. Fanatics Fest NYC will take place at the Javits Center in New York City from June 20-22 and tickets are on sale at starting at $20 for kids and $60 for adults. "This season we talk to athletes still in the glory daze, former athletes, and even notable fans,' said Manziel. 'Having been through some unforgettable moments myself, I know how important it is to share the real stories behind what fans saw on the field. We've lined up some amazing guests who have those same experiences - career-defining moments that fans still talk about today. This season is all about going deeper into those stories and connecting with the fans who remember these glory days just as vividly as we do. It's about celebrating the moments that shaped the sports we love." New Episodes of Glory Daze will drop every Thursday at 12 PM ET across all podcast platforms and Johnny Manziel's Youtube Channel. For previews and episode highlights please follow the Glory Daze social channels @glorydazepod on IG, X and Tiktok. Must be 21+. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER About Fanatics Betting and GamingLaunched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics, a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook, now the fastest growing sportsbook in America*, is available to 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates twenty-two retail sports betting locations, including the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Northwest Stadium. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver, Leeds and Dublin. About Almost Friday MediaAlmost Friday Media is a media studio and content network created by brothers Max, Jack, and Sam Barrett in November 2019. The company originated as the viral Instagram account @ and has quickly expanded to 25+ brands and creators, delivering over 1.5 billion impressions every quarter to it's 25+ million followers. Almost Friday creates relatable content that stems from the relationships we have with our friends. We've capitalized on a need for coming-of-age comedy by creating incredible communities based around sports, culture, and comedy that is positive, inclusive, and says 'we're all in this together'. * Based on compiled data from state regulators evaluating sportsbooks comprising 98.5% of the market, as of February 2025. Contact: Sign in to access your portfolio
The Age
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Age
Bear On The Loose poised to spoil Sir Lucan's hopes of back-to-back Winter Cups
In-form jockey Adam Hyeronimus, who has had six city doubles since May 3, rode Sir Lucan to victory last year and is aboard again. Sir Lucan carries a kilogram less than in 2024, but he is drawn wider. 'It had a very economical run last year [from gate seven],' Hyeronimus said. 'It's drawn 12 but if it can end up in a nice spot, he'll run a very nice race. He just needs to ridden conservatively, and to settle through the race, and it can win.' Bear On The Loose was a $3.50 favourite, from gate 10 with Zac Wadick to wide, for the Winter Cup. With Hyeronimus aboard, Bear On The Loose was a gritty half-length second last start to Glory Daze in a benchmark 88 2000m race on a heavy Randwick surface three weeks ago. He drops 5.5 kilograms to 53kg for Saturday's test. 'He's been very good and is versatile in all conditions,' Bott said. 'He seems in good shape but is up in grade and trip again, but I think he's going well.' Assailant ($6) is another great chance for the stable and Hyeronimus. The four-year-old import was third at Canterbury when first up in Australia and has gate eight for the 2000m benchmark 78 handicap. Loading 'I thought it was very good on debut and I think he'll improve nicely off the back of that,' Bott said. 'The distance should suit, so looking forward to seeing it step out. He's a nice, progressive stayer. 'Adam is riding well at present and we love supporting Adam. He's always been a big part of the stable, so I'm sure he can hold that form over the spring as well.' Ganbare was a $23 chance for Bott-Waterhouse in the sixth, a benchmark 78 over 1500m. 'It's still a bit short of his best, but we are looking for the right track conditions for him,' Bott said. 'He's not that effective in the heavy going.' At Eagle Farm, the Bott-Waterhouse team has chances at higher honours, with Campaldino the $2.80 favourite in the group 2 Brisbane Cup, Farnicle ($10) in the group 1 JJ Atkins, The Instructor ($17) in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap and New Endeavour ($5) in The Q22. Snowden hopes lightning strikes twice for Touristic at Rosehill Randwick trainer Peter Snowden says Touristic's dominant Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) win – his first in almost a year – was no fluke, and he is confident the six-year-old can back it up in the Winter Cup (2400m) on Saturday at Rosehill. But he needs all the favours again. 'He's done well,' Snowden said. 'He had everything go right for him the other day, but he's that sort of horse, too. He needs things to go his way, with the right track, the right draw and right sort of run, and he should get that on Saturday. 'He's drawn two on Saturday and he should get a soft track again. There's nothing wrong with his work, and it was no fluke either. He'd been running well without winning, so hopefully he can put two together.' Touristic, a son of champion sire Frankel, has just three wins in 29 starts since coming to Australia, but he has placed another nine times. Snowden said soft tracks were the key to success for Touristic, which was a $4.50 Sportsbet chance off his two-length victory in the Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill on heavy going. Andrew Adkins has the ride again. 'He's been in a lot of good races and been running really well, best sectionals in the race and that sort of thing,' Snowden said. 'But he's hit some firm tracks. His Canberra Cup run was enormous, on a rock-hard track. But he's been going super and things are now starting to fall into place.' Snowden also had Hopper and Wave Breaker down to race at Rosehill, but he said both would likely be kept for another week because of wide draws. King Of Roseau will run in the seventh, a benchmark 78 handicap over 1300m and was an $11 hope. The Capitalist three-year-old was last on a heavy Randwick track on May 24 but was second to Step Aside and Raikkonen in his two runs leading into that on soft going. 'He's back to 1300 here, and that track at Randwick was too difficult for him, and that was the only bad run he's put in,' he said. 'But we've put the winkers back on for Saturday and I think that will help get up there a bit closer, and he's not without a chance. 'He's been running really well, getting beat half a head and a nose twice, then that heavy track the other day, I took a punt that he could handle it, but he never went a yard in it. But he's had plenty of time to get over it.'
Sydney Morning Herald
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Bear On The Loose poised to spoil Sir Lucan's hopes of back-to-back Winter Cups
In-form jockey Adam Hyeronimus, who has had six city doubles since May 3, rode Sir Lucan to victory last year and is aboard again. Sir Lucan carries a kilogram less than in 2024, but he is drawn wider. 'It had a very economical run last year [from gate seven],' Hyeronimus said. 'It's drawn 12 but if it can end up in a nice spot, he'll run a very nice race. He just needs to ridden conservatively, and to settle through the race, and it can win.' Bear On The Loose was a $3.50 favourite, from gate 10 with Zac Wadick to wide, for the Winter Cup. With Hyeronimus aboard, Bear On The Loose was a gritty half-length second last start to Glory Daze in a benchmark 88 2000m race on a heavy Randwick surface three weeks ago. He drops 5.5 kilograms to 53kg for Saturday's test. 'He's been very good and is versatile in all conditions,' Bott said. 'He seems in good shape but is up in grade and trip again, but I think he's going well.' Assailant ($6) is another great chance for the stable and Hyeronimus. The four-year-old import was third at Canterbury when first up in Australia and has gate eight for the 2000m benchmark 78 handicap. Loading 'I thought it was very good on debut and I think he'll improve nicely off the back of that,' Bott said. 'The distance should suit, so looking forward to seeing it step out. He's a nice, progressive stayer. 'Adam is riding well at present and we love supporting Adam. He's always been a big part of the stable, so I'm sure he can hold that form over the spring as well.' Ganbare was a $23 chance for Bott-Waterhouse in the sixth, a benchmark 78 over 1500m. 'It's still a bit short of his best, but we are looking for the right track conditions for him,' Bott said. 'He's not that effective in the heavy going.' At Eagle Farm, the Bott-Waterhouse team has chances at higher honours, with Campaldino the $2.80 favourite in the group 2 Brisbane Cup, Farnicle ($10) in the group 1 JJ Atkins, The Instructor ($17) in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap and New Endeavour ($5) in The Q22. Snowden hopes lightning strikes twice for Touristic at Rosehill Randwick trainer Peter Snowden says Touristic's dominant Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) win – his first in almost a year – was no fluke, and he is confident the six-year-old can back it up in the Winter Cup (2400m) on Saturday at Rosehill. But he needs all the favours again. 'He's done well,' Snowden said. 'He had everything go right for him the other day, but he's that sort of horse, too. He needs things to go his way, with the right track, the right draw and right sort of run, and he should get that on Saturday. 'He's drawn two on Saturday and he should get a soft track again. There's nothing wrong with his work, and it was no fluke either. He'd been running well without winning, so hopefully he can put two together.' Touristic, a son of champion sire Frankel, has just three wins in 29 starts since coming to Australia, but he has placed another nine times. Snowden said soft tracks were the key to success for Touristic, which was a $4.50 Sportsbet chance off his two-length victory in the Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill on heavy going. Andrew Adkins has the ride again. 'He's been in a lot of good races and been running really well, best sectionals in the race and that sort of thing,' Snowden said. 'But he's hit some firm tracks. His Canberra Cup run was enormous, on a rock-hard track. But he's been going super and things are now starting to fall into place.' Snowden also had Hopper and Wave Breaker down to race at Rosehill, but he said both would likely be kept for another week because of wide draws. King Of Roseau will run in the seventh, a benchmark 78 handicap over 1300m and was an $11 hope. The Capitalist three-year-old was last on a heavy Randwick track on May 24 but was second to Step Aside and Raikkonen in his two runs leading into that on soft going. 'He's back to 1300 here, and that track at Randwick was too difficult for him, and that was the only bad run he's put in,' he said. 'But we've put the winkers back on for Saturday and I think that will help get up there a bit closer, and he's not without a chance. 'He's been running really well, getting beat half a head and a nose twice, then that heavy track the other day, I took a punt that he could handle it, but he never went a yard in it. But he's had plenty of time to get over it.'
The Australian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Punters in a ‘Daze' as import causes a boilover
Given his history, the aptly-named import Glory Daze was always going to find an off-season Benchmark 88 easier than some of the races he has found himself in. Now a resident of Bong Bong in the southern highlands, Glory Daze's opening seven starts in his native Europe included a tussle with future stablemate and Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa in a Group 3 at Leopardstown at start number three. Fast forward to starts six and (finally) seven and the grandson of our own Exceed And Excel contested both the English and Irish Derbies during June 2022. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Saturday's 2000m assignment at Royal Randwick tested the stamina as much, or more, as either of the two classics, illustrated by a 60 length margin between winner Glory Daze and the French import Behtar at the back. The result wasn't just an Irish-bred quinella, it was a double celebration for syndications firm, MyRacehorse whose racehorses, Glory Daze and Adam Hyeronimus' ride Bear On The Loose, pocketed over $100,000 between them for their hard earned efforts. 'He (Glory Daze) was looking for a trip and he was looking for a wet track,' Ciaron Maher Racing's Johann Gerard-Dubord said. 'This has been a long time between drinks but a couple of preps ago when he won here with Nash (Rawiller), it was very impressive. • Queensland Oaks on radar for Let's Fly 'He is a horse that has had a few issues. The owners have been very patient and it was good to see they got rewarded. 'He's just got a big action and he needs to use that. It is the first time he found a Heavy track but I think the heavier the better and you won't get much heavier than that today. That will give him plenty of confidence too. 'He is in a good spot at the moment and will improve again off the back of that.' Glory Daze's heroics marked win 107 for star apprentice Benjamin Osmond. 'He's huge. He's got a massive stride,' the jockey said. 'The race panned out well. I always felt like I was going to get to Adam but it just took a long time to get there.'
News.com.au
24-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Patience pays off as Glory Daze finds his best form to claim an upset win on a wet Randwick
Given his history, the aptly-named import Glory Daze was always going to find an off-season Benchmark 88 easier than some of the races he has found himself in. Now a resident of Bong Bong in the southern highlands, Glory Daze 's opening seven starts in his native Europe included a tussle with future stablemate and Caulfield Cup winner Duke De Sessa in a Group 3 at Leopardstown at start number three. Fast forward to starts six and (finally) seven and the grandson of our own Exceed And Excel contested both the English and Irish Derbies during June 2022. Saturday's 2000m assignment at Royal Randwick tested the stamina as much, or more, as either of the two classics, illustrated by a 60 length margin between winner Glory Daze and the French import Behtar at the back. The result wasn't just an Irish-bred quinella, it was a double celebration for syndications firm, MyRacehorse whose racehorses, Glory Daze and Adam Hyeronimus ' ride Bear On The Loose, pocketed over $100,000 between them for their hard earned efforts. 'He (Glory Daze) was looking for a trip and he was looking for a wet track,' Ciaron Maher Racing's Johann Gerard-Dubord said. 'This has been a long time between drinks but a couple of preps ago when he won here with Nash (Rawiller), it was very impressive. Glory Daze powers home to win at Randwick for @cmaherracing at big odds! ðŸ'° â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 24, 2025 • Queensland Oaks on radar for Let's Fly 'He is a horse that has had a few issues. The owners have been very patient and it was good to see they got rewarded. 'He's just got a big action and he needs to use that. It is the first time he found a Heavy track but I think the heavier the better and you won't get much heavier than that today. That will give him plenty of confidence too. 'He is in a good spot at the moment and will improve again off the back of that.' Glory Daze's heroics marked win 107 for star apprentice Benjamin Osmond. 'He's huge. He's got a massive stride,' the jockey said. 'The race panned out well. I always felt like I was going to get to Adam but it just took a long time to get there.'
