Noted: January 13
– Retired jockey Gary Stevens makes his debut as a TVG analyst on Saturday. “Gary offers a unique perspective that viewers will really want to hear,” said Tony Allevato, TVG senior vice president and executive producer. “We think he is going to be a superstar on television.”
– Nick Kling has a few suggestions for New York’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Racing. Here’s a good one: “Why shouldn’t the panel of Stewards at every New York racetrack have a fourth member, one chosen by bettors?”
– “Like a centenarian who still dances on Saturday night, Cormorant hasn’t lost his spirit. His reddish-brown eyes, unusually bright, watch the world with weary curiosity rather than the explosive aggression that defined his youth.”
– Interesting: This article about Massachusetts politicians-turned-lobbyists glancingly mentions that Raynham dog track owner George Carney has applied for 20 live thoroughbred racing days at the Brockton Fair on days Suffolk Downs isn’t racing.
