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Pack the Minivan

Grab the kiddies, and head to Aqueduct. “If ever a time existed for this lowly, seedy, you’ll-lose-your-family’s-mortgage industry to take action, it’s now. In case you missed the memo: Pop culture digs the unseemly.” (ESPN)

Posted in The Sport on December 22, 2004

Time for Change

There’s a general awareness that racing exists. It’s just that it isn’t ‘cool’ to be a part of it,” writes Vic Zast. Racing needs a public relations campaign that’ll earn the sport some attention and buzz: “It’s time to stop preaching to the choir … The biggest mistake would be for the public relations practitioners to churn out stories about jockeys and great races run. It’s time for a showroom in Soho or a subservient chicken.” (Blood-Horse)

Posted in The Sport on December 2, 2004

A Gamble for All

“Horse racing is a perpetual gamble, sometimes as much for insiders as for those who risk their money on the four-legged stars who can’t speak for themselves,” Matt Graves reminds us. (Times Union)

Posted in The Sport on December 2, 2004

All In the Bloodlines

George Rowand marvels at his teenage son’s racing knowledge: “It’s a weird thing, really, to have a 15-year-old son who knows more about racing than I do. After all, I spent 17 years actively in the business, and another seven preparing to be in the business. That’s almost a quarter century, and along comes my son Michael, and he knows more of the nuances about today’s game that his old man does. He’s always saying things like, ‘Do you think Azeri will win the Eclipse Award if she runs well in the Breeders’ Cup Classic? What about if she runs fifth … what then?'” (Fauquier Times-Democrat)

Posted in The Sport on December 1, 2004