It didn’t start well. Trying to TiVo the Oaks broadcast on Bravo and get to work on time, I was frantically scanning the listings: Where’s the horse race? Where’s the horse race? Oh, there it is… “Ladies First.” No wonder I missed it. First sentence of description: “Food, fashion and celebrities from Louisville, Ky.” Are…
We’ve finally come to the end of the line after three long months. The field for the 135th Kentucky Derby has been drawn and all that’s left is to spring the latch. I think we’ve covered the field from every standpoint possible so let’s take a look how the race might be run and then…
Now there’s a headline you thought you’d never see—and may well wish you hadn’t. For months now, Brian has been providing thoughtful, detailed, data-based analysis of the horses Derby-bound, including information on breeding, distance limitations, and surfaces. But with all due respect to him, he has left out one crucial factor: the horses’ names. So…
In the sort of cross-promotion that multi-platform media has made common, CNBC on Thursday night aired The Business of Horse Racing, a look, ostensibly, at the economic state of the industry. While money was frequently mentioned through the one hour program, the program didn’t quite live up to its name, as, much to this viewer’s…
Brooklyn Backstretch 