Earlier this week I wrote in the Saratogian about the rewards and difficulties of researching racing history; Superfecta took an excellent look at the work of archivists following the disastrous flooding at Churchill Downs. Friday, I turned my attention to the first running of the Test, the 96th running of which takes places today at…
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…
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 