Here in the nexus of Yankeemania and Red Sox Nation, in the days leading up to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, a local TV sportscaster stumbled over the name of the former Derby favorite. After the sports anchor paused, he pronounced the horse’s name – in the fine tradition of “rip and read” – by how [...]
Just a heads-up: I’ve updated the Derby coverage post to include a reference to HRTV’s programming. If you have access to that channel, you won’t want to miss out. In earlier posts in this series, we’ve talked about how I got my spot to watch the race and how the day up until The Big [...]
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A person’s “first Derby” is a big deal, right? I think so. I think it’s a big enough deal to make a series of posts, especially, as of this writing, while “Derby fever” is building. Part 1 of the series talks about how I got my most unique – and coveted – spot to watch [...]
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Although I grew up in Kentucky and lived there until I was a young adult, I never attended a Kentucky Derby then. Like millions around the world – and most Kentuckians – I watched the race on TV. Even when I was very young, I loved the Derby. I wrote my first essay when I [...]
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No doubt – horse racing is a colorful sport. Except there’s one color no one likes to see at the track. Even if you’re a Kentuckian who “bleeds blue” or your favorite horse is ridden under blue silks, the blue item we don’t like to see causes crowds to gasp and fans to worry. That [...]
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Video of one of Forsythe’s horses (owned in partnership) winning the 1994 Las Flores BC Handicap (number 8, solid red silks) Actor John Forsythe, famous for his patrician roles, passed away recently. Best known as the corporate titan Blake Carrington on TV’s “Dynasty, ” he was also the voice of Charlie in “Charlie’s Angels.” But [...]
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Come with me, behind the scenes at The Horsey Set Net. This past weekend, I realized that I need to step up my process of setting up a newsletter. Well. maybe not a full-blown newsletter that comes on a regular schedule. But a way to contact you loyal RSS subscribers in a more timely fashion [...]
Video about the use of “Avatar’s” motion capture performances with glimpses of the equine-like creatures of Pandora What’s blue (no – not “blue roan” blue but cerulean or royal blue), has six legs, has a tongue like a butterfly and forges a bioelectric bond with its rider? Don’t feel bad. I didn’t know what those [...]
Olympic dressage star Courtney King-Dye is still in a coma after her fall with her horse a few weeks ago. As the days tick by, so do the numbers on her hospital bill. The equestrian world has joined forces to help her out. Jackie at the Regarding Horses blog has the scoop on various fundraisers, [...]
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Great music video tribute for “Fury” Fury sure must like that bridle, huh? To run off with it like that? What Italian I know is what I see on the restaurant menu, so I can’t translate any of that audio, although I’m betting cavallo is horse. Still, I can imagine that bunch from the [...]
