IMPORTANT UPDATE: USEF Network to air WEG coverage online. Click on “Broadcast Schedule.” The Alltech-FEI World Equestrian Games are upon us. The event will make history by coming across the ocean to the U.S. for the first time. But you can’t leave work/school/the children/the horses. Let alone fork over the dough to go. I feel [...]
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I am not a handicapper, nor do I play one on TV. But I can’t resist nosing around with some of the dosage profiles of this year’s Belmont contenders. Dosage has fallen out of favor, so much so that the pedigrees on the Belmont Stakes website don’t include dosage profiles. But I became intrigued by [...]
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Saturday, June 5, is the 2010 running of the Belmont Stakes. No Triple Crown is on the line this year. Nor are the Kentucky Derby winner or the Preakness Stakes winner running in the Belmont. So what? Because winning The Belmont is still a test of stamina, even for a horse who isn’t in the [...]
Just a heads-up on a weekend adventure, if you’re within easy travel distance of New York City – or, rather, Elmont, NY. You can meet equine stars of the movies Hidalgo and the upcoming bio-pic Secretariat at the 2010 Northeast Equine Expo this weekend, May 29-30, at the historic Belmont Park. In addition to a [...]
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Lots of equestrian action on TV this weekend. After all, it’s Preakness weekend. HRTV will air action from Pimlico both on Black-Eyed Susan Day (Friday) and Preakness Day. Action on Friday starts at 12:25 pm. On Saturday, HRTV’s Preakness coverage starts at 10:45 am. (If your cable system doesn’t have HRTV, you can watch online [...]
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We interrupt our usual Triple Crown season coverage of all-racing, all the time for a non-racing news bulletin. Have you read “The Horse Boy?” Did you see “The Horse Boy” movie when it was touring? Now’s our chance to see the film on PBS. Share on Facebook
As of this writing, the 2010 Kentucky Derby is less than a week away. I don’t know about you, but I like to plan ahead. Here is what I could find, at this writing, for the broadcast schedules of the upcoming festivities. As usual, all times listed are EDT. Check your local listings. Your mileage [...]
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This weekend isn’t only about bunnies. Or chocolate. Because the fragrance of roses is getting stronger … Holiday weekend or not — two dozen guests coming for Sunday dinner or not — put down those chores to catch two of the major Kentucky Derby prep races this Saturday. The Wood Memorial and the Santa Anita [...]
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Video promo for CBS “Undercover Boss” – Churchill Downs COO Other tracks may be hosting Kentucky Derby prep races. On this coming Sunday night, the CBS show “Undercover Boss” will take us to Churchill Downs for a look behind the scenes. Or under the spires. Share on Facebook
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In the world of “horses and culture,” the passing of best-selling, award-winning thriller author Dick Francis has been a Very Big Deal. If you usually read updates to this blog through an RSS feed reader, then you’ve missed all the links I’ve found and added to my previous post, the Dick Francis tribute. Share on [...]
