Businesses often pitch me to post on this blog. I turn down most requests. Others, especially if the email pitch feels "boilerplate," I ignore. The owner of a family-owned company offered me a free Saddle Box via email. If I wanted a free box, business owner Phil Van Treuren said, I could send him my postal ...
Royal Ascot on TV: Comments on the Coverage
https://youtu.be/c4AmyKw-UkU Featured in the telecast was this custom Royal Ascot globe made by Bellerby & Co. The broadcast featured a story about the making of this globe, plus images of the Royal Ascot globe were used for transitions between the program, a.k.a., "bumps." In Summer 2017, NBC Sports aired horse racing live from Royal Ascot for the ...
“Win & You’re In” Is Going Around!
Right after the 2017 Kentucky Derby, I told y'all my Derby Dreams. No big hats, high heels, or mint juleps. More like, a windbreaker, hard boots, and a cup of joe. I still dream of touring the Churchill Downs backside during Derby Week with NBC Sports Announcers Randy Moss and Jerry Bailey just to listen and ...
My Kentucky Derby Dreams
Every spring, the voices of my friends and acquaintances fill with longing. I can guess from their vocal inflections what they're about to say. (more…)
Tom Hammond’s “My Kentucky Home”
Odds are, you missed a wonderful bit of Kentucky Derby TV coverage as well as a Valentine to Kentucky: Tom Hammond's short film titled "My Kentucky Home." (more…)
Arrogate: Falling In Love Again … Maybe?
https://youtu.be/0yp2Gns4hNk If you haven't seen the race yet, you're in for a treat. Let's see it again. Arrogate, leaving the gate: "Ooops." Then, "I'm good. We got this, Mike. Hang on." (more…)
Trade-offs in the horse racing TV schedule
Spring time in the US means the Kentucky Derby is coming. The Derby prep races basically started late last year. I spent some time searching the web for the US TV broadcast schedule for coverage of the Derby prep races. (more…)
A Clydesdale Valentine
Look what greeted me when I opened my newest TV Guide. The text in the graphic says 25 of the 101 Budweiser Super Bowl commercials have included the Clydesdales. From the Jan. 30 - Feb 12, 2017, issue of TV Guide Magazine. Actually, the text says "featuring Clydesdales." Here lately, the commercials have been mostly "including." ...
May cultural and societal forces be with you, Pegasus World Cup
A pony wins hearts and minds -- as well as a prime spot in the memory banks of young fans AND their parents. On the NYRA tour of the Saratoga backstretch. Move over, Dubai World Cup, with your paltry $10 million purse. Here comes the first $12 million Pegasus World Cup at Florida's Gulfstream Park. For ...
RIP, Traveller’s voice — Richard Adams
The cover on the hardcover first edition from 1988. Richard Adams is best known for his landmark children's novel WATERSHIP DOWN, but to me, he'll always be the voice of Traveller. Adams passed away in the final week of 2016 at the age of 96. He was a World War II veteran and served for a ...
