Marketing exec by day, weaver of swashbuckling paranormal tales by night, MARKET OR DIE series author Jennifer Fusco takes “the reins” of Four In Hand here on The Horsey Set Net.
I have mixed emotions about “Luck” HBO’s new series featuring horse racing. The drama will be great. The action scenes will rock. But do y’all really think it’ll get families and young people to the track? Some folks in racing are hoping it will. If you can’t see the embedded video, click here for the [...]
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Under 21 years of age? Alcohol not your cup of tea? Iced tea is a traditional Derby beverage, too. Some folks call iced tea “the house wine of the South.” My grandmother used to make it with mint, too. I fervently believe the same care can go into making iced tea, as well. The sad [...]
Video inside the Keeneland Track Kitchen, a great spot for breakfast – and, sometimes, lunch If you’re attending the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky, you’ll be walking a lot. Be glad. Because Kentucky delicacies tend to be heavy. But if the fried ones are done right, they won’t be greasy. They’ll be crisp and taste [...]
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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 [...]
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 Event went. Because I had to arrive at the track with the TV crew, I had already been at Churchill Downs 11 hours before the last race prior to [...]
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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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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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