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Hey Kevin - I work with Jess Jackson and I stumbled across your site. Let me know if you’re missing anything for your Curlin mural and I’ll see what I can track down around the office.
Take care.
Kevin McGee
Kevin,
Well, we seem to share first names and affection for Curlin! I would be eternally grateful for anything you guys could share. There’s not a Curlin momento in the world I would ever refuse. I’m very thankful you stopped by and left a comment here. Such a gesture means the world to me.
Please let Mr. Jackson know that I thank him from the bottom of my heart for allowing Curlin to run again. He’s so right. We need a hero so badly right now. I’ve always known Curlin was the one from the moment I saw him.
Raincoaster?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drbethsnow/401065796/
Regards,
-drmike
Awesome!
Thanks drmike!
Ok. I’m ready to post this review. I can’t wait until Friday. Take a look at your shoutbox on BC. The only thing I’m missing is 3 names! I’m not impatient or nothin’ *sigh*….
Hey Kevin,
I appreciate you taking my back after an ugly encounter on Wildcat Blitz. I would like to link you in the near future, and since I don’t blog much (once evry five days), I don’t really know how it all works. Our blog is predominantly UK sports, but we know how much people love Churchill and Keeneland, and we would love some help…so if I could link you in the near future, that would be awesome.
Thanks again, your blog puts ours to shame!!! If you could reply to my e-mail when you get a chance, much appreciated!
Long shot…would you be interested in a bourbon expert? Mint Julep recipe, Kentucky bourbon Q&A?
I work with some joiint client’s of Kevin McGee’s father (first one above) in Bflo (small world)…thanks for being the first to post a comment at my site…I have a BC winner’s photo of Curlin..email me and I’ll send you a copy Monday. I also have some pretty good shots of him in the paddock at last year’s Belmont (Robby mounting him)….thanks geno
TVG’S LIVE COVERAGE OF TOYOTA BLUE GRASS STAKES WILL BE THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION IN NETWORK’S HISTORY
Nation’s Marquee Prep Race to be Broadcast to Over 130 Million Homes Worldwide
LOS ANGELES (April 8, 2008) – TVG, America’s Horseracing Network, will broadcast the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (GI) from Keeneland Race Course live for the first time in the network’s history on Saturday, April 12, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. The anticipated running of leading Kentucky Derby contender Pyro in the Blue Grass will be the dramatic centerpiece of TVG’s live, start-to-finish coverage of the 2008 Spring Race Meeting at Keeneland which features 15 additional graded stakes races.
The scale of TVG’s broadcast coverage of the Blue Grass will be unprecedented for the network. 24 cameras will be on location to capture every angle of the racing action, more than four times as many cameras as a typical on-track production. Jockeys in the Blue Grass will wear TVG’s All-Access wireless microphones allowing viewers to hear the sounds of the race from their perspective. Real-time tracking technology with the Trakus system will enable viewers to easily identify and follow their horses throughout the race. TVG will also debut state-of-the-art, in-race graphics, including Orad’s TrackVision technology which is similar to the “yellow line” graphics used in football games to highlight the first down line. The TrackVision technology will highlight the finish line, 100-yard markers and the racing lanes in the event of an inquiry.
“TVG is proud to partner with Keeneland to provide horseracing fans around the world with wire-to-wire coverage of Keeneland’s annual Spring Race Meeting, including the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, one of the premier races of the year,” said Tony Allevato, TVG senior vice president and executive producer. “This year’s Blue Grass features some of the top three-year-olds in the country and TVG’s production team is going all-out in an effort to provide this historic race with coverage and distribution it deserves.”
Beyond TVG Network’s 30 million homes, TVG’s Toyota Blue Grass Special will air live or on tape delay on FOX regional sports networks across the country and live on Sirius Satellite Radio. The one-hour telecast will reach nearly 110 million homes domestically making it the most widely distributed TVG program ever.
“We’re looking forward to another outstanding spring meeting and one of the most exciting Toyota Blue Grass Stakes in recent memory,” said Nick Nicholson, president and CEO of Keeneland. “TVG allows us to bring the Keeneland experience not only to horseracing fans, but to new audiences throughout the U.S. and the world.”
During Blue Grass week, TVG’s special programming will include the Toyota Blue Grass Post Position Draw Show, hosted live by Todd Schrupp at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 9. On Friday, April 11, the network will air an exclusive, one-hour Blue Grass edition of The Works beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Last year, the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes once again served as a major step toward the Kentucky Derby (GI) with Blue Grass runner-up Street Sense moving on to win at Churchill Downs three weeks later. This year it is Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes (GIII) and Louisiana Derby (GII), who tops the list of Derby contenders expected to run in the Blue Grass. Also expected to run is Cool Coal Man, Nick Zito’s upset winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes (GIII) in February.
TVG’s live broadcast of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes will also be shown internationally on At the Races in the United Kingdom and Ireland and on the Dubai Sports Channel in the Arabian Peninsula. After the race, fans will be able to relive the action via TVG Broadband’s distribution partnership with Hulu.
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TVG, the official TV and Interactive Wagering partner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), is the most widely distributed horseracing network in the world. TVG viewers in certain areas can wager interactively on races via telephone, the Internet, TVG Mobile or Interactive Television by establishing a wagering account online at http://www.tvg.com or by telephone at 1-888-PLAY-TVG.
Horseboy! Say it ain’t so! You can’t LEAVE– there will be a horrible void, roughly the size of a thoroughbred, in just EVERYTHING. A couple of idiots just ain’t worth it. Please do not trot off! -Jenn
Hello. You don’t know me at all, but I have read your posts over at BC for awhile now.
There are times I have felt the same way, especially when I read someone making a general, and often times wrong, assumption about a person of any given political persuasion. Most times, I ignore it and move on. Sometimes, I feel the need to speak out and then I wind up knee deep in back and forth ridiculous and infantile exchanges that quite frankly, aren’t worth the time it takes to type a response.
My point is, please don’t leave because someone angered you. There will always be people that make off the cuff comments to get a rise and there will also always be people who post knee jerk comments without realizing the harm their comment makes or they just don’t give a shit.
Hey, I’m a Republican from Kansas. Know how many times I’ve heard that I’m a toothless, homeless, undereducated, cow owning, Bible thumping, lemming like follower? More times than I care to count. And what makes me all these “things”? When someone asks, “So where do you live?”. Sad, but true.
I actually love discussing politics with someone with different opinions than my own. I’m not so closed minded that I totally shut down.. at least with people who discuss politics with respect. I don’t necessarily have to agree, but we can have a back and forth that if nothing else, opens our eyes to what the other ’side’ thinks. Unfortunately, given todays political climate, that’s nearly impossible. Nearly, but not totally. So please, don’t give up.
Truth is, people expect certain people to be a certain “way”. Some people watch Fox news for example. Some are ‘right’ some are ‘left’. I’m ‘right’ but I don’t watch, while my MIL is what I’d call FAR ‘left’ and yet she watches.
So in my mind, the people who make such puerile comments that generalize people based on very little information about that person, don’t deserve your anger. They deserve your pity. Don’t satiate someone by leaving. Stick around and let them stew that they didn’t e-win.
I hope you reconsider.
Peace -
TheMrs.
Hey kdawg,
I leave for a while and I find one of my friends has given up on BC. What’s up with that? Let me know.
Gloss
Kdawg, just wanted to say hi and I am sorry you won’t be around BC anymore. I always enjoyed your input in the discussions. I completely understand where you are coming from though and think it shows a lot of maturity to step away from a situation that is no longer healthy for you. You will be missed and you will remain my favorite “horse”. Take care and be well.
Kelly
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Shoot me an email KStaff - don@with-malice.com - if you’re still interested in writing a short piece on the Derby… maybe something along the lines of “The Derby For Dummies”…
Kevin,
I am a beginning horseplayer, and would like some advice on how to get focused and make sense of all that is out there.
So far, I have wagered online on the Derby, the Preakness, and some other cards at Belmont. However, I am overwhelmed by the number of tracks to choose from and the confusion over which races are important.
Should I focus my attention on one or two tracks, or spread my attention among several?
Also, how do you keep up with which races are important (graded stakes)? Is there a list races that lead up to the big three?
What tracks and races do you try to focus on?
Lastly, do you utilize the DRF online, Equibase, or use your online service for PP’s? Do the PP’s online from the DRF provide all of the handicapping that the print form does?
I thank you in advance for your time, and I have enjoyed your site.
Good luck this weekend,
Brandon
kevin your site is really good if i may i would like to give your readers some horse to watch. i did this a few years ago for racing picks.com and was pretty successful at it. 70 % winners in next 2 starts with many youngsters that went on to be stakes winners. azeri and point given being 2 that come to mind. you have my e-mail let me know if you like the idea.
gary curry.
p.s. you have my e-mail im a west coaster with a job so i`m on at night.
Hey! Thanks for adding GetSulky to your blog roll! Great videos we love the updates. If you have anything on horseracing humour please post. We are trying to engage humour into the sport from our site too, so if you want to embed any videos from our channel by all means. Thanks a lot.
Don and Ron
I am contacting you to let you know about a new site that teaches people the basics of horse racing in a very interactive and colourful manner. I have left a couple links for you to check out, you can see our YouTube channel below as well. Thank you for your time and continuing to spread this great sport. Happy trails.
http://www.getsulky.com/
http://www.getsulky.com/lennyarnold.php
http://www.youtube.com/user/DonandRon
Regards,
Don and Ron
I found your address on an MS Blog. Do you have interest in persuing the MS Topic?
read this
http://cristblog.drf.com/crist/2008/06/unfishy.html#comment-118528350
Kevin,
I was wondering if you are interested in swapping links. You will put a link of my webpage on your page, and I’ll do the same for you. If you are interested, please email me. If you would like, check out my site.
Thanks,
The Tout
Downthestretchnews.com Blog
Kevin,
I made a change in my url, could you please update my link to http://www.downthestretchnews.com
Thanks,
Nathan
~The Tout
Downthestretchnews.com
Hey Kevin,
I made a documentary about the 2005 champion sprinter, Lost in the Fog, and I’m writing to introduce myself and give you some info on upcoming screenings that may be of interest to your readers:
Saratoga Film Forum - http://www.saratogafilmforum.org
Thursday 7/31 5:30PM and 8:00PM
Friday 8/1 5:30PM and 8:00PM
Saturday 8/2 8:00PM
Sunday 8/3 7:00PM
I’ll be in Saratoga for the Friday and Saturday screenings to introduce the film and answer questions. All the screenings will be at the Saratoga County Arts Council Building 320 Broadway @ Spring St.
Additionally the film will be playing at the Rhode Island Int’l Film Festival - http://riiff2008.withoutabox.com/festivals/event_item.php?id=17465&fetch=movies
Thursday 8/7 3:15PM Columbus Theatre Arts Center 270 Broadway in Providence.
Thanks in advance for any mention you can make and let me know if you’d like to talk some time about a reciprocal link between the film’s website and your site. Thanks and all the best.
John Corey
LOST IN THE FOG
http://www.lostinthefogthemovie.com
Hello , Do you know the name of the man who owns that horse called Guadalcanal and the name of his stable / farm ? I heard he was a Veteran and The Kids want to ask him to autograph The Flag of Honor and help find a sponsor to send it on a cross country trip to the 34 States we have not been to yet . My cell # is 321 - 557 - 3086 in Florida . Thanks / cool site
Hey Mr K of the Dawg, Just wondering if you have thought any more about the meet up in September? Jenn aka thrifty and JD aka Techfun are a go, as well as me of course.
Hi like your blog would like to exchange links with you ! Please email me
Nice work
Tom
I would like to if you offer advertising. Let me know if you are interested and we can discuss it further.
Hey Kevin,
I came across your site while searching for racing blogs and I wanted to compliment you on the great job you’ve done with The Aspiring Horseplayer. I used to have a racing blog myself but stopped it a couple of years ago, mainly due to time constraints, but also because I never really found my “voice” when i was writing. (I tried to be all things to all people and it just didn’t work out.) I was thinking of starting up another one (with a much narrower focus) but there are so many good ones out there already I don’t know what more I could add to the genre. But you never know what will happen. Reading your blog and a couple others I have found has given me the itch to try it again, so perhaps I’ll give it a go. Anyway, good luck to you, and go Curlin!
Gino
Dear Kevin, I am from england and coming over for the breeders cup
Who in your opinion has the better chance in the breeders cup classic
Colonel John or Go Between
Regards Mike England
Michael,
That’s an interesting question to ponder. I was a Colonel John guy going into the Derby, as I love the offspring of Tiznow. I was wrong then, and I followed it up by betting against him in the Travers. Wrong again.
I’d say Go Between is the better horse on paper, but the Colonel has those intangibles (namely the heart of Tiznow) that makes me lean in his direction.
Best of luck at the Breeders’s cup. The horses I’m most excited about that weekend are Zenyatta, Street Boss, and of course the Curlin/Big Brown matchup.
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You know you’re an EXPERT handicapper if…
…your nickname is “Slim”, “The Greek”, or “Doc”, even if you’re none of those things.
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…you rate members of the opposite sex using Beyer figures.
…when asked about the ’situation in the Middle East’, you respond: “I think Curlin will win Dubai this year.”
…Trevor Denman was the M.C. at you’re wedding.
…you know every liquor store in town that carries the Daily Racing Form but have no idea where the library is.
…at one time in your life you have owed money to somebody named “Vinny” or “The Swede”.
…you are on a first name basis with trainers, groomsmen, track bartenders and computerized betting machines.
…you love the smell of manure in the morning.
…you get straight-edged shaves from a real old-time barber. He is the only person who’s advice you listen to. His name is Old Red.
…you once challenged Russell Baze to an arm wrestling match. And lost.
…you have a tote board in your kitchen.
…you make it to all the morning work-outs, but never your own.
…you calculate the costs of everything in $2 increments.
…there’s a jockey on your lawn. Edgar Prado
You know you’re a BEGINNER handicapper if…
…your favorite jockey is “the kid from Spiderman”.
…you ask “where are the cheerleaders”?
…you bet every horse to “win, place, or third.”
…you try to feed the horses.
…you fill out a Pick 6 card and then wonder ‘when’s the power-ball thing?”
…you pick horses according to the color of the jockey’s ‘pajamas’.
…you are wearing shorts, open-toed shoes, and/or sunglasses on the back of your head.
…you think fillies are horses from Philadelphia
…you’re winning every race.
If you’re none of these things, then you’re probably a NOVICE handicapper, like most of us.
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Hey Kevin! How’s it going? I was just browsing some old posts of mine and ran across some of your comments. Like I said before, I’m really impressed by your knowledge of history and hope you will visit again sometime!
Do you know that your comment form isn’t functioning?
Or it could be my browser. Hmm…
Hello Kevin,
I’ve contacted Patrick about joining TBA…he gave me the protocol. I’ll put a link to your blog on my blogs(http://horseplayerpro.21publish.com/Amateurcapper/archive/2008/10/10/just-two-weeks-out-in-which-bc-race-will-a-favorite-be-defeated–after-today–co.htm and http://amateurcapper.blogspot.com/).
Sincerely,
Rob aka. Amateurcapper
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Hello,
I came across your site and I have been very impressed by it. I would like to propose links exchange for our mutual benefit.
I own a few Sportsites. among them Goaljunky.com
Would you like to exchange Links ?
Regards,
Joe Verner,
Webmaster
Hi Kevin,
I have only had time to have a quick read through some of your blog (pretty quickly bookmarked it for later when I have some more time) and must say your passion for the sport instantly shines through. I don’t think I’ve come across a blog on the sport which is quite as original and passionate.
Since I work promoting a few sites based on different horse racing events my main aim was to approach you to see whether you wanted to consider some link and other co-operation proposals, if that’s something you might be interested in feel free to drop me a mail and I’ll send you a detailed proposal if not - you’ve gained a new reader none-the-less
Keep up the spectacular work!
-Jonas