horse racing fans

How I brought five young people to their first Kentucky Derby

This past weekend, my husband and I brought five of his old high school friends to their first Kentucky Derby. The group grew up together in Baltimore and while some of them have been to the infield at the Preakness, the Derby was their first authentic race-day experience. They flew in from various parts of the East Coast. One is an engineer, two are wealth managers, one works in investment banking and another is in business consulting. They are all hard-working, fun, intelligent 26 and 27 year olds. In short,...

[ Read More ]
Ramon Dominguez and His New Project, Exacta Box

Late last year, retired Hall of Fame jockey Ramon Dominguez came across some revealing statistics. According to a Pew Research analysis, nearly six in 10 Hispanic people living in the U.S. are millennials or younger. In addition, a Nielsen report revealed that 94% of Latino males are sports fans and 56% consider themselves to be avid fans. A nearly untapped market was discovered. An idea was born: Exacta Box. [Elite_video_player id="2" html5videos_hd="https://player.vimeo.com/external/533174315.sd.mp4?s=aac49d93ce2ecda9ba4679e4f9e7166971cda9b5&profile_id=165" html5videos_videoThumbnails_jpg="" html5videos_title="Ramon Dominguez on Exacta Box" prerolls="https://player.vimeo.com/external/519962879.sd.mp4?s=9d576079a6a7a3ddcffa7f2eba1a769c2ca70def&profile_id=165"] "These millennials, regardless of who they are, they're into watching stuff...

[ Read More ]
Thorofan Offers Digital 2020 Saddle Towel Guide

ThoroFan has released a 2020 Guide to Saratoga Race Course Trainers' Saddle Towels, available at www.thorofan.com. The guide also offers pages of educational materials on the process for preparing a horse for the races. The ThoroFan 2020 Guide has been adapted to a digital platform as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

[ Read More ]
X

Never miss another story from the TDN

Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.