Terry's Blog
The Seniors Tour
May 21, 2013
First the body goes, then the brain is slow to follow. So goes my personal description of the aging process. Most of us who have passed sixty have experienced some form of that process. Where did all the time go? Or, as they used to say in Latin class, “tempus fugit." Read More
Things are Getting Interesting
May 04, 2013
When trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel won the first race on Kentucky Oaks Day, he got the attention of those racing fans who had awakened early to be here for the entire program on the eve of the Kentucky Derby. Some were here with the idea that they could advanced wager for Saturday and have that done. But many, who took the chance on the 9-1 shot, Magic Union, were unlikely to leave their seats. Read More
Simulcast is Back
April 23, 2013
Full-time simulcasting at Oaklawn started in 1995. I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the presentation through Oaklawn’s DJ Booth and I'm still the lucky guy to be there, 17 years later. I’ve seen lots of transition in what is done in Simulcast at Oaklawn. We had lots of different styles of tournaments and other fun games which brought about a Daily Racing Form story about Oaklawn’s simulcast presentation as “Simulcast Heaven." I was proud to be part of it then and am equally proud to be part of it now. Read More
Looking Back
April 16, 2013
One thing was certain, going into the final week of the racing season, there would be lingering memories of the Racing Festival of the South and they are the kinds of memories which blot out a lot of what happened in the two previous months. Read More
Looking Back
April 09, 2013
The tendency on a week like this is to look ahead at the Racing Festival of the South. I admit to being a traditionalist and I’m taken a big aback with the new structure of the Festival. A 4-day Festival doesn’t appeal to my historical feelings, but may be more suited to the modern era. I just don’t like it as much. All that being said, I have more time to look back on what we’ve already seen, since I think it will be what I remember best of all. Read More
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