Catching UP with The Infield

MO TERMS broke his maiden on Feb. 25 at Turfway Park!  Wahoo!  Go Mo & Trainer Mary McKinley!  The dark bay colt won a $7500 Maiden Claiming event at a mile under jockey E. Wilkinson.  His victory comes after months of close calls, most recently a 4th on Feb 2.  
I caught up on the last couple [...]

VERDICT: JOCKEYS is a WINNER

I tell you, it’s like they read my mind.  From the opening theme to the cliffhangers between the commercials, Animal Planet totally nailed the modern docu-drama asthetic with Jockeys.  The soundtrack is hip, the visuals are colorful and capture the activity on the track.  The frenetic, MTV editing keeps viewers glued to the action and [...]

JOCKEYS Premieres in 3 Days!!

I like this promo for the show.  It captures the bad-ass side of racing pretty well, and features Kanye on the soundtrack.   If the show is as awesome as the ads, it’s gonna rock.
I just checked the Animal Planet site, and it’s all Jockeys. 
Mike SMith is one of seven featured riders, [...]

I may have to start watching Animal Planet again

The Jockeys are coming to Animal Planet Feb. 6! 
The last time AP had a good horse show was the Thoroughbred series, which followed the daily life of Bonita Farm in Maryland.  That was nearly 10 years ago, when I was but a teenage horse geek and minor degenerate.  That show opened my eyes to the [...]