Patrick O’Neill, nephew to two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill and bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill, had a different interest from most college kids when he was an undergraduate student and a member of Brown University’s football team. He insisted on adding TVG to the fraternity house’s cable television package; he was the one who watched horse racing at every opportunity, including in class, and in film study prior to practice.
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Split-Second Decision Opened Breeders’ Cup Door for 2-Year-Old Dakota Gold and His Owners
Sometimes you just look at a horse and you know. That’s it. In the horse racing business, one must often trust their gut instinct. In 2010, Dean Reeves was reviewing a race and his instinct told him to invest not in the horse who won but in the horse who came in second. That horse was Mucho Macho Man, who had a very exciting career and won the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Classic in a dramatic photo finish.
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Third Annual Photo Finish Exhibition Opens Nov. 5
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s third annual Photo Finish: Juried Photography Exhibition will open in the Museum’s von Stade Gallery on Friday, Nov. 5, in conjunction with Breeders’ Cup weekend. Since its inception, the Museum’s juried photography exhibition program has received submissions from photographers hailing from 27 states and three Canadian provinces.
Where to Watch/Listen: Breeders’ Cup Week 2021
After months of preparation and anticipation, the 38th Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar is only days away, and media coverage of what amounts to the World Series, Super Bowl, and NBA and NHL Finals for the sport of kings is on full blast all week long.
