Del Mar welcomes fans back for opening day of its 2021 summer season on Friday, July 16, and whether you’re going to be at the track or following along from home, we have 10 things you need to know before the big event. 1. If you don’t have a ticket, plan on watching online or on TV.
Tag: Pop Culture
New Film ‘The Fall’ Focuses on Jockeys and Mental Health
Equine Productions have released a trailer previewing the film The Fall, which will be shown on television later this year. The powerful short film focuses on the mental health of jockeys and aims to raise awareness of mental illness within the sport of horseracing. The 22 minute film centers on a jockey having to deal with the suffocating aftermath of a high-profile fall at the final fence in an important prep race for the Cheltenham Festival.
Author Perrotta Chats New Book, Love of Horse Racing, Much More
John Perrotta is an accomplished author/writer and a lifelong horseman with experience in nearly every aspect of Thoroughbred racing. Perrotta’s new book “At the End of the Bar and Other Stories” came out in May and now is available for purchase.
Horse Racing: The New World of Content
I’ve been hooked since I was a kid. My father taught me how to read a Racing Form before he taught me how to catch a ball. And as we grew older and our relationship found its commonalities, horse racing remained a link but it also evolved. Trips to major race days and partnerships in syndicates became the way we interacted through the sport. Like everything else, we needed to keep the relationship fresh. And in the modern content world, it’s beyond time those in the sport rekindles their general relationship with fans young and old.
