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Cancer Survivors Meet Cyberknife Thursday

Kentucky Derby contender Cyberknife (Gun Runner) will be greeted Thursday morning by three Cancer survivors from the Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The colt is owned by Al Gold, who named the colt after the machine that was instrumental in his prostate cancer treatment. The survivors–Stacy McCaslin, Vivian Wilson and Bennie Jones–will watch the horse train, meet Gold, trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux. Also in attendance Thursday morning, Dr. Neal Dunlap, who is the chair of Radiation Oncology at UofL Health and the Brown Cancer Center. Dr. Dunlap is also a professor in the Dept. of Radiation Oncology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

For more information contact Heather Fountaine of Uofl Health at 502-588-3356.

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UofL’s Equine Industry Program Launches Horse Racing Industry Business Certificate

The Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville's College of Business announces the launch of the Horse Racing Industry Business Certificate. This unique, online-only certificate is designed for current and aspiring industry professionals focused on building successful careers in the horse racing industry. Students participating in this program will graduate with an in-depth knowledge of the issues that challenge the industry and insight into innovative business approaches required to resolve them.

“We worked in collaboration with the industry through local, national and international focus groups to develop the content for this program,” said Sean Beirne, equine industry program director. “We touch on topical and pressing issues happening in our industry including crisis management, the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act and an in-depth look at stakeholders including breeding farms, horse sales, racetracks and the rapidly expanding segment of aftercare. “As a former racetrack executive, I believe this certificate will help accelerate someone's career.”

The nine-credit-hour, graduate-level certificate is comprised of six courses. Each course is 1.5 credit hours and runs five weeks. The certificate is intended as a stand-alone program; however, the credits are applicable toward completion of an MBA.

Three courses will be offered in the fall of 2021. All six courses will be available in the spring 2022, with two courses per five-week session.

Horse Racing Industry Business Certificate courses:

EQIN 610 Horse Racing Industry Overview
EQIN 620 Strategic Communications for the Equine Industry
EQIN 630 Management and Leadership of Equine Enterprises
EQIN 640 Racetrack Operations and Related Activities
EQIN 650 Equine and Sports Analytics
EQIN 650 Regulatory Law in the Thoroughbred Industry

As the only undergraduate equine program in the world located in an AACSB accredited college of business, core business administration classes for the UofL Equine Industry Program combine with 27 hours of specialized education, focusing on equine enterprises and event management. Because of the program's location in famed Kentucky horse country, classroom instruction is supplemented with the opportunity for internships, field experience and contacts with prominent industry professionals.

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UofL Equine Industry Program’s Fall 2020 Speaker Series Includes Jockey Pat Day

The University of Louisville Equine Industry Program (EIP), with the support of Horse Racing Nation, has organized a free speaker series that focuses on the most current topics in the horse racing industry for Fall 2020. The series includes panel discussions on the new business model of horse racing and the shift to virtual business for Kentucky horse sales, as well as an interview with legendary jockey Pat Day.

“Our previous panels have focused mainly on the racetrack, however this year we have added a panel exploring the new dynamic occurring in Kentucky horse sales,” said Sean Beirne, director of the EIP. “The sales companies have shifted the way horse sales are conducted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, completely changing the way horses are purchased and sold. We have a number of students who want to work as bloodstock agents upon graduation and this will give them insight as to how the business landscape is changing.”

For the third event, Beirne will interview Pat Day, a Hall of Fame jockey and Louisville celebrity. During his long career, Day won numerous riding titles at Churchill Downs and nine Triple Crown races, including the 1992 Kentucky Derby with Lil E Tee.

The events will be held monthly on Tuesdays from 5:30 – 6:45p.m., broadcast live on the Horse Racing Nation Facebook page.

Sept. 22 – “Racing's Now Reality: Is it Sustainable?”

Is horse racing's new operational model sustainable for the long run?

  • Mike Penna (moderator) – Owner, Horse Racing Radio Network
  • Chris Kotulak – CEO, Fonner Park
  • Andrew Offerman – VP Racing Operations, Canterbury Park
  • Terry Finley – Founder, West Point Thoroughbreds
  • Jack Jeziorski – EVP, Monarch Content Management (subsidiary of the Stronach Group)

Oct. 13 – “Waiting for the Gavel to Fall: Kentucky Horse Sales Go High Tech”

What does a virtual environment mean for the Thoroughbred sales industry?

  • Megan Devine (moderator) – 2014 EIP alumna, TV personality and founder of VidHorse
  • Boyd Browning – President/CEO, Fasig Tipton
  • Duncan or Mark Taylor – President or VP of Sales, Taylor Made Sales Agency
  • David Ingordo – prominent bloodstock agent, Ingordo Bloodstock

Nov. 10 – “An Evening with Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day”

Pat Day will recount his highs and lows both on and off the track, interviewed by Sean Beirne, EIP director.

For more information on the series, contact Liz Young at liz.young@louisville.edu, (502) 852-4865.

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