NYRA, No Answers but Cool Videos
I’ve been keeping an eye on the NYRA Facebook page ever since I posted a question over there. No “continuous dialogue between racetrack executives and the racing public” just yet, but a quick twirl over to Raceday360 Wire uncovered yet a new foray for NYRA into “web 2.0″… YouTube!
What they published tonight was a series of videos of jockeys, billed as Video Jockey Cards. They feature several NY jocks answering a standard set of questions set to kind of funny music and definitely funny editing (John Hennegan, did you have anything to do with that editing?). I blew through a bag of popcorn and watched them all… totally enjoyable.
While I’m glad too see them creating fun content, I seriously hope they interact with their fans over at the Facebook group, I’m not the only who posted a question on their wall! Until then…
Mike Luzzi:
Javier Castellano:
Rajiv Maragh:
Eibar Coa:
John Velazquez:
Channing Hill:
Richard Migliore:
Posted by dana on Nov 10 2008
Filed Under: NYRA, Alan Garcia, YouTube, Channing Hill, Javier Castellano, John Velazquez, Jocks, Eibar Coa, Marketing, Racing
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i think they should’ve let some of the guys speak in spanish and use subtitles, don’t you?
Absolutely love the videos! Three things come to mind:
1. Channing Hill is just way too pretty–love those dimples!
2. Richard Migliore could very well have a future in broadcasting…articulate, knowledgeable…hopefully someone (Jerry Bailey, Randy Moss, etc.) takes him under their wing and mentors him into eventually making that transition.
3. It sent a chill down my spine when all the jockeys were asked what race they most want to win–the Kentucky Derby. With all the hype of the Breeders’ Cup, sometimes even hard-care racing fans forget the intagible lure the Derby has. It is, for those in the industry as well as the general public, THE defining horse race.
They were also up on the TBA as soon as they were put up on Youtube
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Thanks for gathering up all the videos on your site! I spent some time on you-tube last night looking for a particular video I had seen involving Zenyatta, but nothing came up in my searches for these gems. Thank you!
raymond - that’s a muy bien idea! I sort of loved Coa’s interview because of his one word answers but it would be great to know how he would given a shot in his own language.
Val - I agree with all your points, in fact, as I watched on after the other I kept wondering if anyone would NOT say the Derby! I think my fav line was Alan Garcia’s answer for “what do you when you’re not working” (or however they phrased it)… “pay my bills”. Too funny!
Patrick - that’s nice… hey wait, isn’t the TBA site supposed to drive traffic to member sites, not the other way around? ;)
txhorsefan - you’re welcome!
Isn’t that the back of trainer John Veitch’s (bald) head talking with Cordero?????
“Isn’t that the back of trainer John Veitch’s (bald) head talking with Cordero????”
Has to be—horse guess: Sunshine Forever.
yay! they used my shots of Mike Luzzi! John Velazquez! Alan Garcia!!! nice! where’s Prado? Oh I love these guys.