Bo Derek

Actress, Swam the Hellespont, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Director. Honorary Green Beret.

[Ivonne A Baki @ivonnebaki]

Bo Derek | Club Random with Bill Maher https://t.co/L4WKIPLN5Q via @YouTube

[Club Random with Bill Maher @ClubRandom_]

From Carson to Brando and everything in between, Bill and Bo Derek share Hollywood stories you won't want to miss. 🎙️✨New episode available now!

Watch here: https://t.co/fzRmSI4gnv

@billmaher @boderek

[José @Josekcampos]

@boderek ama 💙 el océano y a quiénes lo habitan También, @ivonnebaki 🇪🇨
Sus aguas cobijan a miles de seres. Son fuente de vida, oxígeno e intervienen en el clima. Pongamos nuestro granito de arena en su protección y cuidado
@RitaWilson @dhlovelife @ShaniaTwain @giseleofficial

[Bo Derek @boderek]

@BreedersCup Happy Birthday, Harley! ❤️

[Anna James @camerawomanANNA]

It’s no secret that FanDuel TV will eventually be closing shop. From camerawoman to feature producer, I spent 23 years dedicating my life to telling stories to horse racing fans. And when I say I dedicated my life, I truly mean it.

Just like every other horse racing employee around the world, there is something about this business that pulls you in and never lets go. You give it your heart and soul. You sacrifice your family, your time, your friends—for a community that somehow becomes your family, your life, your friends.

It’s hard to describe this kind of dedication, but everyone in horse racing understands it. It’s a different world. Is it the horses? Or is it the people you meet along the way—the ones who make the same sacrifices, who live the same life, who understand without you ever having to explain it?

When we received the news that we would no longer be part of a network we poured our heart and soul into, the first thing we all thought about wasn’t ourselves—it was about the people we’re about to lose.

The coworkers who became family.

The horse racing enthusiasts now searching for their place in an industry that doesn’t have many places to go.
The people who have been living this life twice as long as I have.

It’s a shame it has to come to an end.

But I will never forget the relationships we built, the memories we made, the years on the road with my HRTV/TVG/FanDuel TV family. The storylines that touched us. The races that shocked us. The racetracks that welcomed us.

The backsides that smelled like horse shit—but somehow felt like a breath of fresh air every morning. Watching the sunrise. Saying “good morning” to every single person you pass.

Feeding peppermints to horses you fall in love with.

Cheering for horsemen you may not even know—but feel like you do, because you told
their story.

Everyday people don’t understand this. They don’t even know this world exists.

Horsemen do.

I’m in TV, but in a lot of ways, I consider myself a horseman too. I don’t ride horses. I can’t train horses. I don’t even bet on horses. But I understand this life. I understand this industry.

And I will miss all of it.

But more than anything, I will miss the family I found along the way—especially my FanDuel TV family.

You know who you are. And we will always be family.

[Bo Derek @boderek]

@camerawomanANNA @jayprivman Love you, Anna ❤️

[Bo Derek @boderek]

@FanDuel_Racing @andie_biancone @OaklawnRacing You’re my avatar, Andie. I can only dream of riding Renegade❤️

[José @Josekcampos]

Remembering the legendary 📷#KirkDouglas🙏 on the #sixthanniversary of his passing...February 5, 2020
📷#Kirk, #Anne and #Bo @boderek
@morgfair @DannyDeVito

[Bo Derek @boderek]

Jim was always fun, fair and very kind to me while I was on the board. I miss him❤️

[Andie Biancone 🐴 @andie_biancone]

One of my Dad’s very best friends, and a truly wonderful soul to be around 💔 feels like yesterday I was ditching school, and we were sitting at Clocker’s corner all together. I’ll miss you uncle Jimbo 🕊️

[Bo Derek @boderek]

Let me know how I can help. @RepoleStable

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

For everyone who truly loves these incredible Thoroughbred athletes, you’ll understand my frustration with @jockeyclub.

Through the NTA, Pat and I spent months doing real work on aftercare research, due diligence, calls, meetings, and conversations with hundreds of passionate people across the industry.

Sixteen months ago, we presented a sustainable funding model to the incoming Chairman and the longtime ineffective President of The Jockey Club, one we believed could generate $20 million annually in NEW aftercare funding. We even discussed issuing a joint press release.

Months later, we were told they “passed.”

Then in August at Saratoga, I met directly with the Stewards and asked a simple question: Why was this proposal rejected???
I was told, by the Stewards themselves, that they had never even seen the proposal. 😡

Let that sink in.

A viable plan that could deliver $20 million more every year for aftercare was either ignored, buried, or intentionally withheld.

How many Thoroughbreds could have been saved from slaughter, kill pens, or being shipped to Puerto Rico or Mexico with that funding???
How many more programs could have been supported???
How much more could the TAA and other aftercare organizations have accomplished???

This is disappointing, devastating, and beyond sad.

The Jockey Club and its Stewards have failed the industry, and worse, they have failed the Thoroughbred.

@BloodHorse, @theTDN, and industry leaders: please get answers.
Transparency matters. Accountability matters.

We must rally together and demand real, additional funding for aftercare, not optics, not excuses.

You have my full dedication and commitment to lead this charge.

We must demand immediate answers and action from The Jockey Club and its Stewards on this critical issue.

Below is the basic model the NTA has been pushing for the past 18 months.
What do you think???

[Bo Derek @boderek]

@KennyMcPeek @SherriWelborn Happy birthday Sherri!❤️

[Bo Derek @boderek]

John recently bumped into Patricia Arquette, who was his first audition partner for a Hollywood movie in 1986! We think she’s the best.

[Matt Chapman @MCYeeehaaa]

Always a pleasure to see @boderek @BreedersCup @DelMarRacing. A true horse
lover 🏇😎

[🏇C•R•U•Z 🐎1A SECRETARIAT “BIG RED”🌵🎸🎼🎤9596 @PatrickCruz9596]

@boderek

[José @Josekcampos]

¡ #Buenosdías 🌅☕️🍁¡
Echándote de menos @boderek por aquí...💻👩‍💻espero sólo se trate de una desconexión temporal porque estés ocupada con mejor plan
¡ #FELIZDomingo para todos 🌎 desde #Málaga💙¡
@TheSusanGeorge @ivonnebaki @dhlovelife @BenStiller @MarleeMatlin

[Bo Derek @boderek]

@RepoleStable Pacific Classic! See you there

[Bo Derek @boderek]

Thank you José

[José @Josekcampos]

Remembering 📷#JohnDerek🙏 on his birthday... August 12, 1926
#John was an admirer of feminine beauty. He enjoyed her around him until his last breath.
One of my favorite photographers
#HAPPYHeavenlyBirthday, #John ¡
@boderek