Today is a sad day in horse racing.
TVG/FanDuel is officially going away.
Am I surprised???
Not at all.
This is what decades of poor leadership, mismanagement, and a complete lack of vision looks like.
TVG/FanDuel wasn't just a television network.
It was horse racing's best marketing engine.
It created horseplayers. It created owners. It created lifelong fans.
For more than 25 years, TVG/FanDuel educated, entertained, and inspired people with passion, energy, integrity, and authenticity.
Nobody covered this sport better because nobody loved it more.
What a great team of people!!!!!
And now with the leadership entities in racing sitting on 100s of millions we're just letting it disappear. 🤦♂️
Don't underestimate what happens next.
Handle will decline.
Fewer fans will discover racing.
Fewer owners will enter the game.
More tracks will close.
This is so much more than losing a TV network.
This is accelerating the decline of an already struggling sport.
Personally, I wouldn't own 300+ racehorses today without TVG/FanDuel and I probably wouldn't even be the racing fan I am today without them.
Every interview and appearance on that network was an honor. Every person I met there genuinely loved horse racing and fought every day to make it better.
My heart breaks for every employee and every family affected. They all deserved better.
♥️🙏
Thank you TVG/FanDuel.
🏇 Happy Father’s Day to the outstanding sires shaping the next generation of champions.
Today we’re celebrating @TMStallions Not This Time and @spendthriftfarm’s Into Mischief—two stallions whose legacy continues with every new crop of talented runners.
Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible dads! 💙
#FathersDay #HorseRacing #Thoroughbreds #NotThisTime #IntoMischief
Some of the world’s best dirt horses will converge at @ChurchillDowns next Saturday for the 45th running of the $2 million Stephen Foster (G1).
The field:
Willy D’s
White Abarrio
Sovereignty
Baeza
Magnitude
Forged Steel
Navajo Warrior
Misinformed tweet here from Darren Rovell. It’s the 2nd time in as many years. In 2024 Mystik Dan won the derby and Dornoch won the Belmont. I can confidently say this because I was at all 3. If you’re going to make a backhanded comment about a sport, make it accurate, Darren.
Much of the nation didn’t realize it was the Belmont Stakes today.
It’s the second time in three years that a horse won the first and third leg of the Triple Crown after sitting out the second.
Time to go back to the $5M Triple Crown bonus.
Taken by a Knicks fan who has been on the lines to get in for one hour and 30 minutes. Bars have been boarded up and sanitation trucks are being used as barriers.
@HorseToWatch Had my worst handicapping week of the year this week, it happens, still a blast being back at the spa. One thing impossible not notice this week was how spot on your morning lines were (as they almost always are). Great job David, we are lucky to have you in NY!