Aw, nuts. Turns out I’ll be away this evening for the grande premiere. Any of you guys know if Jockeys will be re-shown anytime this week? (no vcr, no dvr, alas.)
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Aw, nuts. Turns out I’ll be away this evening for the grande premiere. Any of you guys know if Jockeys will be re-shown anytime this week? (no vcr, no dvr, alas.)[/QUOTE]
It’ll be re aired a few times including a reairing at 11pm EST, 4am EST Sat morning, 10 pm EST Sunday night …
ps - I added the Mike Rowe QVC “katsack” on the prior post
“I wish we had the audio of that cat in the sack as we’d hear the unbridled sounds of enjoyment” - a broadcasting gem!!
It is nice to see that Animal Planet is advertising “JOCKEYS” in the right hand column. Our COTH BB is getting to be a great online advertising medium. 
i’ll be watching . 
WITh hot popcorn and a couple glasses of wine…Can’t Wait…:yes:
I’ll be watching as well, with my Dryers slow churned light ice cream (so as not to completely do in my diet…lol). I hope that the show really does allow insight into part of the industry I, for one, am really itching to know more about. I’ve loved racing for a long long time, and it’s just in the past 5-10 years that I’ve really started doing some more intense learning/researching about things, and I pride myself on being pretty well educated about the industry in general. But the jockeys side of things just really interests me, and so yes, I’m excited about the prospects for the show.
Oh…and for those Mike Rowe fans…I’m right there with ya…hubby and I are religious watchers of Dirty Jobs…the guy is just freakin hilarious!
Man, I thought I was an ice cream connoisseur but I’d never heard about Dryers until a few days ago when my husband was watching The Food Channel, or some such show! :eek: :yes: Dryers is big–hope to be able to try that brand some day… :winkgrin: :yes:
I can’t say I love racing. When I was very young the first running TB I remember is Native Dancer (showing my age :uhoh: ). My husband (who isn’t really horsey) bets the ponies from time to time. I think Aaron Gryder is from my neck of the woods, if I’m not mistaken.
I happen to have had a caste off from the racing industry. Fortunately she didn’t sustain any career ending injuries since she only raced twice but I’m pretty tired of seeing horses coming off the tracks with severe injuries that the owners and trainers didn’t do anything about at the time it happened. :mad:
But about jockies–I think it’s the hardest job you’ll ever love. If you’re a guy, are small framed and into danger I think you just get addicted to it (then later you get addicted to other things 
). Several years ago I was reading my husbands Daily Racing Form and there was an article in there about what guys go through to make weight! It was an eye opener… I forget the particulars but one guy said he accidentally set himself on fire by doing an alcohol rub and then going into a sauna. :eek:
My husband was reading the story of Sea Biscuit and back when he was running jockies would swallow tapeworms and immerse themselves in piles of horse manure in an effort to sweat themselves down in weight… :dead:
And who can forget Chris Antley??? :uhoh: In case you’re not familiar:
http://horseracing.about.com/od/jockeys/l/aa120300a.htm
I have to believe it’s a tough way to make a living… As someone once said, “What other job do you know of where people follow behind you with an ambulance?”. That gives me a pretty creepy feeling right off the bat…
If you miss the broadcast at 9PM there is a rebroadcast at 11PM.
I feel just as badly for the people who work on the track who are working really hard, for no benefits, no retirement, with poor treatment etc as I do for the horses who are not taken care of after they’re done running.
I don’t think everyone gets rich in the industry. To think everyone gets rich in any industry is ridiculous. At any rate, I have worked at the track in Erie, Presque Isle Downs.
Edited to add:
I guess I was not clear before. I was referring more to the fact that it is a industry generating huge amounts of money. I am aware not everyone in the industry benefits from it.
Las Olas:
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My farm is not fancy, but the horses are very well cared for and they actually get to go outside. If it’s good enough for a **** event horse to live at and a A-show horse to retire at and thought well of by every vet in the area well then, you can tell why your opinion matters not at all.
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I ride horses suited to carrying me and am a very balanced rider. By your standards, practically no men would ever be able to ride, as I weigh less than the average man. I hope you are never struck with physical ailments that change your life drastically and if you are, I hope someone is never so rude to you as you have been to me.
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A quality horse, to me, is one who does the job required happily and remaining sound. You can insult my animals all you want, doesn’t change the fact that they are well loved and will be THE REST OF THEIR LIVES whether they are doing a job or not. They all come when I call so I guess they can’t resent me too much, as you imply.
Grow up and be brave enough to post without total anonymity and mature enough not to personally attack someone, their home and animals due to a disagreement about a tv show and the practices of an entire industry. I can cast stones just as well as the next person, but I’m not about to sink to that level.
Las Olas’ comments were out of line. I think your facilities look lovely, VCT.
Well it’s almost show time! I will be enjoying a jockey’s feast of air and water while I watch; I’m off to the lab for some bloodwork tomorrow. :rolleyes:
If nothing else can come of tonight’s episode, mike smith admitted they all have little man syndrome.
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I feel just as badly for the people who work on the track who are working really hard, for no benefits, no retirement, with poor treatment etc as I do for the horses who are not taken care of after they’re done running. [/QUOTE]
it’s not just the backside this happens - I worked at a couple of farms in lexington and your run of the mill stall cleaners and grooms didn’t recieve benefits. Licensed backstretch personnel receive access to free or steeply discounted health and dental care. New York offers retirement plans for track workers. There are trainers that offer paid vacation, and I know of a few that offer retirement benefits.
NEarly all of us are drawn to the backside due to a love of the horse. It’s truly magical to watch the sun rise each morning on the back of a horse. Even on my morning’s off, I head to the track. People are drawn to the allure of the backside. We have had a CFO from Fortune 500 companies as our night watchman, prominent white collar folks become our hotwalkers (case in point, Street Sense’s hotwalker was a lawyer after training hours were over), and school administrators as our foreman. They were all drawn to the track, leaving cushy jobs, knowing the hours and manual labor required of them.
THe moral is: We are on the track because we choose to be - not because we have to be. So don’t feel sorry for us. If we didn’t want to be there, chances are, we wouldn’t be.
So what did everyone think?
I thought it was a lot of hype and not much there in the way of an actual show. Out of 60 minutes, there were maybe 25 of actual program (and a lot of that was replays and race footage). I do like Mike Smith, though, and what they included on Zenyatta.
Caitlin
OK, so I watched both episodes (the full hour)… and I have two major complaints:
- the actual “air” time seemed to be short between commercials, everything seemed very fractured and alittle too “short”, know what I mean?
- how lovely that AP would show a sensationalized, “uncut, untamed, wild” show straight away afterwards, where that particular episode of that particular show (don’t know the name) shows nothing but jockey/racing falls and/or loose out of control racehorses… sigh :uhoh:
Other than that, it’s well filmed and edited, and does give a very good depiction of jockeys… nice to see that the next episode will highlight the dangers of making weight…
“A drug called action”?
Gack.
Sensationalism. Not helping.
Oh, I don’t know. Choppy, not very educational, and fake added siren sounds!
Hopefully the series gets better as it goes.
I For One…
I thought the show was well represented. I think they did a good job at giving you the pros and cons of the business. Also I was glad NOT to see so many horses break down. I was very scared of that and let’s hope it does not show up much in the later episodes. Very Good … Let’s see more.
But I do have a question for the Racing Experts …
What is your take on this being a Owner, Trainer , Rider , etc…?? Please share your thoughts…
WAY too many commercials.
And I’d really like to see more then one race in an hour where someone DOESN’T fall :rolleyes:
Total Sensationalism.
Sigh.
Yeah there were ALOT of commericals… BUT hey, someone has to pay the bills. :lol:
Kayla Stra might want to head back to Australia.
HEY Dick:: where have you been … :lol:Yeah you have a very good point there. But you know what . I waited for this showing … And now that all the fuss is over… I am glad…
Time to focus on riding and the beautiful weekend we have ahead here in Virginia.
Oh Well I guess next week’s episode will be better…
who knows…:eek:
HORRIBLE is an understatement. How many times are they going to show the same horse going down over and over again? Only one of the countless times that they showed the horses going down did they happen to mention none of them were injured. Better to let everyone think the worst.
