The Gallop Out

If you're a member of social networking site Facebook, you've probably noticed some pages dedicated to famous racehorses, past and present. This is a great new way to try to get people interested in horse racing again! Unfortunately, many are lacking. According to Facebook rules, one must be an official representative to create a page. Some people ignored the rules and took it upon themselves to set up horse pages with unoriginal info and stolen pictures, which they then abandoned after a few posts. Some are written as if a 13-year-old girl is texting her friends.

I wanted to improve horse pages and help promote horse racing, so I got permission to make pages for two Jerry Hollendorfer-trained stars, Blind Luck and Tuscan Evening. I'm providing my photos and videos, and fans have added some of their own content. Assistant trainer Dan Ward helps me by providing workout and race information. Counted among the official fans so far are Tuscan Evening's owner and his family, and Blind Luck's breeder and his family. Hollendorfer and jockey Rafael Bejarano have also checked the pages. I dedicate as much time as I can to maintaining the content, and wish I lived closer to the track so I could do even more!

If you're a Facebook member and a fan of Blind Luck and/or Tuscan Evening, be sure to click the "Like" button at the top of the pages and you'll get news, photos, videos, etc. in your news feed. Here are the links:

Blind Luck

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Blind-Luck/116750081697239

Tuscan Evening

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuscan-Evening/123701767643682

Other horse pages I recommend:

The Usual Q.T.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-USUAL-Q-T/239572723640

Unusual Heat

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1346796949&v=info

Uptowncharlybrown

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1346796949&v=info

Sidney's Candy

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sidneys-Candy/109973885698627

Lava Man

http://www.facebook.com/pages/LAVA-MAN/120024411344140

If you know of any other good horse pages on Facebook, please share!