tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post3018737235211441505..comments2015-04-18T15:42:46.788-05:00Comments on Owning Racehorses: Let's Ditch "My Old Kentucky Home" and "Maryland, My Maryland", Too!Theodore L. Grevelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-44844231428555291312010-06-05T13:59:05.081-05:002010-06-05T13:59:05.081-05:00I gotta tell ya, as much as I appreciate the artis...I gotta tell ya, as much as I appreciate the artistry of Dale DeGroff and his creation, The Belmont Breeze, that has been the "Official Cocktail" of The Stakes since the big Overhaul/Update of 1997, I still prefer the good ol' White Carnation while preparing to watch as my money goes down the tubes.<br /><br />I think that, this afternoon, I'll probably sip a White Carnation as I listen to Mel Tormé on the stereo (watching, with the sound muted, as the crowd stares at one another in confusion while hearing "Empire State of Mind". I enjoy being a cantankerous fuddy-duddyTraitor Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276443019344624078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-36703101977494642142010-06-04T03:05:30.022-05:002010-06-04T03:05:30.022-05:00The two of you have written almost anything that c...The two of you have written almost anything that could need to be written on the subject.<br /><br />Idiotic change of music.<br /><br />Who died and left the 15-year-old in charge of NYRA?Glenn Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-6055098159435951302010-06-03T22:21:44.789-05:002010-06-03T22:21:44.789-05:00This is not an attack on rap music or Jay-Z, becau...This is not an attack on rap music or Jay-Z, because I have an appreciation for both, but this decision is pretty awful. If there were anything to suggest a correlation between horse racing and hip-hop, aside from MC Hammer owning a Kentucky Oaks winner, I would be all about trying something new to expand the demographic, but it just isn't there.<br /><br />With that said, there is a fine line between "hip" and "traditional", and that line can be walked to great success. A prime example is the National Football League. When one thinks about the music associated with the NFL, the first two tunes that come to mind are often the Monday Night Football theme and the brass-driven march played in every NFL Films presentation. <br /><br />These songs harken back to the league's infancy in the mid-20th century, yet they are appreciated across the demographics in today's game. Ray Lewis plowing Tony Romo into the turf to the NFL Films music looks no less badass today than it did when Dick Butkus was ripping some poor QB's head off to the same song in 1970. Time has made them timeless, the same way everyone from the jockeys on the track to the fans watching at home know the heaviness of "My Old Kentucky Home" and it drives them to tears.<br /><br />Yes, Jay-Z is a transcendent musical artist, but playing rap music in the Belmont post parade today would be akin to playing a disco song in the 70s. It may sound cool right now, but in the coming decades, it will only prove the event had as much class as a Super Bowl halftime show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com