Night School, the racing industry’s first national, interactive online fan
education forum, will offer its second of 40 weekly sessions on Monday.
Co-hosted by Horseplayernow.com owners Jeremy Plonk and Joe Kristufek, the
weekly Night School lessons are offered free to any racing fan who wants to
learn more about the game and will include both novice and advance-level fan
education. The 40-week season runs through December 19 with 90-minute sessions
taking place from 8:30-10 p.m. (ET) each week.
Other regular panelists will include Horse Player NOW’s Caton Bredar and
Churchill Downs analyst Jill Byrne. Topical experts will be brought in weekly to
share their expertise.
This week’s Night School session will feature the first of many Daily
Racing Form video lessons, featuring Brad Free providing his take on “class
handicapping.” The video segments will take you inside the past performances and
paddock side for a closer look.
Night School will also appoint Plonk as the panelist charged specifically
with helping entry-level fans, providing tips for “newbies” and breaking down
some of the sport’s jargon in everyday terms.
The 90-minute program will begin with a 30-minute panelist discussion on what
“class” means to the horseplayer, then follow with a
30-minute question-and-answer session during which racing fans worldwide can ask
the experts about the evening’s subject matter. The final 30 minutes of the
program will be the weekly “Jump Ball” segment where fans can discuss anything
in the world of racing, including reaction to this Saturday’s Fountain of Youth
S. (G2) from Gulfstream Park.
For an advance look at Monday night’s video introduction from analyst
Kristufek, visit the
Night
School Youtube page.
Each of the lessons over the 40 weeks will be archived, creating an
educational library via the popular Cover It Live live-blogging technology used
by many of the world’s leading news agencies.
Web sites participating in Night School include:
ag.arizona.edu/rtip
(University of Arizona)
Arlingtonpark.com
Calderracecourse.com
Churchilldowns.com
Fairgroundsracecourse.com
Gulfstreampark.com
Hawthorneracecourse.com
HorseplayerNOW.com
HRTV.com