For those who don’t know me my name is Jared Kennedy and I’ve been a member of Thoroughbred Champions since 2001. I have been blogging on my own personal site Kennedy’s Corridor for just over a year now and I plan to operate this blog in much the same way. Not that my other blog is a raving success but from responses I’ve received from the handful of readers I think it works quite well. Being from a supportive family of 11 makes it easy to find a handful of readers willing to give a good review :) Anyway most of the content from Kennedy’s Corridor will be mirrored here, except for all the stuff I pack on top the sidebar like my ranking system.
I thought I’d give you all a brief overview of some of the things I’ll be covering.
An overriding constant on this blog will be my ranking system called the Thoroughbred Championship Rankings (TCR). Basically it’s a point system that attempts to accurately assess the accomplishments of horses and assemble them into rankings that could be used as a sort of pro-tem standings that fans could easily follow during the year. So when I mentioned the “TCR” that is what I’m referring to.
Just now we’re gearing up for the 2nd annual TCR Awards where the point system and your votes are melded together to crown unofficial champions. We had a good response last year but I’m hoping the increased exposure will get even more voters out this year.
The Derby, Saratoga and The Breeders Cup are three events that will get a lot of attention here as well.
For the Derby we’ll be keeping a weekly Top 10 list as well as a regular dose of statistics. Statistics are something that we’ll cover a fair bit here. Some are irrelevant and some are brilliant but my hope is that you’ll find them all interesting. Following statistics blindly is not always a good bet but they are good to consider when making handicapping decisions.
Every Friday we will also offer handicapping analysis and selections. We won’t highlight specific bets or wagering amounts. Just assume that every selection has a $2 win bet on their nose. One thing I believe strongly in is keeping score. It’s no good giving advice on a continual basis if your readers have no idea if your advice is valuable at all.
On Monday I always spend the day reviewing the happenings of the weekend in my own special way. This includes score-keeping for my handicapping and updating the TCR standings as well as looking at some of the most interesting races and race news from the weekend.
From Tuesday to Thursday you’ll get a mixture of statistics, commentary and prognostication. Whatever happens to strike my fancy. Lists of all time greats, watch lists and racing opinion generally. One thing you won’t find much of here is updates and opinion on many industry issues. This blog will be focused on racing itself.
I hope you enjoy this and all the other blogs at Thoroughbred Champions. If you have anything you’d like to add or any questions feel free to post a comment or even start a topic in the TBC Racing Forum where we can all chime in.