{"id":344,"date":"2006-03-01T05:42:54","date_gmt":"2006-02-28T22:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=344"},"modified":"2006-03-01T05:44:03","modified_gmt":"2006-02-28T22:44:03","slug":"john-asher-vp-of-communications-for-churchill-downs-on-%e2%80%9ctalkin%e2%80%99-horses%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/john-asher-vp-of-communications-for-churchill-downs-on-%e2%80%9ctalkin%e2%80%99-horses%e2%80%9d\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHN ASHER VP OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR CHURCHILL DOWNS ON \u00e2\u20ac\u0153TALKIN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 HORSES\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"

JOHN ASHER, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR CHURCHILL DOWNS,
\nTO BE WEDNESDAY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S GUEST ON BLOODHORSE.COM\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S \u00e2\u20ac\u0153TALKIN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 HORSES\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Lexington, KY<\/em><\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Join John Asher, vice president of Communications for Churchill Downs, as he answers your questions pertaining to Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Derby, Derby and Oaks contenders, and his overall observations on racing. Asher will be the special guest live online for the Wednesday, March 1st edition of bloodhorse.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Talkin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Horses\u00e2\u20ac\u009d beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT); online at www.bloodhorse.com\/talkinhorses.<\/a><\/p>\n

In his capacity at Churchill Downs, Asher is the public face of the Kentucky Derby during the months and weeks leading up to the season’s first classic. An astute handicapper. Asher also keeps tabs on all potential Derby contenders and other horses pointing toward Churchill’s major races. He has worked in the Thoroughbred racing industry as a journalist and a publicist for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

How to participate\/ask questions:
\nQuestions for John Asher can be submitted in advance now or during the live online discussion by going to www.bloodhorse.com\/talkinhorses<\/a>. The same Internet address will also carry bloodhorse.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Talkin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Horses\u00e2\u20ac\u009d web cast live. bloodhorse.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Talkin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Horses\u00e2\u20ac\u009d offers an entertaining and engaging opportunity for racing enthusiasts to talk online \u00e2\u20ac\u0153one to one\u00e2\u20ac\u009d with high-profile \u00e2\u20ac\u0153insiders,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d newsmakers and legends of the Thoroughbred industry.<\/p>\n

Racing enthusiasts are invited to join in the discussion or simply enjoy and monitor the informative \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Q&A\u00e2\u20ac\u009d session as it occurs by visiting http:\/\/www.bloodhorse.com\/talkinhorses at 12:00 p.m. Noon ET on Wednesday. Each edition of bloodhorse.com\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Talkin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Horses\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is also archived and available 24\/7 for later reading.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit: www.bloodhorse.com\/talkinhorses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About bloodhorse.com:<\/p>\n

bloodhorse.com<\/a> is operated by Blood-Horse Publications, the Thoroughbred industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s premier publishing company. Blood-Horse Publications also publishes The Blood-Horse, the leading weekly Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine; The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine; TBH MarketWatch, a newsletter for Thoroughbred investors; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup souvenir magazines; Auction Edge; and Keeneland magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites including TheHorse.com, StallionRegister.com, and ExclusivelyEquine.com, the official store of Blood-Horse Publications.<\/p>\n

To subscribe to any Blood-Horse Publications’ publication, or for more information, call toll-free: 1-800-582-5604. To view\/download logos for any Blood-Horse Publications’ brand, visit: http:\/\/www.bloodhorse.com\/pressroom\/logos\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To view\/download media kit information, visit http:\/\/www.bloodhorse.com\/mediakit<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information, contact:
\nRobert Bolson
\nDirector of Corporate Marketing
\nBlood-Horse Publications
\nTel.: (859) 276-6809
\nrbolson@bloodhorse.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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