However, being first is not an accomplishment, TVG's innovation and unique programming will always be its lasting legacy. TVG will always be the first television network completely dedicated to the sport of horse racing. Obviously you have seen not only TVG evolve, but myself and others who have been on-air at the Network when it launched in 1999, develop as well. What do you think is TVG's most important contribution to the sport of horse racing? And-can we please (pretty please) see The Works back on the air for the Derby season? I can't tell you how much I have missed the show these last couple of years.įor you to say you have watched TVG since the beginning is very humbling and very gratifying, thank you. I have been a huge fan of yours and TVG's since the beginning. There have been a lot of moments over the years, including a horse named Western Willy who got a little too excited before a race, and with Frank on the set I had no chance, but the Emilio moment truly surprised me. I have talked to Emilio many times since and it turns out he is one of us, passionate about horse racing. Given how he was one of the most popular actors on the planet during the ‘80s and early '90s, but had fallen out of sight over the last few years I concluded by saying, "Whatever happened to that guy ?"Ībout three minutes later Emilio Estevez came walking out of the Hollywood Park Grandstand, talking to someone on a cell phone and waving at Ken and I, to let us know exactly where he was. The conversation between Ken Rudulph and I started to veer away from horse racing (I am sure that will not come as a surprise to many of you) and we started talking about Emilio Estevez. There was no better illustration of this than a Friday night at Hollywood Park about three years ago. Because of this, each show is filled with spontaneous moments, and sometimes we can forget the power of the medium we work in and just how many people are watching and listening. In other words, I hope the show comes across like the scene that is played out every day at various racetracks across the country, or what we are doing right now, a group of horseplayers just hanging out at the track and talking horse racing or whatever else might be on their mind. I have always wanted the shows I work on to be relaxed and comfortable. What've been some of your favorites? Thanks for all the great work. We've seen some memorable spontaneous moments on TVG (usually involving you and Frank). His career highlight, he says, will always be his involvement in the launch of TVG. He sent tapes, then auditioned, and was one of the first on-air people hired. In 1999, Todd saw an ad in The Daily Racing Form for a new horse-racing network called TVG. The upbeat story focused on her recovery and her unwavering love for Mr. While at Calder, Schrupp earned an Eclipse Award Honorable Mention for his piece on the accident in which Carla Wolfson, wife of trainer Marty Wolfson, was kicked and grievously injured by a horse named Mr. Eventually he became a backup for track announcer Tony Bentley.Ĭanterbury's finances were shaky, however, and in 1991, with Bentley's help, Todd found a job at Calder Race Course in Miami as the in-house handicapper and backup track announcer to the legendary Phil Salzman. While studying there he took a job in the track's marketing department, which led to a full-time position as in-house analyst-handicapper. While studying in Iowa, Todd missed Canterbury so much that he transferred from Buena Vista to the University of Minnesota. After his senior year in high school and before leaving for Buena Vista College in Iowa, he got a job at the track in customer relations. When Larry Schrupp left the Marines, he moved his family back to Minnesota where Todd became a good basketball player and an even more avid horse racing fan with the opening of Canterbury Downs (now Canterbury Park) at Shakopee in 1985. Todd taught himself to read The Daily Racing Form during those visits and developed his lifelong love of horse racing. In the summers of 19 he and his father often went to the track. The place he remembers best is Camp Pendleton, near San Diego and not far from Del Mar Race Course. With a father in the Marines, Todd Schrupp, born in Edina, Minn., lived many places during his boyhood.
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