While writing, recording, and performing a long string of top country music hits since the turn of the century took up most of his hours, Toby Keith also made the time to enjoy his large Thoroughbred racing stable.
Secretariat. Seabiscuit. Phar Lap. All names of racehorses that even people who’ve never watched a horse race would recognize. Each horse was made iconic in American pop culture after being profiled in movies and books.
NBC Sports and Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media, and entertainment company, today announced a multi-year partnership wherein NBC Sports will bring an expansive offering of NBC Sports’ premium horse racing events, along with additional live sports content from NBC Sports’ world-class portfolio, to Cosm’s forthcoming immersive venues.
As I stood inside the Carousel Club at Gulfstream Park in late January last year, it dawned on me: The Pegasus World Cup had arrived – not just as a major racing event but as an entertainment experience.
At the center of it all was the sound of music, which has become the big selling point of the event that will be headlined this year by renowned DJ Calvin Harris.
In 1967, Louisville, Ky. was embroiled in the civil rights movement as Black citizens protested for many months to get the city to pass a law banning discrimination in housing and borrowing.