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The ''DRF'''s [[publisher]] is [[Steven Crist]], a former [[editing|editor]] of the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'' and a reporter and columnist for the ''[[New York Times]]''. Some of the paper's employees over the years have included [[cartoon]]ist [[Pierre Bellocq]] (aka: Peb), VP of Marketing Mandy Minger, and the late-columnist [[Joe Hirsch]]. |
The ''DRF'''s [[publisher]] is [[Steven Crist]], a former [[editing|editor]] of the ''[[Harvard Lampoon]]'' and a reporter and columnist for the ''[[New York Times]]''. Some of the paper's employees over the years have included [[cartoon]]ist [[Pierre Bellocq]] (aka: Peb), VP of Marketing Mandy Minger, and the late-columnist [[Joe Hirsch]]. |
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In December of 2008, Bellocq was fired, or "let go" by the Daily Racing Form. There is some considerable debate surrounding the circumstances. After more than 53 years at the DRF, according to Bellocq, in an article by legendary turf-writer Bill Christine, Mandy Minger called him to invite him to lunch, but then informed him that he would no longer be working for the Daily Racing Form. "She said nothing to indicate what was coming," Bellocq said. "We had been so close. She was like a daughter." |
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Irrespective of the arguments surrounding |
Irrespective of the arguments surrounding Bellocq's dismissal, the one certainty is that his leaving was not voluntary. |
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The ''Daily Racing Form'' currently puts out 30 editions daily. |
The ''Daily Racing Form'' currently puts out 30 editions daily. |
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The Daily Racing Form The Daily Racing Form (DRF) is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of race horses as a statistical service for bettors on horse racing in the United States.
In cooperation with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the National Turf Writers Association, the Daily Racing Form selects the winners of the annual Eclipse Awards.
In 1922, the Daily Racing Form publishing company was sold to Triangle Publications, which would eventually be owned by Walter Annenberg. The Daily Racing Form currently is owned by a media conglomerate, The Wicks Group of Companies, and is based at 100 Broadway in New York City.
The DRF's publisher is Steven Crist, a former editor of the Harvard Lampoon and a reporter and columnist for the New York Times. Some of the paper's employees over the years have included cartoonist Pierre Bellocq (aka: Peb), VP of Marketing Mandy Minger, and the late-columnist Joe Hirsch.
In December of 2008, Bellocq was fired, or "let go" by the Daily Racing Form. There is some considerable debate surrounding the circumstances. After more than 53 years at the DRF, according to Bellocq, in an article by legendary turf-writer Bill Christine, Mandy Minger called him to invite him to lunch, but then informed him that he would no longer be working for the Daily Racing Form. "She said nothing to indicate what was coming," Bellocq said. "We had been so close. She was like a daughter."
Irrespective of the arguments surrounding Bellocq's dismissal, the one certainty is that his leaving was not voluntary.
The Daily Racing Form currently puts out 30 editions daily.