There is exclusivity that comes at a price, everyone can have it if they can afford it. But that sort of exclusivity soon becomes tacky when only pop stars and footballer’s wives can flaunt it. Have you ever seen the Queen “hiding” behind her Prada, wearing skinny fit jeans while reading Hello!
There is the exclusivity that is so obscure one is horrified to hear that some people only drink coffee made from beans extracted from rodent dung or wear fur from aborted foetuses or only adopt babies from Africa. Imagine how Bill Gates’ credibility would plummet if he squandered his personal fortune pursuing the latest trend opposed to funding the latest charity?
There is the exclusivity that doesn’t come at a price and it doesn’t even need to be obscure, but is available only to the select few who understand that subscribing to it doesn’t just keep you ahead of the pack but it also keeps you ahead of the game. They don’t talk about reading it, they just do. But that kind of exclusivity is wasted unless everyone knows what they’re missing- that you have it. So while we’re throwing out last season’s trash, you might like a quick glimpse of last season’s Track Tabloids before we recycle them for this season.
Raceclubs Track Tabloid: April
Do you remember when Ken Allan and Dallas1 vied to become the first trainer to reach 3000 wins? It was a defining moment in the history of Raceclubs that was celebrated with great deal of fanfare. Team Johansson recently broke the record with so little fuss that even he overlooked it. Graham Clifford noticed and took exception- it just wasn’t British to expect some celebration!
Talking of champions, remember when Gods Country was just another newbie / rookie reporter. Well in March, he became Sir Gods Country. With a title comes responsibility and deserves some respect. Talk about getting, it really was better to get and receive when Raceclubs announced the winners of that promotion that nobody remembers but included a few "surprise prizes"!
We even speculated what the credit crunch was because it sounded like some delicious new ice cream. Even though there was a global meltdown in the financial markets, the Race Programmer was generous enough to sponsor the 24th season with $4,230 daily!
Raceclubs Track Tabloid: May
If you missed the Raceclubs Track Tabloid for May you would have missed our fantastic selections for your book club: Horses for Dummies, Equine Massage: A Practical Guide and Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul. They are available online. Graham Clifford even wrote about Heinz and what floats his boat. Graham even got political as the British Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the budget, Jesters got journalistic as he graduated from newbie to reviewer and Raceclubs got stuck into whiskey!
Raceclubs Track Tabloid: June
The Track Tabloid went slightly off-track with Yoko Onoesqueish minimalism with the bleakest looking editorial ever. We blame Jesters. We revealed which trainer ran more than 350 races, nine steps towards a recession proof stable and Graham Clifford exposes a Muggin’s burning desire to steal!
Raceclubs Track Tabloid: June
We worried ourselves trying to work out where our leadership had gone wrong. Shandyman was talking about what gets him high (we always knew something was wrong by looking at his silks!), children were telling their father that Homer Simpson would do a better job running the family stable, Vonwik was acting like some jailhouse floozy and Shotgun_mike was publishing pictures of himself in a bathing suit that left little to the imagination. Fortunately, we still had the power of Al mighty’s prayer to sustain us. The less said about that month the better- but you can read all about it online.
While reminiscing about the past does have its charm- wouldn’t you rather subscribe to the future of virtual horse racing?
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