Night School
 

Seems like a decent idea. It's kind of what has been discussed around here lately, with the lack of education available for people interested in playing the game. Not sure about the 40 weeks, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

I am a little disgusted (but not suprised) that TVG is not aboard, but I guess they feel having the Laurel and Hardy show (Shrupp and Bray) is better programming than educating possible customers.

http://www.ntra.com/content/display/news/NDc0NjM=

"NIGHT SCHOOL" ONLINE FAN EDUCATION FORUM SET TO BEGIN TONIGHT

“Night School”—the racing industry’s first national, interactive online fan education forum—will be seen on the Web sites of numerous NTRA-member racetracks when it makes its debut tonight, Monday, February 21 from 8:30-10:00 p.m. (ET). Co-hosted by Jeremy Plonk and Joe Kristufek, the weekly Night School lessons are offered free to any racing fan who wants to learn more about the game and will include both novice and advance-level fan education. The 40-week season runs through December 19 with 90-minute sessions taking place from 8:30-10:00 p.m. (ET) each week.

Each class will include a 60-minute topical discussion, complete with an introduction video and downloadable lesson overview, and a 30-minute open forum where racing fans can ask the panel of experts anything about horse racing. Each of the lessons over the 40 weeks will be archived, creating an educational library via the popular Cover It Live live-blogging technology used by many of the world’s leading news agencies.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a presenting title sponsor of Night School, along with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), Daily Racing Form and Keeneland.

Participating NTRA-member Web sites include:

AQHA Racing
Cal Racing
Canterbury Park
Del Mar Scene
Del Mar
Daily Racing Form
Emerald Downs
Hastings Park
Hollywood Park
Keeneland
Los Alamitos
Monmouth Park
Mountaineer Park
NTRA
NYRA
Remington Park
Santa Anita
Sunland-Park
Turfway
Woodbine Entertainment

Other Web sites participating in Night School include:

University of Arizona
Arlington Park
Calder Racecourse
Churchill Downs
Fairgrounds Racecourse
Hawthorne Racecourse
Horseplayer NOW
HRTV
XpressBet

Is it a redboard if I say I was just about to post this?

Hopefully this catches on because it's a good idea

that makes two of us... I think this is a really good idea.

I'm confused about this. I log on, and all I see is chatter. Is there video for this?

It's because it's an interactive chat, so after the opening half-hour, questions begin to pop in and are answered by the panel.

There is an introduction video (though this week's is very general as it's mostly just a "Welcome to Night School" kind of thing that thanks presenting sponsors and explains the goal of Night School) at the beginning of each week's chat that is posted in the actual chat itself, and is also viewable along with a "study guide" for that week here: http://www.horseplayernow.com/cat/school.htm

All Night School chats will be archived, and most of the "chatter" makes more sense if reading along start to finish, so it might be more difficult to pick up in the middle of any week's discussion, but as I said, all of them will be viewable from start to finish in an archive at the conclusion of every week's session.