Elite Stables Announces Preakness Stakes Weekend Sponsorship Auction on eBay
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 6, 2008 -- Elite Stables (www.elitestables.com), the High Percentage Thoroughbred Racing Stable, announced today that they are planning to have 6 horses running over the Preakness Stakes weekend at Pimlico Race Course. In addition, they have listed an eBay Auction, selling the right to Sponsor their racing team during the event of the Preakness weekend. The winning Sponsor will also receive 2 tickets to the Elite Stables Suite on both May 16th and May 17th. Click here to view the eBay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/Preakness-Weekend-Sponsorship-2-tickets-seats-included_W0QQitemZ280224651914QQihZ018QQcategoryZ26261QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) site.
According to ESPN, horse racing has over 20 million fans that follow the sport and most everyday fans are males over the age of 30. On major racing days all types of people watch this glorious sport. There are races run almost every day of the year, from dozens of tracks, coast to coast. Horse racing has two 24 hour cable channels, TVG and HRTV, that cover the sport all year long. ESPN and NBC carry horse racing (www.elitestables.com) at various times throughout the year. Most of the more than 20 million fans watch the races from local off track betting areas. Over 100,000 people will turn out to see the races live. In addition, 7.2 million homes tuned in to the Preakness in 2007. ESPN and NBC will televise the Preakness.
Elite Stables will be bringing 3 year old Stakes-winning filly, Hadavision to Baltimore to compete in the Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes on Friday the 16th. Hadavision recently won the Peach Blossom Stakes at Delaware Park. Hadavision has 3 victories over 3 different tracks in 5 lifetime starts. The well traveled filly has made starts at Del Mar, California, Churchill Downs, Presque Isle (Pennsylvania) and Delaware. The 4 year old filly, ACINONYX is pointed for the Skipat Stakes that follow the Preakness Stakes. Four other horses, Tocqueville, Elite Wildcat, Out of my Way and Cee My Tizzy Run, are pointing for races between May 15th and May 17th at Pimlico for Elite Stables.
The Preakness weekend focus will be on Kentucky Derby (Louisville, KY) winner, Big Brown. Big Brown, Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr., Jockey Kent Desormeaux and IEAH Racing Stables are trying to capture the Triple Crown. His performance in the Derby over filly Eight Belles and the rest of the 3 year olds was dominant and carved his place in history next to 2007 Derby winner Street Sense. At the Preakness he will attempt to match the 2007 performance of Curlin. If he can achieve that feat, then he would likely point for the Belmont Stakes (Elmont, New York) and try to match the 2007 performance of Rags to Riches.
Sponsorship in thoroughbred racing (www.elitestables.com) is becoming very common. Many companies sponsor thoroughbred races, trainers, jockeys, even owners are seen with sponsors' logos. On May 3rd the Kentucky Derby NetJets sponsored all of the jockeys and UPS sponsored the Kentucky Derby and the winner Big Brown. Other notable thoroughbred sponsors are VISA, Dodge, John Deere, Emirates Airlines, CITGO, Grey Goose and YUM Brands.
About Elite Stables, LLC:
Elite Stables, LLC is a nationwide thoroughbred business that has won at 17 different tracks at nearly a 35% clip. In addition to the racing operation, Elite Stables has a large breeding operation with Broodmares in several states. Elite Stables owns the great 6 time Grade 1 winner GENTLEMEN (http://www.elitethoroughbreds.com/gentlemen.shtml) and a percentage of several other stallions.
Contact:
Gary Sadowski, Director of Racing Operations
1-800-220-1988
gary@elitestables.com
###
Related Articles:
Internet Marketing Center to Host Free Internet Workshop Weekend of February 17-18 in Los Angeles
This free Wealth-Building Workshop offers unique opportunity to learn how to start and grow an online business at minimum cost
Epoque Hotels Announces Hospes Palacio de los Patos Award as Second Best European Design Hotel
The German edition of GEO magazine awards Granada's Palacio de los Patos as second best design hotel in Europe.
TransCard Announces Strategic Alliance With Choice Hotels
Transcard announced today a strategic alliance with Choice Hotels International, one of the world's leading lodging franchisors with ten hotel brands operating in the United States and 37 countries and territories. The Chattanooga-based Transcard will offer prepaid stored-value card solutions to hotel franchisees and their employee base, allowing Choice Hotels franchise owners to pay their employees electronically, and in turn potentially improve employee retention. This will enable franchisees to enjoy the quickest and most efficient methods of paying employees who do not rely on bank accounts or face charges each time they cash their paper paychecks. The system architecture provides businesses with 24/7/365 customer service support, conve...
San Diego Hotels In Sunny California
There are many tourists who decide to come to beautiful California every year. What is interesting, though, is that there seems to be a hierarchy of cities that puts L.A. and San Francisco at the top of the desired-destinations list, leaving the rest of beautiful California by the wayside. On the one hand, this is unfortunate because the rest of California is sunny too, but, on the other hand, this hierarchy leaves other, less popular cities better able to be explored by tourists.
Prime Apartments Hotels & Resorts Chooses RoomKey PMS as their Solution for Property Management, Central Reservations and Online Booking
Leading Australian based apartment rental network cites reliability, ease of use and multi-property reporting functionality as the primary reasons for selecting the RoomKey PMS product suite.
Budget Hotels: Whose Budget Are We Talking About?
Budget Hotels ... What are they really? An analysis of the budget hotel sector in the UK and how increasingly hostels are plugging the gap in the market budget hotels originally intended to accommodate. Far from being the traditional 'backpackers hostel,' Euro Hostel provides multiple rooming options that will actually meet everyone's 'budget.'
Local Race Team Makes Attempt at Rare Double Header: Victories in Both the Rose Cup and Rose Festival Trophy Races this Weekend
47th Annual Rose Cup Races Feature Top Amateur Competitors
"I Have Dreams Dammit!" Documentary Launches Production on Martin Luther King Weekend
Filmmaker Lisa Murray takes a look into the reality behind making a dream real - the same weekend that another kind of dream is celebrated.
Stoke-on-Trent City guide, including Stoke-on-Trent Hotels
Stoke-on-Trent has been an industrial centre and has been a favourite tourist spot for generations. Its five cities, collectively known as ?The Potteries? have provided the world with the best names in English ceramics, such as Wedgewood, Spode, Portemerion and Moorcraft. Stoke-on-Trent is also a favourite place for holiday makers with its classic walks, gardens and theme parks, which provide activities for the whole family.
Alternative to Wireless Networks Growing Trend for Hotels & Condos
Hotels and condos are turning to PLC Networks to eliminate network security and performance issues associated with wireless networks.