Night School Returns March 5

For anyone seeking to learn more about horse racing; be they novices, intermediates, or even experts, Night School begins its third season Tuesday night, 8:30 EST / 5:30 PST.  Quoting from the official media release:

Season three of Night School, the racing industry’s official online fan education program, breaks from the starting gate Tuesday, March 5 for the first of 40 lesson plans aimed at building the sport’s customer base. Night School runs weekly though December 3. More than 400,000 viewers have accessed the first two seasons of Night School, which debuted in February 2011 and is set for a multi-media makeover this year.



Night School offers handicapping and racing-related lesson plans and topics in an interactive format online each Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. eastern, a timeslot and date chosen so that it can best supplement the racing week and schedules of fans across the country and worldwide. Night School is always free with optional registration.


Night School co-creators Joe Kristufek and Jeremy Plonk of Horseplayernow.com host and produce the lessons and downloadable study materials each week. They are joined by regular appearances from Caton Bredar of Horse Player NOW and HRTV, and Jill Byrne of Churchill Downs. A litany of the industry’s top horsemen, handicappers and executives comprise the season’s Who’s Who of guests. More than 150 guests have come “back to school” so far.

As mentioned above, Night School is free to join; all study guides and other materials (for example, a beginner's guide to betting the races) are also free.  Classes are about ninety minutes, and the course runs for forty weeks, broken down into five eight week pods.  Each class will be followed by an "After Night School Special", featuring live racing from Mountaineer Race Track.


Prizes will be drawn among registered Night Schoolers who attend 6 of 8 lessons in each pod, those earning "Honor Roll” status for attending either live or via the archives. Also, those who register live or in the archives for 20 or more lessons will receive a Night School diploma and prizes at season’s end.


For more information, and to be a part of Night School, head on over to HorsePlayerNow.com and just click the links for Night School.

Peace and Love,

Jimbo