John, that is an UNBELIEVABLE catch. Yes, Post Time was the brainchild of Elliot Bellen, who had previously done travel specials, and went on to do them with the estimable Anna Nicole (she wears a t shirt to this place, she wears a t shirt to that place). Elliot was ahead of his time, seriously-- his original idea was to make money by tying Post Time to a national handicapping contest, but they couldn't figure out a way to do it legally. He was the king of barter-- I never got paid a dime for being on that show, but I got so much ad space (which no one in the industry was willing to buy to support a show promoting betting on horses, shame on them) that lots of people thought it was my show.

Jan Rushton got her start on that show. We did a piece on exercise riders (she was getting on Shug's best, several champions), and since she was looking ahead for a second career, she asked Elliot if he needed an intern. One of her first jobs was taking me to the airport, but she went on to learn how to use all the editing equipment, produced my stuff, then the whole show at times, and eventually went on-camera. This led to the shot at NYRA, and I think she is the best and most informative at what she does-- the trainers know her and tell her things you don't usually get.



TGJB