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Background Checks on Kentucky Derby Horses

This may have to do with background checks in an obscure way, but the story being so interesting, it was difficult not to comment.  People conduct background checks on the horses competing in the Kentucky Derby and other major races.   They may not search criminal records or ask for credit reports, but they certainly do what may be considered a reference verification by  doing a background search on the horse’s lineage.

According to Phil Sims, on the Online Wire , he wrote about how Online Wire provides two publications, BoDog Racebook and SBG Global Racebook that feature the competing  horses’ lineage.  Apparently, it is a fine science, blending the right bloodlines for the perfect racing horse.   Those wishing to bet on horses can review the bloodlines for assessment of the odds.   Interesting.

Since I have been to the race track only about a half-dozen times in my life, I am not what you would call the target market.  However, Simms contends that a good many wagerers will bet on a horse base don the horse’s lineage alone.  Makes sense.  I will take him at his word on this.

So, background checks on horses.   Most interesting.  I guess in this case we can say check them out before you go to the betting window.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.