Monday Musings

Basketball, Basketball, Basketball

Hurrah for Morehead State Eagles winning the OVC (Ohio Valley Conference) title! It's been almost a quarter of a century since the Eagles made "the big dance", the NCAA Tourney. We are taking some ribbing from agent  Mark Frantom  a Morehead State alumni. "What happened to the Big Blue?" he asks.

Here in   Pikeville KY  we are wrapping up the fifteenth region tourney tonight at the Expo Center. Charlie and I are pulling for the "home team" Shelby Valley Boys who have been on fire all season. Their most worthy opponent is Lawrence County.

In girls action, Johnson Central beat Phelps High School this weekend.

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Talking Derby

Looking to the Kentucky Derby, I Want Revenge, may be the horse to watch according to equine authority The Bloodhorse. After I Want Revenge's win in the Gotham Stakes The Bloodhorse calls the contender "the total package."

There is a little trepidation about I Want Revenge's jockey, Joe Talamo. A mere 19 years old, Talamo is being compared to my jockey hero Stevie Cauthen. (Steve Cauthen is from Boone County KY) We'll take a wait and see on that note.

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Joyce Pinson  is a Kentucky insurance agent and Kentucky sports nut. She is married to Charlie Pinson, "Voice of the Pikeville College Bears" and owner of   Charlie Pinson Insurance Ky.  A Kentucky insurance agency, Charlie Pinson Insurance offers Kentucky auto insurance and a variety of other Kentucky insurances.

New Regulations announced for Churchill Downs

In today's electronic edition, Insurance Journal is reporting that Churchill Downs has enacted new guidelines to insure safer racing conditions. Among the changes; more stringent steroid testing and age restrictions.

Insurance Journal Article on Churchill Downs

These are in response to Larry Jones' filly, Eight Belles, who was put down following her ill-fated race at Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby. A premier racetrack, I commend Churchill for stepping up and taking a lead to insure better safety for both the horses and jockeys. However, let me point out that Larry Jones never faulted Churchill Downs turf as a determining factor in Eight Belles fatality.

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In other Kentucky Sports News

It is tourney time in the Mountains, and with Charlie in a wheelchair I have been forced to attend a few more high school basketball games than I would choose. Nevertheless, a team we can get excited about is Shelby Valley's Men's basketball. That team is on fire....and look out Sweet 16! Truly an exciting team to watch.

In girl's action, I have to say that Betsy Layne's Lady Bobcats made a good showing against Pike Central Lady Hawks. It's hard to explain, but as a dancer I look at movement on the floor a little different that most sports fans. Betsy Layne's players have a fluidity of motion that some how carries them through.

At the Pikeville Women's Club, the chatter this week was all about the Kentucky Wildcats. There is a feeling of impatience and restlessness about the team and the coach. Maybe we are a little slanted to our mountain boys, but John Phelphry is a class act and could probably be had for less money and much better public relations than our current coach. Just an opinion.

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Joyce Pinson is a Kentucky insurance agent, with a penchant for Kentucky horse racing and basketball. She is married to   Charlie Pinson  a Kentucky sportscaster and Ky insurance agent.