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ecutive producer, William Chewningof Hume.

“At the bottom of this is a racing show for horsemen,” Chewning said. “That’s really how the Gold Cup show started. The jockeys and the horses are the real heros, the real drama. Everything else is secondary.”

Chewning went on to explain: “We do try to weave the delicate society of people who are the supporters of the racing world — those who make it all happen — into the show. We try to do this with blanket coverage of the race course itself. That’s why the show demands so many cameras. We are not running the race,” he added, “we are covering the event.”

This philosophy of covering the event was echoed by HTS producer Chris Glass.

“The actual event takes care of itself,” said Glass. “You’ve got the tailgates, you’ve got the action of the racing — we’re actually just spectators with cameras. We just show the people (the television viewers) what is happening. It’s a fun event and we hope that it comes across that way on television.”

Although Chewning and Glass stated it simply, in actuality the

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