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Contact: Stephen Ellis, Producer, Vigilante Films, 406-682-4053

Harness Racing Special To Debut on RFD-TV

Vigilante Films, Brittany Farms, and the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame
Join Together To Tell One of Racing's Greatest Success Stories

BOZEMAN, MT, MARCH 14, 2005 - Vigilante Films of Bozeman, Montana, Brittany Farms of Lexington, Kentucky, and the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York, are pleased to announce that "Harness Dreams," a television documentary about one of harness racing's greatest success stories, will premiere on RFD-TV March 31, 2005. The show times are Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST; Friday April 1 at 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST; and Sunday April 3 at 5:30 p.m. EST. The show is carried on Dish Network channel 9409 and DirecTV channel 379.

The special focuses on Blair and Karin Burgess, owners and trainers of Real Desire, a horse who came from humble beginnings but became one of the top-winning pacers in history. Real Desire earned millions before retiring to stud, and was ultimately named Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year in 2002. The special also gives an overview of the challenges and excitement inherent to harness racing, and includes interviews from some of the industry's top names-including John Campbell, one of Real Desire's drivers, and George Segal, the owner of Brittany Farms.

"We are very pleased to join RFD-TV in presenting Harness Dreams, and we hope that the show will create a lot of excitement about harness racing both to those already familiar with the sport as well as newcomers," said Stephen Ellis, executive producer for the show. "When my colleague, Monica Thors, suggested I include a show about Standardbreds in the Horse Babies series, I thought it was a wonderful idea. The Burgesses' story, which is one of the all-time classics of harness racing, was a perfect fit for this episode."
Horse Babies is an 8-week mini-series that features owners and operators who are living out their dreams with horses. The goal of the series is to show the emotion and passion people have for their horses and introduce the RFD-TV audience to different breeds. So far, the series has presented specials about Rocky Mountain Horses, Tennessee Walkers, Arabian Horses, and Thoroughbreds.
Monica Thors, a distinguished equine photographer and videographer based in Princeton, New Jersey, is a harness racing trainer and driver herself whose own passion and lifetime of experience with harness racing spurred the development of the documentary.

"Harness racing was not meant to be part of the series," she explained, "Steve called me to order photographs for the series, and I asked him what the series was about. He told me it was going to feature different equine breeds. I asked him, 'Will harness racing and Standardsbreds be featured?' He said 'No,' and that's when I realized I needed to talk him into doing a show on these athletic and wonderful horses," she said.

"Steve came up for the 2003 Hambletonian, and I introduced him to harness racing," said Thors, "He saw what an exciting and powerful sport it is. From there, we joined up with Peter Gerry and the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, and George Segal of Brittany Farms, who both saw the value of making a show like this. Thanks to their sponsorship, this documentary will be broadcast nationwide on satellite television and will also be shown at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen."
Real Desire began his racing career winning 8 of 10 starts at 2, establishing a world record of 1:50.4 and earning nearly a half-million dollars. He captured the $1,000,000 Meadowlands Pace, Breeders Crown and Hoosier Cup at 3, earning over $1.6-million that season, and capped his brilliant career as a 4-year-old with another Breeders Crown triumph and other FFA wins that ultimately led to "Horse of the Year" honors. He was the fastest pacer of the year in his 4-year-old season (1:48.2) and retired to stud with career earnings of over $3.1-million, at the time ranking him the third-richest pacer in history.

For further information about the series visit www.vigilantefilms.com

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