Off Track

Download or read book Off-Track and Online written by Holly Kruse and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly Kruse explores how horse racing has used media over the last several decades, arguing that examining the history and context of horse racing and gambling gives us a clearer understanding of the development of data networks, media complexes, public entertainment, and media publics. She describes an enormous industry that depends on global information and communication flows made possible by a network linking racetracks, homes, off-track betting, farms, and auction sites.