5/26: It's Derby Trail's 3rd Anniversary

[Kasept]

Have to write up the Belmont P6, so no time to get verbose here, but today marks the start of Year 3 for 'derbytrail.com'.

Those that have been around DT from the original Yahoo Group and ESPN message board know the move to the free-standing URL was on its' way around the 2006 Preakness. I threw the switch after the great troll invasion at ESPN, and what has transpired since continues to amaze me.

There are 1,000 racing fans and friends that congregate here over every 72 hours... Nine days ago a stable born from the site, which has accumulated 125 owners and four horses, won its' first race as a barn... Countless real life friendships, and more, have been carved out of initially anonymous meetings here...

It would be difficult for me to say how proud I am of having my name associated with what you all have accomplished here in 2 years. I don't think it's hyperbole to say that the quality of member and discourse, and humor, at Derby Trail, given its' size, is not equalled anywhere in the community of 'horsey boards' (as one of our most esteemed members' calls them).

Simply, I'd like thank everyone that contributes here on a daily basis whether posting or just by reading. And of course no DT anniversary can pass without a thanks to Thebby for her ongoing administrative contribution, as well as to The Oey and MMSC for their respective moderation support.

Mostly, thanks to everybody for helping me make a career in racing.

Steve