Track Magazine
Ben almost Hudson is the publisher of Track Magazine which covers racing quarter horses. He appeared on the cover of his magazine in April 2016 accepting an AQHA Hall of Fame Award. Mr. Hudson proudly stood at the podium with a Trump Make America Great Again Poster.
I'm not shocked that Mr. Hudson is a proud Trump supporter. I was rather puzzled by the way the poster was allowed to be taped to the AQHA podium. He spoke about his life, career and his quarter horses. He also filled three tables to the dinner that evening. According to his column in April he did not speak of national politics.
Mr. Hudson's support of Mr. Trump did not result in an AQHA official running up to the podium to remove the poster. Maybe there were some Ted Cruz supporters in the audience but they restrained themselves. I will continue to subscribe to Mr. Hudson's magazine in spite of and not because of his support of Mr. Trump.
Mr. Hudson took time in his May column to explain his actions, thank his advertisers and subscribers, apologize to those he had offended and said he would endeavor to keep non-horse politics out of his commentaries in the future.
Mr. Hudson can do what he wants with his magazine, how that reflects on quarter horse racing is anyone's guess. The industry has a lot of issues. Critics of the sport would liken any favorable coverage to be little more than lipstick on a pig.
This was a failure to communicate as so many things are these days
I'm not shocked that Mr. Hudson is a proud Trump supporter. I was rather puzzled by the way the poster was allowed to be taped to the AQHA podium. He spoke about his life, career and his quarter horses. He also filled three tables to the dinner that evening. According to his column in April he did not speak of national politics.
Mr. Hudson's support of Mr. Trump did not result in an AQHA official running up to the podium to remove the poster. Maybe there were some Ted Cruz supporters in the audience but they restrained themselves. I will continue to subscribe to Mr. Hudson's magazine in spite of and not because of his support of Mr. Trump.
Mr. Hudson took time in his May column to explain his actions, thank his advertisers and subscribers, apologize to those he had offended and said he would endeavor to keep non-horse politics out of his commentaries in the future.
Mr. Hudson can do what he wants with his magazine, how that reflects on quarter horse racing is anyone's guess. The industry has a lot of issues. Critics of the sport would liken any favorable coverage to be little more than lipstick on a pig.
This was a failure to communicate as so many things are these days
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