Join legendary entertainer/entrepreneur and Thoroughbred owner and breeder Merv Griffin for Thursday’s edition of bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” sponsored by Equine Oxygen Therapy. Griffin will be the special guest live online at www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses on Thursday, April 26 beginning at Noon ET (9:00 a.m. PT). Griffin has been a lifelong fan of Thoroughbred racing and as a child saw Seabiscuit run twice. Over the past decades he has served on the Boards of Hollywood Park and the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Working with trainer Doug O’Neill, he has been in the winner’s circle many times, but none so satisfying as with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Stevie Wonderboy at Belmont in 2005. Cobalt Blue, winner of the San Felipe (gr.II), will represent the Merv Griffin Stable on May 5 at Churchill Downs.

In addition to his Thoroughbred racing stable and his longtime ownership of TeleView Racing Patrol, Merv Griffin is the hands-on force behind the Griffin Group of Companies. They include Merv Griffin Entertainment which is currently producing his new syndicated game show, Let’s Do Crosswords, and a second season of the Lifetime reality show, Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead. His real estate interests include a 400-home equestrian community, the Griffin Ranch, in La Quinta, California, as well as a high-end residential real estate brokerage.

A household name to several generations who watched The Merv Griffin Show, the television icon hosted 5,500 shows and interviewed more than 25,000 extraordinary guests during 23 years of high ratings. Griffin also created Jeopardy! (1964) and Wheel of Fortune (1975), the two most successful game shows in television syndication history, and wrote their distinctive themes. Over the years, Merv earned 17 Emmys and 32 nominations. He also has earned approximately $70 million from the 30-second Jeopardy “Think Music,” which has become an integral part of popular culture.

How to participate in the bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses”/ask questions:
Questions for Merv Griffin can be submitted in advance now or during the live online discussion by going to https://www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses. The same Internet address will also carry bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” web cast live. Bloodhorse.com “Talkin’ Horses” offers an entertaining and engaging opportunity for racing enthusiasts to talk online one-on-one with high-profile insiders, newsmakers and legends of the Thoroughbred industry