Post by Exceller Fund on May 1, 2008 1:33:21 GMT -5
This year, 2008, marks the 30th anniversary of Exceller's historic victory in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, where he is still the only horse to defeat two Triple Crown winners. To honor him, The Exceller Fund is working on "A Toast to Exceller Day" on September 27th.
Plans are in the works to have the major tracks with live racing on this day promote the anniversary in their programs, show the historic race on their monitors, volunteers manning Exceller Fund booths with merchandise, and the tracks selling a signature cocktail called an EXCELLERATOR (at least named that for the time being). .We are asking for your help in coming up with the recipe for this signature cocktail...and even other ideas for the name. I am looking for some cool prizes to offer for the winning cocktail as well as the winning name if we choose one other than EXCELLERATOR.
Criteria for the cocktail should probably be as follows:
1. Recipes should be limited to no more than five (?) ingredients that the tracks can easily put together in quantities.
2. House liquors would be preferable to expensive, select brands.
3. To be served over ice.
4. Yummy so that people want refills.
The Exceller Fund would receive all or part of the profits from the sale of this cocktail.
The Daily Racing Form has already offered to help us with advertising for this endeavor. Belmont Park, the venue for the Jockey Club Gold Cup has also been contacted and we hope they will be "the flag ship" for this "Toast to Exceller Day".
So, start creating your favorite concoctions on behalf of Exceller. It may become the latest rage in all the restaurants and bars at the tracks!
Plans are in the works to have the major tracks with live racing on this day promote the anniversary in their programs, show the historic race on their monitors, volunteers manning Exceller Fund booths with merchandise, and the tracks selling a signature cocktail called an EXCELLERATOR (at least named that for the time being). .We are asking for your help in coming up with the recipe for this signature cocktail...and even other ideas for the name. I am looking for some cool prizes to offer for the winning cocktail as well as the winning name if we choose one other than EXCELLERATOR.
Criteria for the cocktail should probably be as follows:
1. Recipes should be limited to no more than five (?) ingredients that the tracks can easily put together in quantities.
2. House liquors would be preferable to expensive, select brands.
3. To be served over ice.
4. Yummy so that people want refills.
The Exceller Fund would receive all or part of the profits from the sale of this cocktail.
The Daily Racing Form has already offered to help us with advertising for this endeavor. Belmont Park, the venue for the Jockey Club Gold Cup has also been contacted and we hope they will be "the flag ship" for this "Toast to Exceller Day".
So, start creating your favorite concoctions on behalf of Exceller. It may become the latest rage in all the restaurants and bars at the tracks!
