One of television's most prominent personalities,
Chris Harrison is known worldwide as the host of
The Bachelor—a ratings winner since its debut in
2002—and a host of spin-offs. But horse racing
fans know Harrison as one of the original hosts
of T VG. Where does his love of racing come from,
and will he be at this year's Breeders' Cup?
We caught up with a busy Harrison on the
set of The Bachelor to find out.
By SUE FINLEY
CH: Oh, yeah. It's definitely the same thing
as a sporting event or a horse race. You've
got your frontrunners who come out early,
who go out too fast and try to lose it, and
then you have those that treat it as the
marathon that it is and not a sprint,
so it's very much a horse race.
TDN: One of your earliest jobs was at TVG. Do you
ever find yourself handicapping The Bachelor field
at the beginning of a new season?