It was the break she was looking for and
something that quite possibly could lead
to high-profile broadcasting jobs outside
of racing someday. But she also knew that
from the first instant she stepped before
the Gulfstream cameras she would be
judged differently than others and her hir-
ing second guessed. There's the other side
to being Miss Connecticut, that many would
assume she got the job only because of her
looks and that she didn't know a thing about
horse racing.
"I still deal with that," she said.
"It's not necessarily from people
who work in the industry, it's
more people on Twitter who like
to tweet and say 'you're no
good' and 'you were just
hired because you're a
blonde.' People make
lewd comments about
my appearance. I even
get that in person at the
track.
"The first week I started at
Gulfstream I was walking through
the grandstand and somebody
stopped me and said, 'You're pretty good
for a Miss Connecticut.' I was kind of taken
aback. I know I was supposed to say thank
you, but it was a backhanded compliment."
