Ken Rudulph does not provide benefit to the industry, TVG, the handicapper, or the audience. One can appreciate his desire to give morning television a shot with Good Day Sacramento as an alternative to horse racing. Ken is not committed to the sport; rather, he is committed to being a broadcaster and that means being on-air. Unfortunately, when he insults viewers with poorly researched selections, he comes across as a carnival-barker.
The real impact of Ken Rudulph getting early week air time is the decreased presence of Rich Perloff particularly on Mondays and Tuesdays.
As Rich says about himself, he is a recovering attorney with a love of all things Shakespeare. I always got the sense that Rich put in the work to educate the audience (his tool box concepts) and respected the viewer - he is humble when he is right, more humble when he is wrong.
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