http://www.godfatherlv.com Mark Wayman: The Godfather of Las Vegas Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:39:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings from the Godfather!  Spent most of November in Las Vegas attending the Big Brothers Big Sisters Gala and Opportunity Village Camelot.  Also attended G2E (gaming show) and caught up with dozens of clients and friends. This week I am in San Diego to host a "Sit Down" (private networking event) ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/11/21/happy-holidays/ Our two year old colt Backbackbackgone remained undefeated by winning the Jack Goodman Stakes at Santa Anita yesterday.  He is now a perfect 3 for 3, including two stakes wins.  This time around he beat three very nice horses.  The rail horse was undefeated (trained by Carla Gaines and working ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/10/19/backbackbackgone-2/ High school football, cooling temperatures and Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner.  Fall is the best season of the year!  For those of us here in Lone Grove, Oklahoma that means snow is on the way.  Love Las Vegas - but the change of seasons in Lone Grove is ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/10/05/fall-is-the-best-season-of-the-year/ This week the Lone Grove High football team played Tishimingo on the road.  The family loaded up (Karen, Marisa, Emily and myself) for the scenic drive from Lone(some) Grove to Tishimingo.  Small town, small crowd..  Lone Grove ran the first play from scrimmage in for a touchdown.  Would they win ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/09/14/tishimingoamong-other-things/ If it's September, then it must be football season in Lone Grove, Oklahoma.  And down here in Oklahoma and Texas, football is religion!  We take our football very seriously, especially at the high school and college level.  Friday September 5 was the first game of the reason for Lone Grove ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/09/06/lone-grove-high-school-football/ Heading back to Del Mar this week to watch Our Superstar and Set Play run.  Also, blessed to have a few clients and friends on the appointment list.  From there it's on to City Club San Francisco to host 60 executives and entrepreneurs with my good friend Dean Lane. This past ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/08/15/more-on-del-mar/ Greetings from Del Mar, where the turf meets the surf!  We have a number of horses running down here, including The Final Roar who won two weeks ago.  This week is quiet, however Set Play, Our Superstar and Launch the Bull are all running the week of August 18.  We're ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/08/10/the-godfather-live-from-del-mar/ Wednesday July 16 is Opening Day at Del Mar!  Sand, sea and 70 degree temperatures make this the Godfather's favorite race track.   Beats the heck out of 110 in Las Vegas and "hot and humid" in Oklahoma.  Remember, the worst day at Del Mar...is better than the best day working. Gerson ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/07/13/del-mar/ July 4 (Independence Day ) holds special meaning for me. My Dad fought at Normandy and participated in D-Day. He was one of the paratroopers dropped on the wrong side of the lines, and had to fight his way back to "the good guys". Despite our challenges, America is still the greatest country ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/07/04/god-bless-america/ Every horse racing enthusiast dreams of hitting that magical Pick 6.  In some cases it can pay $1,000,000 and be a life changing event.  Unfortunately, horses don't run consistently, so picking six winners in a row is a real challenge. So one of my best friends is Sean Gerson (www.gersonracing.com).  When we sold ... http://www.godfatherlv.com/2008/06/26/the-pick-6/