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Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper The Game, July 2008 11 B.C.’s Top Breeder’s Family has Links to New Social Network
Chuck Hazzard & Tina Mabanta at Hastings
By Jackie Humber
coach, rst at UNLV then in 2005 for Pepperdine University in Florida. In 2007 he received his Masters Degree from Pepperdine’s Graduate School in Educational Technology which is where the idea of his social network was developed.
in touch with ex-teammates that
I haven’t talked to in 10 years, so thats a great way to keep in touch,” said Chuck.
Tina Mabanta, at only 24 years-old is now the Vice President and Chief Financial Of cer of the new and fast growing social network website, HazzSports.com. Mabanta is the daughter of Toti Mabanta, former Syn- dicate Manager of B.C.’s leading sire, the late Vying Victor.
HazzSports.com was originally established as part of a Masters Degree thesis completed by Tina Mabanta’s partner, Chuck Hazzard. The two
rst met when Mabanta was enrolled at UNLV while working at Bali Hai Country Club in Las Vegas. Chuck was involved in the baseball world, rst as a player and then as a coach. His lengthy list of accomplishments in the baseball world includes two-time All-SEC selection and All American. He was a member of the University
of Florida when the team competed
in the College World Series in 1996 and 1998. Although he was drafted
by The New York Yankees, he went
on to complete his Bachelors de-
gree in 1999 in Sports Management
at the University of Florida. Chuck then spent two-years as an assistant
HazzSports.com was launched in January 2008 and according to Chuck the social network now has a member- ship of 1500.
HazzSports.com’s new spokesperson is David Eckstein
of the Toronto Blue Jays. “We are really good friends. We were fresh- men together at the University of Florida, so it’s great he’s coming on board,” said Hazzard.
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The network has sparked an interest in the sports world. “I rst wanted the site to be something where coaches and athletes could bene t from as a communication tool, and now it has snowballed into this huge social net- work. It’s a great way to stay informed with former friends and teammates,” said Hazzard. The online social network website is free to join and
has a large range of applications that include platforms for individual pro les with photo galleries, blogs and forums, emails, and free Arcade games.
Also new to HazzSports.com will be USA Soccer Team member, Heather Mitts.
Hastings.
HazzSports.com is easy to access
“Heather is also an ESPN analyst and she will be our spokes model,” he said.
and very user friendly. All fans and athletes of racing are encouraged to join. Just sign in to HazzSports.com and follow the easy steps.
Chuck has also become a big fan of thoroughbred racing. “I went with Tina and her family to Las Vegas and we watched the Kentucky Derby. I saw Big Brown win and it was so exciting and now I love
As for Chuck’s nal mark on his thesis paper: an A of course.
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“You can upload pictures and
there is a chat room where you can
put comments on. There’s so many avenues to communicate and I’ve been
it,” he said as he watched live rac- ing at Hastings. And now one of the athletes on the site is a former racehorse from
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