Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Look, I 'd love to see Street Sense run as it would add that much more to the race, but I still have a problem with the initial article. Finley works for ESPN, the company that pre-empts horse racing for any sport they can, including softball.

They have a stake in the success of horse racing, yet they do very little to bring it to our homes. There were many stakes this weekend, including one of the most prestegious races in country, The Met Mile. Would it have killed ESPN to show the stretch run and results on Sportscenter?

I see the point of the article, racing needs rivalries and it would help the sport. But to call out Nafzger, like he is somehow responsible for doing this is absurd. Where was Finley when so many talented runners in the last few years have been prematurely retired? Where is his article when trainers scratch out of stake races because their horse carries a pound or two more than they think they should carry?