Aside from Barbaro, what was the biggest national horse racing story over, say, the last five years? St. Liam winning the 2005 Classic? Curlin, Street Sense, Hard Spun, and the other 2007 3YO's? Anything else racing-related? It's either Afleet Alex's connection with childhood cancer, Funny Cide's wacky owners and their story, or Smarty Jones. The only actual on-track story that even comes close is probably Ghostzapper.
I think it's foolish to suggest this kind of attention isn't a positive for horse racing. I'm definitely rooting for the long shot Autism Awareness to make the Derby and for the media scrutiny he'll receive because of it, even if the horse finishes 19th.
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