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Old 02-06-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Scav
To be honest, I kinda agree with Dean. Unfortuntely the O's and Ah's come when someone falls. I watched the last half hour and it wasn't like they were showing a horse in distress or focusing on a dangling limb

For what it is worth, I liked the show, it is pointed towards the MTV Real World crowd, which I liked years ago.
Usually when bad things happen, the end result is not good. The point that Dean was making (or at least the way I interpreted it) was that people want/expect spills and breakdowns in horse racing the way they expect/want crashes at Nascar events. Not only should expect that, but the sport should promote it. I agree with Andy, I would rather that those people not become fans of the sport. We do not need that type of fan base.
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