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Originally Posted by cabvmd
Now Freddy,
Even the fastest arabian does not look like a TB when running. When TBs all are running together in a pack (ie horses of equal talent being rated by the riders) you are not able to decern how fast they are going. The track post the split times, then you know how fast they are going.
I have watched maybe 10,000 races and when the horses are together all trying for position, that is the fun part to watch. When there are a couple of horses close together comming to the finish and everyone is yelling for their horse, to me time kind of speeds up with the excitment factor. It is all in someones perception I suppose.
That is my enjoyment of the game. Almost all of the races I have ever watched I have not wagered on because as an offical, I am not allowed. The enjoyment of competition is the same whether or not I have a wager going.
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Go check out the field "the pill" trashed at Delaware Park the other day...I am guessing the 7 horse and the 9 from the race are either deceased, I am still not sure they were actually alive when they loaded in the gate but I will take the vets word for it, or they now live in Lancaster county pulling a plow (slowly). If the prospect of those two in a match race doesn't get your heart pounding nothing will.. I suspect neither is capable of running 6f's in 1.16ish
On a serious note I completely get your point and agree even the slowest hags can be entertaining for a 1/16th of a mile I guess