A Sad Day For Racing

[randallscott35]

Voters should be ashamed of themselves.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Voters should be ashamed of themselves.

Sad, really? I think of Eight Bells and Barbaro, that was sad. I'm not sure what this was, but I don't think sad is the right word.

Words that do come to mind are lame, injustice and irrelevant.

[richard burch]

really, is it that bad?

blame will still hopefully produce great, sound horses for lots of money and the mare will be makin sweet love soon.

for me it's a win-win. the cheesy fans are happy and everyone not named hancock is also feeling OK.

lets move on. they are retired.

[Revidere]

You can "Blame" Haynesfield.

Try and keep perspective.

[richard burch]

Originally Posted by Revidere

You can "Blame" Haynesfield.

Try and keep perspective.

i agree. if he wins that race, hard to deny him the prize.

[NTamm1215]

One would have hoped that voters had the wherewithal to conclude that Blame was 2-1 against Haynesfield and defeated him soundly in both the Whitney and Classic. I really don't think this was about the JCGC. It was a crusade by a legion of fans/writers/connections who not only overrated their horse, they overrated her accomplishments, and they overrated her impact on the game.

As Chuck said, I'm eagerly anticipating the tremendous growth in handle and attendance that will stem from all of these new fans being involved in the game.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

One would have hoped that voters had the wherewithal to conclude that Blame was 2-1 against Haynesfield and defeated him soundly in both the Whitney and Classic. I really don't think this was about the JCGC. It was a crusade by a legion of fans/writers/connections who not only overrated their horse, they overrated her accomplishments, and they overrated her impact on the game.

As Chuck said, I'm eagerly anticipating the tremendous growth in handle and attendance that will stem from all of these new fans being involved in the game.

The wrong horse won HoY but who really gives a flying fvck. She was a great animal and did help promote the sport. Her popularity can't hurt long term. It's not like Blame was some all time great. I could have never voted for Zenyatta but her being HoY is hardily a tragedy. The worst part of the whole thing is that between the two they raced a total of 11 times. Neither deserve too much praise.

[Sightseek]

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

Not exactly. It's not about a "right" or "wrong" horse. When facebook pages mean more than what happens on track, it's a black eye for the sport.

But, since Zenyatta did so much for the sport and brought so many fans to the game, I'm sure we will begin to see the impact. Handle should begin to go up across the board and I'm sure horse racing won't play second fiddle to Little league Baseball now on TV.

After those two things happen I'll be selling bridges to anyone interested.

[OTM Al]

This is a happy day because this silliness is at last over and it's time to move on.

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

Sighty that was poetry !!

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Those not so important awards sure did become important real fast when the wrong horse wins..

Not really. Showing them as a farce has the opposite result.

[DaTruth]

One out of three isn't bad. The 2010 goals of Zenyatta's connections were to retire undefeated, win the BC Classic, and be named HOY.

[randallscott35]

Her case was actually better last year than this...It is not a Lifetime achievement award. There should be no awards going forward. None. Everyone should get a plastic trophy like Little League baseball

[Betsy]

It's an absolute joke..........but this doesn't come as a surprise if you've read Joe Drape, John Pricci, etc...........

I wasn't even a fan of Blame, but I feel badly for him and his connections; the Mosses emotionally blackmailed these mediots. I just got lectured by some dope on Thoroughbred Champions.......I probably should not go into that thread again as I'll be flamed by the emotionally overcome.

[westcoastinvader]

Blame compiled an exemplary record in 2010 which consists of four Grade 1 victories, including yesterday's Classic win over Zenyatta. To many people who vote for Horse of the Year it will be enough. His record would clinch the award most of the time. This time it's not enough. Zenyatta ran the best race in the Classic, finishing one foot short of overcoming an almost insurmountable obstacle.

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2...ewmode=default



That's another view that some voters may have taken regarding the head to head Classic.

[Betsy]

So Blame gets penalized because Zenyatta failed to overcome her own flaw, which is that she has to come from miles out of it?

It's hard to take HOY seriously anymore.

[PatCummings]

Not sure what others thought of it, but I'm pretty certain Mark DeDominico's acceptance speech for Blind Luck was a thinly-veiled ten minute non-stop assault on Team Zenyatta's lack of creativity in campaigning her, followed by the overwhelming platitudes that come with these things...