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Old 05-05-2009, 03:00 PM
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Very odd that it was the highest in 17 years, yet I saw somewhere betting was down 5%...
I think that's due to the fact that many occasional fans do not have the ability to bet from home. It takes a lot more effort to head out to the local OTB or track to place a bet than it does to watch the coverage.

Maybe the increased ratings are "leading" the action. If people enjoy watching triple crown coverage and the ratings go up, at least some will go through the effort to get a bet in.

The viewership can feed the betting and vice versa, as in the "World Series of Poker"
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Old 05-05-2009, 03:28 PM
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Most kids don't even know who Seattle Slew is....but they will remember a horse that's in their own lifetime, if they watched Mine That Bird
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There is only one logical reason why the ratings were up so much...
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There is only one logical reason why the ratings were up so much...
nothing else was on?
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There is only one logical reason why the ratings were up so much...
They wanted to see what Scav was wearing?
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Obama!!!
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I assume timmgirvan already blamed him for I Want Revenge's injury and the sloppy track.
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Hate to say it, but I think increased ratings were because of what happened to Eight Belles and Barbaro. Something emotional and terrible happens that's talked about around the water cooler, people want to see it first hand.

Luckily, instead this year they saw a feel-good "anyman" story, Borel crying for missing his momma and daddy, a pair of cowboys doing good, etc.
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I assume timmgirvan already blamed him for I Want Revenge's injury and the sloppy track.
Why Not? Wasn't it George Bush's fault that a hurricane hit New Orleans?
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