NBC Coverage

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Really? You enjoyed the mussel cooking and the red carpet interviews when you could have been eyeballing the horses in the paddock/post parade?

I didn't expect anything more out of NBC, but I would have liked to watch the track feed (that was blacked out by NBC's contract) instead of all the activities you apparently were digging.

I'm sorry for bitching, you're right, if I hadn't lost so much, the Jerry O'Connell interview would be saved on my DVR for an eternity.

Wow Bigs...this really pissed you off. My bad. I guess when I was playing Belmont and sort of watching the coverage I didn't think it was too bad. As for the race itself and the post race interviews it wasn't all that bad. As far as the paddock/post parade, was there something in particular you were looking for that would have helped you land on Super Saver? Not really seeing the point here.

[Danzig]

no, the race and post race were ok. i didn't give the rest much of a chance, turning it off within minutes of it starting. it didn't begin well, imo. but i think it's more the fault of the network wanting such a huge block of time, and not having enough horse stuff for the horse fan.
i don't watch much tv, certainly don't watch 'girlie' tv, so i had all i could handle right off the bat. i don't care about what the chick from the today show was wearing, or whoe designed it enough to stick around for her next time with the mic, nor do i care which chef from some show gets to watch the race from a suite...yawn.

but from the call for 'riders up' on, it was ok.

[Sightseek]

I thought ESPN's coverage this morning was good.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

no, the race and post race were ok. i didn't give the rest much of a chance, turning it off within minutes of it starting. it didn't begin well, imo. but i think it's more the fault of the network wanting such a huge block of time, and not having enough horse stuff for the horse fan.
i don't watch much tv, certainly don't watch 'girlie' tv, so i had all i could handle right off the bat. i don't care about what the chick from the today show was wearing, or whoe designed it enough to stick around for her next time with the mic, nor do i care which chef from some show gets to watch the race from a suite...yawn.

but from the call for 'riders up' on, it was ok.

agree.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Wow Bigs...this really pissed you off. My bad. I guess when I was playing Belmont and sort of watching the coverage I didn't think it was too bad. As for the race itself and the post race interviews it wasn't all that bad. As far as the paddock/post parade, was there something in particular you were looking for that would have helped you land on Super Saver? Not really seeing the point here.

Not pissed at all. You implied everyone complaining lost money and I thought that was a ridiculous statement that needed correcting.

I was only playing Churchill. As long as the network coverage doesn't keep me from seeing the track feed on my ADW, I could care less if they show Oprah until they open the gates because I'm not watching. But when the ADW vid says tune in to NBC for coverage, I'm pretty much screwed if I want to watch a race. Hell, I couldn't even tell if they were going to show the Woody Reserve until the horses were going onto the turf course. Not one mention or peek at a horse until post time.

I'd kind of like to see if any of the horses are melting down with the big crowds, but if that's not your cup of tea, I understand.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Not pissed at all. You implied everyone complaining lost money and I thought that was a ridiculous statement that needed correcting.

I was only playing Churchill. As long as the network coverage doesn't keep me from seeing the track feed on my ADW, I could care less if they show Oprah until they open the gates because I'm not watching. But when the ADW vid says tune in to NBC for coverage, I'm pretty much screwed if I want to watch a race. Hell, I couldn't even tell if they were going to show the Woody Reserve until the horses were going onto the turf course. Not one mention or peek at a horse until post time.

I'd kind of like to see if any of the horses are melting down with the big crowds, but if that's not your cup of tea, I understand.

Understood man. Actually everyone at the party I was at was quite surprised that the Woodford was televised as well. The melting down thing is a valid point, but at that point I'm already buried in a load of bets. It's all good Bigs. Sorry to get you upset with my first comment.

[packerbacker7964]

too many tents on the far turn for the turf races.

[MaTH716]

Just breezed through it. It was nothing but fluff for the once a year horse racing crowd. I was actually suprised that there was no real feature on Devil May Care, but then I guess they would have had to get in to the whole Eight Belles tradgedy. I was happy for the guy with the bad hairpiece that won on Super Saver. But the real problem is that they don't promote the sport well enough. How bout instead of giving a guy 100k to make a bet. Give 400 people 250 dollars to play the pick four and see what happens. Show people that there are other bets that could be very profitable if played correctly. That's a more realistic scenario than regular people putting 100k on a horse to win. Once again the die hard fans get screwed having to endure with the fluff coverage and ridiculous time between the race. I wonder how many people think that's the way (talking about the time between races) it is at every track around the country every day of the week.

[jms62]

Could they maybe mute the crowd during the call of the race. It's impossible to hear.