NBC Coverage

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Exactly.

I had NBC on for about two minutes and couldn't take it.

Pure torture.

women, in general, arent gamblers (besides penny slots). Of course there are exceptions. But when you go to a casino or race track.. its men that are doing the gambling. The women you can find playing the penny slots.. the men are losing $4000 playing poker and black jack & pick 3's.

The way to get the girls to tune in to the Derby, is to show the other stuff. If the Derby coverage was basically a simulcast feed, nobody would watch it.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

women, in general, arent gamblers (besides penny slots). Of course there are exceptions. But when you go to a casino or race track.. its men that are doing the gambling. The women you can find playing the penny slots.. the men are losing $4000 playing poker and black jack & pick 3's.

The way to get the girls to tune in to the Derby, is to show the other stuff. If the Derby coverage was basically a simulcast feed, nobody would watch it.

I know that you said there are exceptions but I just can't agree.

Women aren't gamblers?

Penny slots?

I'd assume there are many more men than women who gamble but still..

How do we know this, that they don't gamble as much?

When you're at the track what's the ratio of men to women like?

[my miss storm cat]

Oh right well I got distracted by the last post but this is what I really wanted to say here.

MAKE IT STOP.

The Kentucky Oaks, the filly version of the Kentucky Derby, is broadcast on Bravo, which skews heavily toward female viewers. There are Derby segments on "The Today Show" in the run-up to the race focusing on everything from fashion to how to create the perfect mint julep.

"Women are watching the Derby more for the spectacle than the sporting event," McCarley said. "There's a balance you have to strike for the different people that you're watching."


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6447802.shtml

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Oh right well I got distracted by the last post but this is what I really wanted to say here.

MAKE IT STOP.

The Kentucky Oaks, the filly version of the Kentucky Derby, is broadcast on Bravo, which skews heavily toward female viewers. There are Derby segments on "The Today Show" in the run-up to the race focusing on everything from fashion to how to create the perfect mint julep.

"Women are watching the Derby more for the spectacle than the sporting event," McCarley said. "There's a balance you have to strike for the different people that you're watching."


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6447802.shtml

now, that's an improvement on some of other things they showed.

i had a wild cherry julep (ok, several) at a restaurant last summer-talk about good!

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

I know that you said there are exceptions but I just can't agree.

Women aren't gamblers?

Penny slots?

I'd assume there are many more men than women who gamble but still..

How do we know this, that they don't gamble as much?

When you're at the track what's the ratio of men to women like?

ratio of men to women at the track.. maybe 80/20? maybe 85/15? lots of guys like to go to the track to get AWAY from their women!

they dont gamble as much because of psychology... tend to take less risks and be more "responsible". You just dont see a lot of women willing to put 2 grand into a pick 6 ticket unless they are already incredibly rich. I'm not being sexist towards men or women and its completely my own opinion.

How many women are public handicappers compared to men? And we're not talking about a couple small bets a dozen times a year... we're talking real gambling.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

ratio of men to women at the track.. maybe 80/20? maybe 85/15? lots of guys like to go to the track to get AWAY from their women!

they dont gamble as much because of psychology... tend to take less risks and be more "responsible". You just dont see a lot of women willing to put 2 grand into a pick 6 ticket unless they are already incredibly rich. I'm not being sexist towards men or women and its completely my own opinion.

How many women are public handicappers compared to men? And we're not talking about a couple small bets a dozen times a year... we're talking real gambling.

The first part of your post...

Seriously?

I don't know where you are. It's higher here.

The rest of your post? Point taken.

I'm just giving my opinion too.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

The first part of your post...

Seriously?

I don't know where you are. It's higher here.

The rest of your post? Point taken.

I'm just giving my opinion too.

Yes, seriously. I've really only met two gamblers who are women. A trainers wife, (who has lots of ) and a woman who worked with the radio show who was a good horse player. I've met lots of women who love horses and horse racing and place some wagers... really investing a good amount of money to bet is a different thing. (btw, I do not consider myself at ALL to be a gambler)

Maybe going to the track isnt the best way of answering this because not everyone goes to the track to drop lots of cash, especially in the case of Saratoga, Gulfstream, Keenland, Del Mar, etc where it is a social event...

How many women do you see at the OTB??? i'd put a 90/10 or maybe even a 95/5 ratio on that. There were NEVER any women at Lehigh Valley Downs or Dania beach when I'd go there.

What about Derby trail? there has to be 4 guys for every one girl who posts.


I really dont know how this can even be argued. Even with poker you see one female to every 8-10 male players, for the most part.

[my miss storm cat]

Point taken... your comments bothered me at first but yeah of course you're right in that there are way more men.

Here I'd say maybe 25 percent (women) at the track... on the big days maybe 40? Course I'm just guessing.

Penny slots... I've never done that and wouldn't want to.

I'm glad you know that I'm not trying to fight...

Just very very irritated and I don't like being talked down to like a special-needs child (not you, NBC).

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Point taken... your comments bothered me at first but yeah of course you're right in that there are way more men.

Here I'd say maybe 25 percent (women) at the track... on the big days maybe 40? Course I'm just guessing.

Penny slots... I've never done that and wouldn't want to.

I'm glad you know that I'm not trying to fight...

Just very very irritated and I don't like being talked down to like some special child (not you, NBC).

I guess you like the top since you don't like being talked down to.. What two adults...........

[Antitrust32]

most of NBC's demographics' major horse racing experience is having watched "Let it Ride".

I dont like their coverage at all. As soon as the top chef stuff started I texted o.e.y "time to start drinking".

Then I met a friend at wing house... watched a muted NBC coverage and a Halladay complete game shut out (hi SCUDS ).. and had to guess which horses ran 2-4 behind Super Saver while drinking a TERRIBLE bloody mary!

Did they really show the race from a blimp camera angle? I mean for real? its nice to see when its all said and done but i had no idea WHAT was happening!


(i shouldnt have added the penny slots thing... though whenever I go to a casino I swear there are thousands of women playing the slots.. I personally dont understand why ANYONE would play the slots - my Mom loves them tho!)