Effing Michael Wilbon

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by dino

Wilbon is definitly a RACIST but I think his distain for racing is more centered around it not being a "cool" sport. He is more into sports where the athletes beat their wives and make the english language sound more like pig latin than english. Maybe racing needs more hip hop

Perhaps Robby albarado is really a black basketball player masquerading as a jockey.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Perhaps Robby albarado is really a black basketball player masquerading as a jockey.

He didn't say black, he said Pig Latin speaking.

[pointman]

Personally, I stopped watching PTI a long time ago. If I want to see clowns, I just go to the circus.

[munster705]

The bottom line is that we all love horse racing. That being said there is a reason why the pre-race coverage of the Preakness is on Versus instead of a major network. Horse racing is definitely a clique sport, just like bowling, billiards, etc. I would actually compare is to WWE wrestling. There are a number of die hard fans out there like us, but the rest of the country just does not get it and that is fine.....

[hockey2315]

Racing is in now way like bowling or billiards. . . It might not be nearly as popular as it was years ago, but the horse industry still dwarfs those "sports." It's a terrible comparison.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Racing is in now way like bowling or billiards. . . It might not be nearly as popular as it was years ago, but the horse industry still dwarfs those "sports." It's a terrible comparison.

So 160K don't show up for the bowling championships?

[munster705]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

So 160K don't show up for the bowling championships?

160K dont show up for horse races either except for the Derby and Breeder's Cup. If it wasn't for Racinos, there would be horse racing in 3 states tops.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Racing is in now way like bowling or billiards. . . It might not be nearly as popular as it was years ago, but the horse industry still dwarfs those "sports." It's a terrible comparison.

Its behind Nascar though. Consider the poster on here and let that hit you for a second.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Racing is in now way like bowling or billiards. . . It might not be nearly as popular as it was years ago, but the horse industry still dwarfs those "sports." It's a terrible comparison.

and its not like WWE... that industry has millions more viewers and fans.