You want "mainstream" media coverage, eh?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

My favorite:

"This idiot did not fall off of a horse - HE JUMPED OFF! Thats how jockeys determine who's gonna win on any given day.

Oh my God.

[PatCummings]

I think HBO's Luck will do more for mainstream awareness of racing than just about anything else out there, at least based on what I've been told by industry folks that have previewed it. Here's hoping.

The sport obviously deserves the derision. I apologize if my view that a trainer should be fined and suspended for not doing his job should be mandatory in a sport where people put their faith in said trainer DOING A BASIC TRAINING TECHNIQUE THAT GETS HORSES READY TO RACE FOR MONEY.

Jesustapdancingchrist it's borderline fraud not to train a horse with a whip.

Or are the rest of you conditioned with this PETA-vagina morphing nonsense?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

The sport obviously deserves the derision. I apologize if my view that a trainer should be fined and suspended for not doing his job should be mandatory in a sport where people put their faith in said trainer DOING A BASIC TRAINING TECHNIQUE THAT GETS HORSES READY TO RACE FOR MONEY.

Jesustapdancingchrist it's borderline fraud not to train a horse with a whip.

Or are the rest of you conditioned with this PETA-vagina morphing nonsense?

Said trainer has embarked on a sickening political correctness tour in an attempt to get clients who may be similarly inclined. He is now against Lasix, whips and as has been the case for years, the truth.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Said trainer has embarked on a sickening political correctness tour in an attempt to get clients who may be similarly inclined. He is now against Lasix, whips and as has been the case for years, the truth.

He's been a polarizing figure for quite some time. From what I gathered during my time working on track is that people either loved or hated the guy. There really was no in-between and indifference was minimal.

I can only speak on his actions or lack thereof...and that incident was an absolute embarrassment.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

He's been a polarizing figure for quite some time. From what I gathered during my time working on track is that people either loved or hated the guy. There really was no in-between and indifference was minimal.

I can only speak on his actions or lack thereof...and that incident was an absolute embarrassment.

I dont know many on the love side

[Merlinsky]

I saw an article on the Here Comes Frazier incident in the Courier-Journal, and the first comment was some PETA nut about how whipping and this sport were just the great Satan (we use animals for entertainment! How awful! ) . I've only just recovered from hitting my head really hard with the palm of my hand, followed by the table.