ESPN is being very irresponsible

[Gander]

Nobody even cares about his Derby anymore so showing that would be irrelevant. All people talk about is the injury and recovery so that's what they show.

Well thats kind of silly. He won by one of the biggest margin of victories ever beating some good horses including wonder horse Showing Up. If you guys would rather see a beautiful animal wobble around on 3 legs than see him pulling away from Blue Cat, then you must be a huge hit at kid's parties.

I'm done with this. Wish I never said anything about it.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Gander

Nobody even cares about his Derby anymore so showing that would be irrelevant. All people talk about is the injury and recovery so that's what they show.

Well thats kind of silly. He won by one of the biggest margin of victories ever beating some good horses including wonder horse Showing Up. If you guys would rather see a beautiful animal wobble around on 3 legs than see him pulling away from Blue Cat, then you must be a huge hit at kid's parties.

I'm done with this. Wish I never said anything about it.

Don't misunderstand. I think it's silly to that all anyone talks about is the injury/recovery. I think it would be much better to talk about his nice wins. But the reality is that more people have been drawn to Barbaro because of this stuff than because of his wins. His injury, recovery, and now death have gotten way more coverage than his wins did. It's unfortunate that this stuff interests more people than the good things he did but that's the way it is.

[Gander]

Alright well I would agree that this injury and unfortunate last 8 months of not knowing if he was going to make it has made Barbaro a household name, not his Derby win. God knows most people wouldnt have a clue who War Emblem or Real Quiet are.

But do we really have to see the broken leg over and over in photos and even worse on TV's?

I mean I was running at the gym today and I look up and they are showing the Barbaro footage and really zeroing in on the actual race showing it happen and showing him after the race.

Isnt it enough that he was a superb race horse and a brilliant fighter who touched many lives? Lets leave it at that. We all know life isnt fair and we all know what happened, so do we really need to look at it again?

Originally Posted by Gander

Alright well I would agree that this injury and unfortunate last 8 months of not knowing if he was going to make it has made Barbaro a household name, not his Derby win. God knows most people wouldnt have a clue who War Emblem or Real Quiet are.

But do we really have to see the broken leg over and over in photos and even worse on TV's?

I mean I was running at the gym today and I look up and they are showing the Barbaro footage and really zeroing in on the actual race showing it happen and showing him after the race.

Isnt it enough that he was a superb race horse and a brilliant fighter who touched many lives? Lets leave it at that. We all know life isnt fair and we all know what happened, so do we really need to look at it again?

Nobody is forcing you to watch it.

[The Bid]

Im sure Im not the only person who cannot watch the preakness episode. It is in extremely poor taste to show it on the little pieces that have been put together to honor the horse.

They didnt show lost in the fog rolling around on the ground in pain because of the chemo, they should give Barbaro the same respect. Nobody wants to see a horse break its leg one time, nonetheless 100 times. Sickening.

[Gander]

Im sure Im not the only person who cannot watch the preakness episode. It is in extremely poor taste to show it on the little pieces that have been put together to honor the horse.

They didnt show lost in the fog rolling around on the ground in pain because of the chemo, they should give Barbaro the same respect. Nobody wants to see a horse break its leg one time, nonetheless 100 times. Sickening.

Thanks. I thought I was going crazy. Finally somebody who sees my point and isnt afraid to disagree with the masses. Refreshing.

[The Bid]

The day it happened I watched the replay and about vomited. The slow mo, the snap, knowing what happens when 1200lbs of horse tries to push off on an already broken leg....Brutal, I mean who honestly can argue in favor of seeing a horse in distress, cmon.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Gander

Im sure Im not the only person who cannot watch the preakness episode. It is in extremely poor taste to show it on the little pieces that have been put together to honor the horse.

They didnt show lost in the fog rolling around on the ground in pain because of the chemo, they should give Barbaro the same respect. Nobody wants to see a horse break its leg one time, nonetheless 100 times. Sickening.

Thanks. I thought I was going crazy. Finally somebody who sees my point and isnt afraid to disagree with the masses. Refreshing.

Tim,
I totally agree. ALL the networks have shown the breakdown far too much.
I really don't get a thrill out of seeing it again and again.
Sick, if you ask me.
Showing such a noble steed in distress over and over might gain ratings, but also anti racing people.
Sick people pour gasoline on the fire. I wish they would just show his best efforts and allow the rest of us to grieve his loss.
Thanks for calling your friend.
DTS

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Im sure Im not the only person who cannot watch the preakness episode. It is in extremely poor taste to show it on the little pieces that have been put together to honor the horse.

They didnt show lost in the fog rolling around on the ground in pain because of the chemo, they should give Barbaro the same respect. Nobody wants to see a horse break its leg one time, nonetheless 100 times. Sickening.

i have never watched a preakness replay. can't do it. i remember the actualy race-i've said this before, when he pulled up my first thought was 'no contest'-like they couldn't finish if he couldn't. then i realized they were still running-and i couldn't say who did what thru the running. i only kept it on to find out what was going on with barbaro. they showed the head on replay after the race, and that is the last footage i've ever seen. i hate seeing the pictures. it ticked me off that the front page of the paper here showed him standing on three legs with edgar at pimlico. thankfully the sports page ran his derby runaway photo. THAT is how i want to remember him. winning-with others struggling along in his wake.

[sumitas]

It is a very uplifting journey but tragic end to a great, great horse. The game can be made safer and it is slowly but surely.