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Old 06-25-2008, 06:11 AM
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Well the story seems to be hitting the papers today, with the suspension being handed down and all. No quotes from Shitbag Rose that I could find in any of the stories.

I hate to say it but if our friends at PETA were going to start making noise, I'm thinking today will be the day. Honestly, I wasn't aware this happened until last night when I read it on DT, so I'm sure 99.99% of the country had no idea it had occurred. They'll know today, and unfortunately today they'll be justified. Brace yourselves.
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Old 06-25-2008, 06:21 AM
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Well the story seems to be hitting the papers today, with the suspension being handed down and all. No quotes from Shitbag Rose that I could find in any of the stories.

I hate to say it but if our friends at PETA were going to start making noise, I'm thinking today will be the day. Honestly, I wasn't aware this happened until last night when I read it on DT, so I'm sure 99.99% of the country had no idea it had occurred. They'll know today, and unfortunately today they'll be justified. Brace yourselves.
I'm sure Rose was being advised by his representatives not to comment at the moment. I would expect that Team Rose will have a press conference soon showing remorse and outlining the steps he will take to avoid this happening again. This will consist of anger management, community service with animals and possibly children riding animals etc... They will state this was his 1st incident and he made a mistake etc..... Let the spin doctors get to work.

He was wrong and should just take the punishment and be quiet. This seldom happens anymore.
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Old 06-25-2008, 06:27 AM
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Well the story seems to be hitting the papers today, with the suspension being handed down and all. No quotes from Shitbag Rose that I could find in any of the stories.

I hate to say it but if our friends at PETA were going to start making noise, I'm thinking today will be the day. Honestly, I wasn't aware this happened until last night when I read it on DT, so I'm sure 99.99% of the country had no idea it had occurred. They'll know today, and unfortunately today they'll be justified. Brace yourselves.
Hey! Good news! Not to worry... PETA's pre-occupied.. A peck of pigeons that were disrupting play at Wimbledon were shot!

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slu...ters&type=lgns
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:37 AM
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Hey! Good news! Not to worry... PETA's pre-occupied.. A peck of pigeons that were disrupting play at Wimbledon were shot!

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slu...ters&type=lgns
this post made me laugh, does that mean I'm a bad person??
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:14 AM
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Hey! Good news! Not to worry... PETA's pre-occupied.. A peck of pigeons that were disrupting play at Wimbledon were shot!

http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slu...ters&type=lgns

They employ two hawks to chase away birds? Do they give the hawks hourly pay or salary??
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:19 AM
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Rose has appealed and will appear again before the commission on July 22. The commission denied the 29-year-old jockey's request for a stay that would have allowed him to continue riding until the appeal is heard.

Wayne said that while Rose is suspended only in Delaware, most states will honor the suspension.


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http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/p...NEWS/806250356

I guess the appeal is "required" but what a pair of stones...Molina didn't appeal when he was suspended for kicking the horse at Philly park, did he?
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:25 AM
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Looks like somewhere around six news outlets have picked up the story, three from Delaware, one from Philly, one from Louisville, and the Bloodhorse. At least that is what my quick news-seeking skills discovered.
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:45 AM
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They employ two hawks to chase away birds? Do they give the hawks hourly pay or salary??
My college sponsored a Crow killing contest one year at school....Peta never came after the school.
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:47 AM
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Not a mention of this on ESPN.com while Dutrow's suspension is the top headline. Shows how irrelevant our sport is outside of the Triple Crown. Non-TC racing is like rookie league baseball to them.
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Old 06-25-2008, 08:55 AM
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Not a mention of this on ESPN.com while Dutrow's suspension is the top headline. Shows how irrelevant our sport is outside of the Triple Crown. Non-TC racing is like rookie league baseball to them.
You aren't being fair to Rookie League Baseball. Speaking on non-MLB baseball, how many people do you think are watching the scintillating Bulldogs vs. Bulldogs College World Series Match-up this week? Yet, they have no trouble dedicating 3+ hours to this crap and they can't find the time to show more "important" racing?

Did they show the Curlin race 2 weeks ago? I'm truly asking because I didn't notice if they did and would never even think to look for a major race on ESPN these days...
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:03 AM
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You aren't being fair to Rookie League Baseball. Speaking on non-MLB baseball, how many people do you think are watching the scintillating Bulldogs vs. Bulldogs College World Series Match-up this week? Yet, they have no trouble dedicating 3+ hours to this crap and they can't find the time to show more "important" racing?

Did they show the Curlin race 2 weeks ago? I'm truly asking because I didn't notice if they did and would never even think to look for a major race on ESPN these days...
curlins race was on HRTV. he destroyed the field on the stretch drive.
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:08 AM
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You aren't being fair to Rookie League Baseball. Speaking on non-MLB baseball, how many people do you think are watching the scintillating Bulldogs vs. Bulldogs College World Series Match-up this week? Yet, they have no trouble dedicating 3+ hours to this crap and they can't find the time to show more "important" racing?
ESPN has to show some of the non-revenue NCAA sports, as part of the price of securing the rights to sports like basketball and football.
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:15 AM
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You aren't being fair to Rookie League Baseball. Speaking on non-MLB baseball, how many people do you think are watching the scintillating Bulldogs vs. Bulldogs College World Series Match-up this week? Yet, they have no trouble dedicating 3+ hours to this crap and they can't find the time to show more "important" racing?

Did they show the Curlin race 2 weeks ago? I'm truly asking because I didn't notice if they did and would never even think to look for a major race on ESPN these days...
If you watched the first 2 games and didnt enjoy them I wonder what exactly you would like? Why do you have to knock another sport especially when it not only has a good storyline but has been good entertainment. ESPN shows plenty of crap but the college WS is a legit event. Anything that Erin Anderews covers is important!
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:16 AM
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Not a mention of this on ESPN.com while Dutrow's suspension is the top headline. Shows how irrelevant our sport is outside of the Triple Crown. Non-TC racing is like rookie league baseball to them.
Are we really supposed to complain that the media isnt reporting a negative story?
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Old 06-25-2008, 09:20 AM
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Are we really supposed to complain that the media isnt reporting a negative story?
Not complaining. Just pointing it out to the people that complain when something overruns on ESPN and they put off the racing coverage to show the end of it. It is another example of how completely irrelevant our sport is to the public outside of the Triple Crown.
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