Monmouth Crowd Larger than Belmont Crowd

Habersham000 · #1 07-13-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

How many people, besides those that frequent these boards, do you think would watch if it were live on ESPN?

There was nothing of precendence being broadcast yesterday. If Espn thought they could get viewers, they would have shown the race. Unfortunately, the public at large is only really interested in the triple crown these days.

During the running of the race yesterday ESPN 2 was showing women's golf...I sure hope horse racing especially with Curlin in a race gets more viewers then women's golf

dalakhani · #2 07-13-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Habersham000

During the running of the race yesterday ESPN 2 was showing women's golf...I sure hope horse racing especially with Curlin in a race gets more viewers then women's golf

Sadly, Habersham, it is actually debatable. I know...scary.

Bobby Fischer · #3 07-13-2008, 05:46 PM

i will watch people playing cards or sawing a log or fishing if they put it on tv.

ddthetide · #4 07-13-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

i will watch people playing cards or sawing a log or fishing if they put it on tv.

i draw the line on all 3 but i follow the Tour de France, so i guess that almost as bad.

Linny · #5 07-13-2008, 07:12 PM

The attendance was dreadful.

Why not use a mass e-mailing to all "rewards" patrons or offer discounted seats or something? Why not have a marketing plan in place ready to crank up if such an opportunity presents itself? I know that the legalities prevented them from knowing for sure if Curlin would race but they had a pretty good idea that IF he was approved, he'd show up.

The box section was like a ghost town yesterday. The only area that was full was the Garden Terrace on the 4th floor but it was almost all "group sales" types, not small collections of friends out for a day at the track. They would have been there Curlin or not.

Sightseek · #6 07-14-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Linny

The attendance was dreadful.

Why not use a mass e-mailing to all "rewards" patrons or offer discounted seats or something? Why not have a marketing plan in place ready to crank up if such an opportunity presents itself? I know that the legalities prevented them from knowing for sure if Curlin would race but they had a pretty good idea that IF he was approved, he'd show up.

The box section was like a ghost town yesterday. The only area that was full was the Garden Terrace on the 4th floor but it was almost all "group sales" types, not small collections of friends out for a day at the track. They would have been there Curlin or not.

If you were on their newsletter email list you would have received an email.

#7 07-13-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Habersham000

During the running of the race yesterday ESPN 2 was showing women's golf...I sure hope horse racing especially with Curlin in a race gets more viewers then women's golf

Go down the street to a neighbor and ask who Curlin is...

Then ask about Lauren Ochoa.

My bet is they get Ochoa first.
Or heck some damn poker player.

We have been thru this a million times but
the reinforcement still hurts.

ArlJim78 · #8 07-13-2008, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pgardn

Go down the street to a neighbor and ask who Curlin is...

Then ask about Lauren Ochoa.

My bet is they get Ochoa first.
Or heck some damn poker player.

We have been thru this a million times but
the reinforcement still hurts.

I have no idea who Lauren Ochoa is.

#9 07-13-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I have no idea who Lauren Ochoa is.

If you were my neighbor you would know her before Curlin.

freddymo · #10 07-14-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I have no idea who Lauren Ochoa is.

She is doable

GPK · #11 07-14-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pgardn

Go down the street to a neighbor and ask who Curlin is...

Then ask about Lauren Ochoa.

My bet is they get Ochoa first.
Or heck some damn poker player.

We have been thru this a million times but
the reinforcement still hurts.

You live in Texas...near Mexico. Everyone and their brother down there knows who Lorena Ochoa is.

and there is nothing wrong with women's golf on TV

Linny · #12 07-14-2008, 10:07 AM

This past weekend Belmont had 4 former BC winners on the track and fewer asses in the seats than a high school football game.

#13 07-14-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by GPK

You live in Texas...near Mexico. Everyone and their brother down there knows who Lorena Ochoa is.

and there is nothing wrong with women's golf on TV

Kev if Women's Golf replaces horse racing with 3 BC champs and possibly the best horse in the world, in my bizarre mind, something is very wrong with horse racing. Its not like racing needs 3 straight hours.

#14 07-14-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GPK

You live in Texas...near Mexico. Everyone and their brother down there knows who Lorena Ochoa is.

and there is nothing wrong with women's golf on TV

San Antonio watches sports in this order as illustrated by the paper here:

1. Dallas Cowboys (#1 by a mile)
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Texas Longhorns
4. Texas ATM
5. Any other football.

Its football, football, football, and the Spurs.
Football rules in Texas.

Although San Antonio has about a catrillion golf courses.
Not as many as Phoenix area and other resorts, but too many.

And Nobody really cares that much about Retama Park except truckers
stopping by between San Antonio on the way to Mexico from Dallas and other
places up IH-35. Retama has a great similcast facility so it is a huge luxury for me. But I see it closing the way things are going for racing in general.