Excuse Thread

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Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Then what are you doing here?

I must like the self-punishment hell I don't know for sure.

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I think that there are two giant things that effect attendance of racing events featuring Curlin that noone ever mentions.
#1. The racing media has told the story of curlin many times and it usually features the negatives of the sport including the owners that are currently in jail for ripping people off for millions of dollars.
#2. The nonstop medication talk in that same media often features the checkered past of Curlins trainer who has in excess of 24 violations.

If I was just a fan of racing and constantly read these things about this horse and racing in general, I would have a hard time rooting for him or even believing that he was not enhanced somehow. Jess Jackson is portrayed as some kind of hero in the racing media but the truth of it is he is a bully lawyer who craves the spotlight. He along with the rest of the connections are simply not very likable. Not to mention the horse was not the premier story last year during the TC run or even in the late summer races and the fact that he has had a strange schedule that has been a mystery most of the time doesnt help either.