Is this really a good thing?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by dean smith

No. I'm not. This isn't a joke. It may be great for all of us who love the sport, but as far as growing the fanbase of the sport, I think anytime you don't have the Triple Crown run, it is a terrible thing. Whether this is right or wrong, it's a reality.

i think it's wrong, and far from reality.


we haven't had a tc winner since affirmed. if you talk to some writers, they think the non tc winner is a good thing. look at it this way, had MTB won the tc (lol yeah, right) there would be next to no drama next year because people wouldn't expect it to happen again next year, and the draw would be down dramatically. not having a tc winner gives a lot of folks a reason to tune in to see if it will finally happen.
besides, what good would it have to have your idiot friends (as you called them) interested in a sport that they think ends with the belmont? i'd imagine if nyra can get both mtb and rachel to come, the excitement of 'round two' would be tremendous.

and i have to question just how serious you are when you think they should freeze horses out or fix the race for a favorable outcome. i'd love to see a tc winner as bad as anyone, but i was cheering for rachel yesterday. it was a great race, and a great performance from the filly. people have been talking about the demise of racing for years...yet here it remains.