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Originally Posted by Sightseek
Taking a shot, when you could be proven wrong, I consider sporting.
Doing the same old thing like the Mosses with Zenyatta, not sporting.
Trying new things like Turf or running in the Classic when you're not terribly fond of the surface, but understand that the fans want to see it - sporting.
Scratching because of being highweighted like Frankel - not sporting.
Just because someone monetarily benefits from sporting actions doesn't make it any less sporting in my eyes.
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i agree with this more than any of the crap about jackson. the original post is foolish. who cares about his ego or personal motives. what he does is GOOD for this game. he takes curlin, the horse of the year to the breeders cup on that poly crap knowing full well his horse is probably best but up against the surface. most would of stayed away. he puts up 10 million buys rachel and enters her in the preakness. biggest racing story this year. name one of these other knuckle heads that would of done it? this, at a time when racing needs stars. i noticed zenyatta scratched at CD. she probably stood no chance in the mud on a dirt track. we will never know because the connections took the safe bet and ran her on the cushion. this guy, jackson does not play "safe", he puts his money where his mouth is, which is more than i can say about most others. i am a gambler, not a chalk player and so is this guy. he is a throw back to the days where owners showed up no matter what to prove their horse is the fastest. most have lost sight of this and go for the easy stakes money/breeding dollar. its just one reason that the game suffers from lack of fan interest! here he offers the "buzz" of the year in our sport and people are dissing him. when these tracks start closing don't thank jess jackson for it !
05-21-2009, 08:46 AM
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