Anyone Else Taking A Stand

[2MinsToPost]

Originally Posted by Ogygian

This post is like saying I'm not going to watch a football game because it's played on "turf"...times have changed...except it and move on.
In all honesty...who cares what they are running on? For all I care they could be running on gravel...it's the Breeder's Cup.
And also to be honest we could care less, waste of a post.

Well I disagree, because if this was run on a track with dirt I would not feel the same way. But hey each to his / her own. I was just curious as to if anyone else felt the same way is all. I like to have a fighting chance on my wagers, and albeit I have bet other surfaces similar at best to Santa Anita thru the course of time it was not on days like Breeders Cup Weekend.

No big deal either way as all I am asking / posting is if anyone else feels the same way. Far from a waste of a post but rather folks who help fuel the sport expressing opinions

[Ogygian]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

Well I disagree, because if this was run on a track with dirt I would not feel the same way. But hey each to his / her own. I was just curious as to if anyone else felt the same way is all. I like to have a fighting chance on my wagers, and albeit I have bet other surfaces similar at best to Santa Anita thru the course of time it was not on days like Breeders Cup Weekend.

No big deal either way as all I am asking / posting is if anyone else feels the same way. Far from a waste of a post but rather folks who help fuel the sport expressing opinions

If you love horse racing...and it sounds like you do...regardless of where they are running and what they are running on...How can you say " I will sit back and watch a little". This is the biggest day of the year and you are going to watch a little???? Who cares about wagering....I could care less...I enjoy racing...if I win, I win...if I lose I lose.Did you boycott Monmouth due to the slop??? Did that "ruin" the day of racing??? What happens if they change all the surfaces to synthetic (which they wont)...are you going to boycott all racing? And I believe they went to synthetic for safety purposes didnt they.
Nearly all major sports play on different types of surfaces don't they???

[2MinsToPost]

Originally Posted by Ogygian

If you love horse racing...and it sounds like you do...regardless of where they are running and what they are running on...How can you say " I will sit back and watch a little". This is the biggest day of the year and you are going to watch a little???? Who cares about wagering....I could care less...I enjoy racing...if I win, I win...if I lose I lose.Did you boycott Monmouth due to the slop??? Did that "ruin" the day of racing??? What happens if they change all the surfaces to synthetic (which they wont)...are you going to boycott all racing? And I believe they went to synthetic for safety purposes didnt they.
Nearly all major sports play on different types of surfaces don't they???

I don't think Breeders Cup Day on that surface is the biggest day of the year for this industry. I was more excited about Travers Day by a mile. You know, maybe I am showing a side of me that comes out thru the words and choices I use as I find myself leaning towards traditional people, places and things versus what is happening now in ALL aspects of my life.

I think I am speaking out of both sides of my mouth, so let me say this. I'll watch and wager on the big days so to speak at tracks that use dirt more then I will this poly surface for the time being for various reasons. I am drawn to tradition long before I am drawn to today.

[Ogygian]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

I don't think Breeders Cup Day on that surface is the biggest day of the year for this industry. I was more excited about Travers Day by a mile. You know, maybe I am showing a side of me that comes out thru the words and choices I use as I find myself leaning towards traditional people, places and things versus what is happening now in ALL aspects of my life.

I think I am speaking out of both sides of my mouth, so let me say this. I'll watch and wager on the big days so to speak at tracks that use dirt more then I will this poly surface for the time being for various reasons. I am drawn to tradition long before I am drawn to today.

Hey...I am all for tradition, but I also understand that times change. For the record...it's not like all dirt tracks are the same...you can't compare Calder and Belmont...both dirt, but very different...same goes for Turf...Kentucky Downs to Saratoga...synthetics is just another element.
Is the SuperBowl the biggest day for football no matter where it is played?? Is the World Series the biggest event in baseball no matter where it is played??? The answer is Yes...

[2MinsToPost]

Originally Posted by Ogygian

Hey...I am all for tradition, but I also understand that times change. For the record...it's not like all dirt tracks are the same...you can't compare Calder and Belmont...both dirt, but very different...same goes for Turf...Kentucky Downs to Saratoga...synthetics is just another element.
Is the SuperBowl the biggest day for football no matter where it is played?? Is the World Series the biggest event in baseball no matter where it is played??? The answer is Yes...

and I have the choice to spend and watch or just watch. I'm watching cause I love this sport, just not spending. I'll enjoy it from the comfy easy chair with no tickets to despair

[Dunbar]

From the title of this thread, I was ready to post "yes, I'm taking a stand against Zenyatta."

--Dunbar

[ateamstupid]

Just like last year, I'm not betting a cent, firstly because I don't bet SoCal racing, secondly because the BC has become a complete joke and I don't want to support it. I'll probably dive back in when it gets back to dirt, but not as heavily as I used to.

I don't understand the "full fields" argument for why I should bet it. Fair Grounds opens tomorrow and they, along with Churchill have plenty of full fields. And at FG and CD I won't have to worry nearly as much about horses in perfectly good form suddenly not running a lick and vice versa.