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Old 06-05-2010, 04:39 PM
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How the hell are we supposed to watch the Manhattan?
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:40 PM
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Ridiculous.
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:40 PM
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How the hell are we supposed to watch the Manhattan?
I guess they think the deli bit is more interesting.
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:41 PM
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Morons go to a commercial
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:43 PM
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I think they could at least wait to black it out until AFTER the race before the Belmont is over.. Jeesh
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If they aren't gonna show the races, then why black it out at all?
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:45 PM
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If they aren't gonna show the races, then why black it out at all?
To torment us.
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:52 PM
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Thoroughbred Times put the video of the race up: http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/uti...4BED10_771.f4v (I said video, but I'm only getting audio after I clicked on it...anybody else having that problem?)
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Steve,since you are part of the media and probably have some kind of connections,I hope you can address ABC not showing the Manhattan with them.
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Yet another bomb wins.. Winchester.. Pays $44.00
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Old 06-05-2010, 04:57 PM
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How the hell are we supposed to watch the Manhattan?

Not sure in ABC showed it, but Martin Garcia brought home the Acorn winner for $81.00.

He's collected some nice wins this year.

I had the Harry Caray sandwich in he deli where he used to work at lunch today.
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Old 06-05-2010, 05:31 PM
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They just cut off "Empire State of Mind" to go to commercial.......
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Old 06-05-2010, 05:35 PM
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They just cut off "Empire State of Mind" to go to commercial.......
Which ranks as a highlight for ABC I think. Put it on the reel. Whatever the criticism of racing coverage on tv, they didn't force us to listen to this in its entirety.
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It is always nice when they show the start of the race from ground level, leaving he viewer with absolutely no idea what is happening. Please tell me that this is "because we need to attract the casual fan and they love to have no idea of what is going on"...

If you are going to show the horses from the satillite view, do a better job of identifing them.

Or better yet just show the pan shot, you know the one where people can actually tell what is happening. You know like they do in every other sport....
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Old 06-05-2010, 06:20 PM
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It is always nice when they show the start of the race from ground level, leaving he viewer with absolutely no idea what is happening. Please tell me that this is "because we need to attract the casual fan and they love to have no idea of what is going on"...

If you are going to show the horses from the satillite view, do a better job of identifing them.

Or better yet just show the pan shot, you know the one where people can actually tell what is happening. You know like they do in every other sport....
I liked the one where the gates opened,horses were running down the track,and ABC was showing the guys standing behind the starting gate
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Old 06-05-2010, 06:24 PM
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It is always nice when they show the start of the race from ground level, leaving he viewer with absolutely no idea what is happening. Please tell me that this is "because we need to attract the casual fan and they love to have no idea of what is going on"...

If you are going to show the horses from the satillite view, do a better job of identifing them.

Or better yet just show the pan shot, you know the one where people can actually tell what is happening. You know like they do in every other sport....
And for the Preakness and the Belmont they don't show the race prior to the big one.
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Old 06-05-2010, 07:03 PM
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It is always nice when they show the start of the race from ground level, leaving he viewer with absolutely no idea what is happening. Please tell me that this is "because we need to attract the casual fan and they love to have no idea of what is going on"...

If you are going to show the horses from the satillite view, do a better job of identifing them.

Or better yet just show the pan shot, you know the one where people can actually tell what is happening. You know like they do in every other sport....
These morons are so incompetent it's unbelievable. It is so frustrating that is almost maddening. I'm trying to watch the race and they won't show an angle where I can see what's going on.

At least they were smart enough to show the pan shot for the final 1/8th of a mile. LOL.
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Old 06-05-2010, 06:05 PM
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Which ranks as a highlight for ABC I think. Put it on the reel. Whatever the criticism of racing coverage on tv, they didn't force us to listen to this in its entirety.
OMG, let it go. New Yorkers under 80 loved it.
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Old 06-05-2010, 06:10 PM
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OMG, let it go. New Yorkers under 80 loved it.
Under an IQ of 80, maybe.
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