37% Decline in TV Ratings For Belmont

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Oh Tammy Fox

Greg...Tammy.....easy to see the confusion.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Greg...Tammy.....easy to see the confusion.

Her brother Billy rode Forty Niner to his win in the NYRA Mile. Jocks were on strike.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Her brother Billy rode Forty Niner to his win in the NYRA Mile. Jocks were on strike.

I know.

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I know.

Andy- Didn't he also pop Chris Antley on the picket line?

I remember a kid named Jose Romero, who used to ride for Lukas never got a shot after being labeled a "scab"

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Revidere

Andy- Didn't he also pop Chris Antley on the picket line?

I remember a kid named Jose Romero, who used to ride for Lukas never got a shot after being labeled a "scab"

I don't remember about Antley one way or another.

I remember Jose Romero....especially when he opened a 20 length lead on some nice priced Lukas horse I bet at Belmont only to get run down late.

[Merlinsky]

Worth noting, as much as I loathe her, a hot AOL search right now is apparently Sarah Palin at the Belmont Stakes. Maybe some people will at least take note of the race's name.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Worth noting, as much as I loathe her, a hot AOL search right now is apparently Sarah Palin at the Belmont Stakes. Maybe some people will at least take note of the race's name.

Yeah, but the news had nothing to do with horse racing and everything to do with "did she get a boob job?"


http://www.newser.com/story/91796/di...-boob-job.html

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Her brother Billy rode Forty Niner to his win in the NYRA Mile. Jocks were on strike.

Scab

[Merlinsky]

Of course there's the pesky problem that one network doesn't own all 3 race rights. Is it next year we could have that again? Makes the likelihood of a bonus easier. I don't blame them for not being enthusiastic about watching the Belmont. I mean it wasn't exactly clash of the titans, and a lot of kids are out of school so people that can find better things to do just might take the opportunity. June's harder for tv viewing, period. Not everybody thinks about the Belmont by name, they just know there's a 3rd race if you have a Triple Crown, so that's another problem. I tried to tell someone I couldn't come with them because the Belmont was on Saturday, they looked at me like I'd said "I can't come with you because I need to learn to play the nose trumpet."

[Travis Stone]

How can horse racing expect the average person to sit there with 30 minutes in between races? That's 8 or 9 halftimes a card. I'm never surprised when ratings come back low, it's a brutal sell.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

How can horse racing expect the average person to sit there with 30 minutes in between races? That's 8 or 9 halftimes a card. I'm never surprised when ratings come back low, it's a brutal sell.

Halftime in football is 15 minutes

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

How can horse racing expect the average person to sit there with 30 minutes in between races? That's 8 or 9 halftimes a card. I'm never surprised when ratings come back low, it's a brutal sell.

Uh... What are you talking about? There was only one race.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Halftime in football is 15 minutes

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Uh... What are you talking about? There was only one race.

I'm talking more about the all day broadcast, not necessarily the ABC portion... but even then... 90 minute broadcast for a race that lasts the time for a 94 Beyer. Lots of dead time, Manhattan or not. Really hard sell.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

How can horse racing expect the average person to sit there with 30 minutes in between races? That's 8 or 9 halftimes a card. I'm never surprised when ratings come back low, it's a brutal sell.

But its being compared to the same setup as the year before, or did they have 10 minutes last year?

Its pretty much apples to apples, except for the great Mine That Bird was not in the event.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

But its being compared to the same setup as the year before, or did they have 10 minutes last year?

Its pretty much apples to apples, except for the great Mine That Bird was not in the event.

Last year's Triple Crown had more appeal... impossible longshot, Calvin Borel became a household name and then Rachel Alexandra won the Preakness. This year, no where near the same.