Rachel Alexandra Retired

[slotdirt]

How do you get someone interested in a sport for its stars when the best of the best rarely appear on a racetrack more than four or five times a season? Sounds great in theory, but horse racing for the general populace has permanently been reduced to a three race schedule and then a tiny blip for the "world" championships in October/November. Sad, but true.

[iamthelurker]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

How do you get someone interested in a sport for its stars when the best of the best rarely appear on a racetrack more than four or five times a season? Sounds great in theory, but horse racing for the general populace has permanently been reduced to a three race schedule and then a tiny blip for the "world" championships in October/November. Sad, but true.

SAD BUT TRUE IS MY POINT, now with the unchangeable fact that you just stated, wouldn't it be really nice if just ONE of those 4 to 5 races were as big as Z vs. RA would have been.

I gotta mess with clyde once more this week before I go lurking again, so sorry my posts that hold some form of youthful enthusiasm have bothered your oldness slot.