Zenyatta Has Earned Horse of the Year

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Comparing the Kentucky Derby to the BC is just silly, I am sorry you can't see the difference. Thats what apples and oranges meant, you knew that though.

Where is the big difference? If we are going to discuss a neblous topic like "good for racing" and tv ratings are used as evidence then why can't the opposing point of view use the same evidence?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Where is the big difference? If we are going to discuss a neblous topic like "good for racing" and tv ratings are used as evidence then why can't the opposing point of view use the same evidence?

shouldnt you compare bc classics to bc classics and triple crowns to triple crowns?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

shouldnt you compare bc classics to bc classics and triple crowns to triple crowns?

If a horse is being touted as getting racing more positive exposure than any horse in recent memory, why shouldnt you compare ratings? Of course the Derby will have higher ratings but isnt that a valid argument? If one horse is watched by 50 million people and another is watched by 3 million, which provided more exposure? It isnt to compare ratings as much as it is to show the folly of saying that she provided more exposure for racing than any number of recent TC contenders when clearly far more people watched the TC races.