I really wish I could see prep races on TV...

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Just venting. Caught the Illinois Derby and Wood Memorial on TVG, but not many other people did.

How are we supposed to build interest when nobody else can see an important race like that?

Realistically Joey, anyone who wanted to see the race either live or on replay will/have found a way to do that. I just doubt that any potential racing fans were going to derail their regular Saturday afternoon plans (especially with signs of spring finally showing up on the east coast) even if these races were shown on network TV.

As far as building the intrest, many people stop caring about racing seconds after the Derby. What makes you think that they are going to care about a prep leading up to it, especially if they have no action on it? Unfortunately I just feel like this weekend was a non event for newbies and most of mainstream America. There are other ways to build intrest, while prep races on TV would be nice, personally I don't think it's that big of a hook into the sport.