Why Super Frolic matters

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

the last thing you need when you're hurting is for some wiseass who comes on with the "its like a bug dying" stuff.

to some its not like a bug dying. I may not feel the same for every horse in every situation but there have been times when I was deeply hurt. you or others may not be hurt and that is fine. by why choose to object to THAT issue? is it really so horribly inconvenient?

Well, the poster who started this thread seems to hurt for every horse that gets injured, or worse, and while she is certainly entitled to that sentiment, it is hardly surprising that others have picked up on the repetitive series of posts of this ilk.

Honestly, I posted about a racetrack friend of mine who passed away and some nitwit chose to turn the thread into something else entirely. His thoughts didn't diminish my sorrow. You post on the internet and you get what you get.

[Rootdog1]

I think the fact she honors each horse with a thread keeps the ugly side of the sport in the forefront, which I assume is why you get a diverse reaction. I personally think it is good, to keep a memory of those that have suffered, but I can see why there are people who would rather not see this side of the sport on a daily basis.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Well, the poster who started this thread seems to hurt for every horse that gets injured, or worse, and while she is certainly entitled to that sentiment, it is hardly surprising that others have picked up on the repetitive series of posts of this ilk.

Honestly, I posted about a racetrack friend of mine who passed away and some nitwit chose to turn the thread into something else entirely. His thoughts didn't diminish my sorrow. You post on the internet and you get what you get.

it can be maudlin, but then again, it ought to be obvious what this thread would contain, so easy to skip it....

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Danzig

it can be maudlin, but then again, it ought to be obvious what this thread would contain, so easy to skip it....

You think everyone knew that Super Frolic broke down at some irrelevant outpost late on a Saturday evening?

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

You think everyone knew that Super Frolic broke down at some irrelevant outpost late on a Saturday evening?

Might be a new track but not going to stay "irrelevant" when they give out almost 1 million in purse money on one day. Also it was televised on TVG, and the masters 2 races later was on ESPN, hard to miss what happened. So yes, most knew Super Frolic had been pulled up.

By seeing the amount of chatter on the forums, he had a lot of fans that are going to miss him.
Like the others said, if you don't like the thread don't read it.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by FGFan

Might be a new track but not going to stay "irrelevant" when they give out almost 1 million in purse money on one day. Also it was televised on TVG, and the masters 2 races later was on ESPN, hard to miss what happened. So yes, most knew Super Frolic had been pulled up.

By seeing the amount of chatter on the forums, he had a lot of fans that are going to miss him.
Like the others said, if you don't like the thread don't read it.

Note my location. Sorry Super Frolic wasn't headline news here. Dinner, perhaps, but not news, so excuse me if I missed it.

As I said, I hate to see horses break down. I do like animals and love horses. I am just well aware of the realities of the sport.

[FGFan]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Note my location. Sorry Super Frolic wasn't headline news here. Dinner, perhaps, but not news, so excuse me if I missed it.



As I said, I hate to see horses break down. I do like animals and love horses. I am just well aware of the realities of the sport.

No I didn't see your location, so yes I can see why it wouldn't be news there. But you jumped the gun on your facts, and this is a U.S. based board.

I do somewhat see your point and I MORE than know the realities of this sport, some of us get attached, why it upsets people I really don't understand.
I like many horses from 5k claimers to the most famous. I feel bad every time one is lost.

Someone posted in Angels Lost in the Fog died a year ago, so people do remember and do miss them.

Probably this discussion belongs in Angels, but it ended up here. Ignore it or read it.

I'm glad someone does an Angels thread and retirements, from time to time I can go see what happened to a horse I haven't heard of in a while. Those threads often have the answers.

Jumping someone for taking the time to do that I don't see the point, or I dont see why it would bother anyone.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by FGFan

Might be a new track but not going to stay "irrelevant" when they give out almost 1 million in purse money on one day. Also it was televised on TVG, and the masters 2 races later was on ESPN, hard to miss what happened. So yes, most knew Super Frolic had been pulled up.

By seeing the amount of chatter on the forums, he had a lot of fans that are going to miss him.
Like the others said, if you don't like the thread don't read it.

I'm as much of a hardcore handicapper as anybody; I had no idea that horse broke down. And yes, I don't care how much monopoly money they run for, it is an outpost in Bubblef-k, PA.

Maybe if he had been running on REAL dirt it wouldn't have happened.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

You think everyone knew that Super Frolic broke down at some irrelevant outpost late on a Saturday evening?

my 'it' was the the type of thread in general, not super frolic in particular. i had no problem whatsoever with this thread.
as for whether everyone knew, well i don't know. but i do know an earlier thread was posted saying he had broken down.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Well, the poster who started this thread seems to hurt for every horse that gets injured, or worse, and while she is certainly entitled to that sentiment, it is hardly surprising that others have picked up on the repetitive series of posts of this ilk.

Honestly, I posted about a racetrack friend of mine who passed away and some nitwit chose to turn the thread into something else entirely. His thoughts didn't diminish my sorrow. You post on the internet and you get what you get.

actually I thought later about your thread, and was going to use that as an example. It was obviously someone you knew and had some feeling for.
I saw your thread early on and didn't see where anyone had messed it up but I do believe it is somewhat the same as this instance. Not everyone knew about that guy so I'm sure it had different meaning to different people. those that knew him where probably touched and compelled to say something. Those that didn't know him it was more like information and its hard to feel one way or another. But it is certainly not okay for some jagoff to ruin the thread by posting some crap or to question YOUR sincerity. If someone did that to your thread then it was indeed wrong. It is the internet and you can't control what people say, but that doesn't make it right.

Most things posted are fair game for dispute, but a simple thread that someone makes telling why they liked a particular horse and felt it was good for the sport hardly seems like the type of subject that should bring people out of the woodwork to disagree.

it is simply not true that a thread like this is repetitive. it is very rare actually. the person who started the thread maintains a couple of threads that are a service for people to know when horses are lost or unaccounted for. they are repetitive by nature since this is an on going event. anyone who has spent time on here knows the names of those threads and can simply ignore them.