A Great Day For Racing

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by jimmy the T

Can you answer me 3 questions mr negativity, How many screaming sign waving fanatics showed up at a horse race for any other horse last year? And why are you praying its over? Isn't the buzz of Z good for racing?

Where's the buzz? Where did you find stories about Zenyatta winning HOTY yesterday morning aside from racing-related sites? Wasn't part of Zenyatta's "platform" for winning the award because she was some revolutionary who brought racing back to the forefront and made it a part of the sporting world again?

Having fans show up for racing does not mean the horse deserved the HOTY trophy, but you among many others have vastly overrated her achievements and made it possible.

[jimmy the T]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Where's the buzz? Where did you find stories about Zenyatta winning HOTY yesterday morning aside from racing-related sites? Wasn't part of Zenyatta's "platform" for winning the award because she was some revolutionary who brought racing back to the forefront and made it a part of the sporting world again?

Having fans show up for racing does not mean the horse deserved the HOTY trophy, but you among many others have vastly overrated her achievements and made it possible.

WOW - thanks for answering my questions LMAO. OK OBVIOUSLY YOU CANT FOCUS ON SIMPLE QUESTIONS. no problem. but my original or any of my posts have Never said Z deservered HOTY. My points are purely trying to show the positive side for the sport not the negative side as your attacks seem to be focused on the 'TROPHY AND THE VOTING'

[MaTH716]

Do trainers count?

[gaut10]

not being recognized by ESPN is probably a good thing these days. ESPN's a joke. it s an "inside edition/current affair" tabloid show. Crap like brett favre's wristwatch "scandal" and kevin garnet/charlie villaneuva's twitter battle are lead stories.

they show more highlights of poker and MMA (neither are sports) than boxing. nothing like seeing two guys mount each other in full guard for 15 minutes.

the marketing arm (NTRA) of thoroughbred racing does a poor job.

sorry, i couldnt resist taking a shot at espn.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by jimmy the T

WOW - thanks for answering my questions LMAO. OK OBVIOUSLY YOU CANT FOCUS ON SIMPLE QUESTIONS. no problem. but my original or any of my posts have Never said Z deservered HOTY. My points are purely trying to show the positive side for the sport not the negative side as your attacks seem to be focused on the 'TROPHY AND THE VOTING'

To answer your ridiculous questions would have been to re-write everything I already had. There's no buzz. I don't care how many people showed up at Hollywood. Hell, 7000 more people showed up at Del Mar the Saturday after she ran.

[miraja2]

In the end there may be no more fitting way for Zenyatta's career to end than for her to lose an actual race....but then to win some phony award. She can now go out on top....because her supporters have manufactured it that way. Her legions of worshipers succeeded in doing what she could not, which is apropos given that they were always a more powerful force in print, on message boards, and on the airwaves than she ever was on the track. Congratulations to them.

Her fans succeeded in at least one other thing as well....they made me despise a good horse that I would have otherwise liked to enjoy. Congratulations again.

[jimmy the T]

Originally Posted by miraja2

In the end there may be no more fitting way for Zenyatta's career to end than for her to lose an actual race....but then to win some phony award. She can now go out on top....because her supporters have manufactured it that way. Her legions of worshipers succeeded in doing what she could not, which is apropos given that they were always a more powerful force in print, on message boards, and on the airwaves than she ever was on the track. Congratulations to them.

Her fans succeeded in at least one other thing as well....they made me despise a good horse that I would have otherwise liked to enjoy. Congratulations again.

You must hate 'all' sports teams because (imo) screaming adults dressed in
stupid gear, acting immature is worse than what the z fans did.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I can only pray it's over. The wrong decision was made, but I'm ready to accept it if it means we're done talking about it. I can only hope that a horse comes along and wins the Derby and Preakness so that he/she can be the main focus of the racing world and Zenyatta will return to where she belongs now, in the past.

You're the one keeping the hate alive. Rock on.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

You're the one keeping the hate alive. Rock on.

Thanks for keeping tabs on what I'm doing. I appreciate it. Why you even brought up the word hate is baffling.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Do trainers count?

Fine work!

[slotdirt]

Ok, I watch ESPN relatively regularly, and have never seen MMA highlights in my life. Is that just me?

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Fine work!

...who is holding up the head?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by jimmy the T

You must hate 'all' sports teams because (imo) screaming adults dressed in
stupid gear, acting immature is worse than what the z fans did.

It seems like you're missing the point. Football fans buying apparel and tickets to games are supporting the team and the sport as a whole. Zennyatta fans showing up with pretty signs while supporting the horse are doing absolutely nothing for the game as long as they aren't putting money into the pools. So exactly how is this good for the sport that needs gamblers to thrive?

[slotdirt]

Horse racing apparel sales must be at an all-time high right now.

[LARHAGE]

To keep with the thread title, a great day for racing would be to have Zenyatta booked to Blame, than live stream the breeding shed action via 60 minutes and Oprah, TVG could provide live coverage as well, that way America ( all the fans Zenyatta brought to the sport) could actually say they SAW Zenyatta finish in front of Blame.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

It seems like you're missing the point. Football fans buying apparel and tickets to games are supporting the team and the sport as a whole. Zennyatta fans showing up with pretty signs while supporting the horse are doing absolutely nothing for the game as long as they aren't putting money into the pools. So exactly how is this good for the sport that needs gamblers to thrive?

Wasn't it nice getting 5-1 on Blame though?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Wasn't it nice getting 5-1 on Blame though?

Yeah, I guess all those $2 souvineir win tickets add up.

[tector]

OK, it's 2 days later. Does anybody in the world other than those who are already racing fans talk about this at all?

All of this "think of the new fans!" stuff is pure hor$e$hit.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by jimmy the T

I saw thousands of young girls at the track cheering for Z. 10 YEARS FROM NOW THEY WILL REMEMBER THE Z EXPERIENCE. Hopefully they come back as players,owners or some how involved in racing.

Can you hook me up with some of the stuff you are smokin'?

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by miraja2

In the end there may be no more fitting way for Zenyatta's career to end than for her to lose an actual race....but then to win some phony award. She can now go out on top....because her supporters have manufactured it that way. Her legions of worshipers succeeded in doing what she could not, which is apropos given that they were always a more powerful force in print, on message boards, and on the airwaves than she ever was on the track. Congratulations to them.

Her fans succeeded in at least one other thing as well....they made me despise a good horse that I would have otherwise liked to enjoy. Congratulations again.

Good Post! I fully agree with your last comment.Did the same thing to me also.