A Great Day For Racing

[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.