A Great Day For Racing

[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.

[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 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.

[jimmy the T]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

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

REALLY You despise a horse??????????? SEEK HELP PLEASE.

[Left Bank]

Originally Posted by jimmy the T

REALLY You despise a horse??????????? SEEK HELP PLEASE.

Do us all a favor and stay on thoroughbred champions,okay?