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GBBob 05-04-2009 03:46 PM

Derby TV Ratings
 
...highest in 17 years??

Surprising with the lack of a "Super" horse...

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=4137216

TheSpyder 05-04-2009 03:49 PM

oh god, good news for horse racing...:zz: not sure how to handle it..

it's john whites fault......:D

3kings 05-04-2009 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob
...highest in 17 years??

Surprising with the lack of a "Super" horse...

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=4137216

Crappy weather in most of the country always helps the ratings #.

2 Dollar Bill 05-05-2009 08:51 AM

Maybe because someone could find it.. and it wasnt bumped for Womans College Volleyball ? :D

Ogygian 05-05-2009 10:28 AM

Very odd that it was the highest in 17 years, yet I saw somewhere betting was down 5%...

lemondropkid1 05-05-2009 10:38 AM

Crappy weather in combination with a crappy economy. I'm guessing more people stayed home, and I don't think there was much else on tv.

richard burch 05-05-2009 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GBBob
...highest in 17 years??

Surprising with the lack of a "Super" horse...

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/hor...ory?id=4137216

"super" is when the favorites lose.

sumitas 05-05-2009 11:11 AM

It's good news . Now horse racing has a horse that can capture the imagination of children and new fans . As a child I was fascinated by horse racing and loved Carryback, "the people's horse" .

Now kids have "the little horse that could " Mine That Bird . A horse they can root for .

brianwspencer 05-05-2009 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sumitas
It's good news . Now horse racing has a horse that can capture the imagination of children and new fans . As a child I was fascinated by horse racing and loved Carryback, "the people's horse" .

Now kids have "the little horse that could " Mine That Bird . A horse they can root for .

But what are the kids going to do 11 days from now?

MaTH716 05-05-2009 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
But what are the kids going to do 11 days from now?

They will be able to rent him to do their birthday parties.

freddymo 05-05-2009 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sumitas
It's good news . Now horse racing has a horse that can capture the imagination of children and new fans . As a child I was fascinated by horse racing and loved Carryback, "the people's horse" .

Now kids have "the little horse that could " Mine That Bird . A horse they can root for .


Yep Seattle Slew, Winning Colors, Barbaro and last but not least , "what is that gelding who won last Saturday's Derby's name again", Yeah him..lol

brianwspencer 05-05-2009 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716
They will be able to rent him to do their birthday parties.

He should still be popular enough with the kids to get that sort of business. Everyone loves a letdown.

richard burch 05-05-2009 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
But what are the kids going to do 11 days from now?

they will be crying like that kid timmy.

sumitas 05-05-2009 12:22 PM

I doubt that . You can't win them all . This sport is not all about multi million dollar horses titillating sleezy rich folks . The future of the sport is youth and safety and care for the horse . As a matter of fact , the commercial breeders play a large role in degrading the sport .

This year's Hero is Mine That Bird because of what he did in the KD. Like it or not . And I think kids love the little champ .

robfla 05-05-2009 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sumitas
I doubt that . You can't win them all . This sport is not all about multi million dollar horses titillating sleezy rich folks . The future of the sport is youth and safety and care for the horse . As a matter of fact , the commercial breeders play a large role in degrading the sport .

This year's Hero is Mine That Bird because of what he did in the KD. Like it or not . And I think kids love the little champ .


yeah all the kids knew that Mine That Bird would win, thats why the ratings were so high

sumitas 05-05-2009 12:34 PM

Of course not . I'm saying from this point forward Mine That Bird is something kids can love . The little underdog that won the KD . Running against the big rich guys . This is good for the future of the sport . Go Baby Go !!

Rudeboyelvis 05-05-2009 12:35 PM

And here I thought the ratings were up because the national audience was finally subjected to decent coverage, albeit too short, rather than the stuttering ramblings of a drunken Stammerin' Hank - perhaps ESPN could ditch the boozer and play off your "little horsey that could" angle

brianwspencer 05-05-2009 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sumitas
Of course not . I'm saying from this point forward Mine That Bird is something kids can love . The little underdog that won the KD . Running against the big rich guys . This is good for the future of the sport . Go Baby Go !!

So they'll still love him even if he never wins another race in his career, which is a distinct possibility?

Even kids will get sick of a loser....if we are operating from the POV that they even give a crap to begin with, which is really stretching my imaginitive abilities in the first place.


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