This is sort of a surprise to me. I would think there would have been an increase in ratings because of the Calvin Borel story. It is sort of hard to not to cheer him on and the public is sort of drawn to stories like his. In addition, this was the lowest rated Preakness for NBC. I would imagine that the ratings for The Belmont will be even lower. It breaks my heart, but racing for the general public is only one day a year and that is the first Saturday in May.
Here is the link to the story:
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/nat...-drop-5.2.aspx