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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing
< Please. Do you think 1 person in 1000 could tell you who Johannesburg and Officer were (or are). I don't think 1 person in 100 at the track could tell you. >
WHERE IN THE HELL DO YOU BET???...GOOD GOD, SIR...YES, YOU DON"T NEED TO BE PLAYING THE HORSES IF YOU HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT SIRES AND PEDIGREES...HWO IN THE HELL DO YOU THINK PEOPLE BET FIRST-TIME STRARTERS???....DO YOU PLAY HORSES AT AN ALASKAN OTB???
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I bet very few races on a card. I won't bet first time starters unless I have inside information. I hope you are doing the same.
But that's not what I thought we were talking about. I thought we were talking about your opinion that a new hot sire is REALLY GOOD for horseracing. As if making the breed faster (and probably yet more fragile) is going to improve ANYTHING. (See? I know how to find my caps key, too.)
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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing
< I would be extremely surprised to learn that the success of a stallion like Johannesburg or Officer would bring a single extra fan to horseracing or a single extra bettor to the track. >
WHO GIVES ****?...THAT IS NOT MY POINT...THE REGULAR HORSE PLAYERS CARE, AT LEAST ALL THE ONES I KNOW, AND THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE LIFE BLOOD OF THIS SPORT.....WOW, DO YOU REALLY KEEP UP WITH THIS SPORT ANY, OR ARE YOU A CASUAL FAN? I CAN'T SEE TO WHERE ANYBODY COULD REALLY SAY THAT SIRES AND PEDIGREES DON'T MATTER AND THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING....SO, THERE ARE NO DIFFERENCE IN WHO THE SIRES ARE????...HUH?
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What I'm saying is that the average horseplayer won't give a damn whether there is another hot sire or not. And yes, I'm saying that if you poll the people in line at the betting window, only a small fraction will be able to say who the better sire is, Grindstone or Thunder Gulch. That's NOT the same as saying that pedigree isn't important in maiden races.
I suspect you hang out mostly with owners and others interested in the buying and selling of horses. These are not providing the bulk of the money at the betting windows.
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Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing
< Maybe you are talking about excitement among owners. I am talking about excitement among bettors (both casual and serious) and among casual fans. >
WOW, THIS IS HORRENDOUS COMMENTARY!!!
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Sorry you feel that way. Maybe the tracks can capture some of the excitement you perceive by holding a free cap giveaway with "Johannesburg" or "Officer" on the caps. I'm sure that would be immensely exciting to the bettors.
--Dunbar