Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I agree with most of what you're saying, but I think Barbaro's story is more of a one day story. I mean, it's been nearly 2 months since it happened and we are still talking about it. I think because it happened in front of everyone on TV that it has sort of become a national phenomenon. Even friends of mine that have no interest in racing at all know about Barbaro, and actually told me about the press conference today. I think people are drawn to situations like this.