NPR article regarding the Derby

[hi_im_god]

i heard him this morning on npr.

he usually has an interesting take. i'd recommend his book on the army/navy football rivalry.

he covers a lot of sports and like many generalist's misses the nuances when it comes to niche sports like horse racing.

wasn't one of his better essays. the gross factual error on the belmont being the classic distance leapt out when i was listening and again as i read it. surprised this made it on air but i guess his editor/fact checker isn't much of a racing enthusiast either.