Derby TV Ratings

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Originally Posted by Riot

Hate to say it, but I think increased ratings were because of what happened to Eight Belles and Barbaro. Something emotional and terrible happens that's talked about around the water cooler, people want to see it first hand.

Luckily, instead this year they saw a feel-good "anyman" story, Borel crying for missing his momma and daddy, a pair of cowboys doing good, etc.

I do think its really cool that the cowboys had a lot of respect for Barbaro and that story and put the roses on the statue and then handed them out to hundreds of "fans".

I wonder if that has happened before? giving ALL the roses out?