Jim Rome in horse partnership

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by philcski

This is the same guy that 10 years ago ripped horse racing repeatedly as stupid. F him

Except that he has insane number of listeners and if he gets hooked by the game he'll give more coverage to it, which will in turn might lead to interest from millions people that have never cared about horse racing or paid attention to it. Its an untapped resource and well worth it as far as I'm concerned. Everybody keeps asking "How do we attract new people to the game". Seems like this is a good avenue and one that is free.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by KY_Sasquash

Except that he has insane number of listeners and if he gets hooked by the game he'll give more coverage to it, which will in turn might lead to interest from millions people that have never cared about horse racing or paid attention to it. Its an untapped resource and well worth it as far as I'm concerned. Everybody keeps asking "How do we attract new people to the game". Seems like this is a good avenue and one that is free.

Rome likes horse racing. he goes to Del Mar, Santa Anita and Hollywood. he admits he doesn't go as much as he'd like.
he gave racing another segment again today. it's was all about his experience on saturday. it's a very good thing! the NTRA has invited him to the Breeders Cup. he said today he would check his schedule. IF Rome comes east for BC, the sport will get more free publicity than it ever imagined.

[freddymo]

I have met Rome a few times and my brother in law EP'd Rome is Burning when it first came out.. Rome is a good guy

[ddthetide]

and got a second win at SA 10-10-07 with El Manual.
this race got another whole segment and sprinkled in through the rest of the show.

[pdrift1]

good for racing but rome is a putz!!!!!

[deltagulf]

need all we can get.

go rome me

[ddthetide]

friday 11-23 @ hollywood Rome's Wing Forward won again in a photo-finish and saturday again @ hollywood his other runner El Manual faded in the stretch to 5th.
another 30 min. on the radio for horse racing including VJS' stretch calls!

[whodey17]

Rome is a tired act. His rise to fame is a good story, but his act is tiresome.

[HaloWishingwell]

wait until he gets beat by a Pletcher horse

[Habersham000]

Never liked Jim Rome but him showing his excitment for this sport is a great thing...this is the kind of thing the game needs to grow.