The Derby Draw TV Coverage

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

The fact that it's 2012 and that is how they draw their races (esp the country's biggest race) is why it's weird AND bush league.

What would you like them to do? Have Roger Goodell hug each trainer after they draw a post position?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

What would you like them to do? Have Roger Goodell hug each trainer after they draw a post position?

I didn't have any problem with it -- and obviously it is terrible TV.

However, why not have the guy pull the paper first and declare the horses name before the pill is pulled?

It really did look weird to see the pill being pulled first as the poor hapless guy is thumbing through the papers.

If the guy is going to thumb through and read the papers... the sequence probably should go 'horses name announced first - pill second' instead of 'pill first and horses name announced second'

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I didn't have any problem with it -- and obviously it is terrible TV.

However, why not have the guy pull the paper first and declare the horses name before the pill is pulled?

It really did look weird to see the pill being pulled first as the poor hapless guy is thumbing through the papers.

If the guy is going to thumb through and read the papers... the sequence probably should go 'horses name announced first - pill second' instead of 'pill first and horses name announced second'

Thank you, it's pretty simple really

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Thank you, it's pretty simple really

Yeah except he isnt reading the names on the entries.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

What would you like them to do? Have Roger Goodell hug each trainer after they draw a post position?

They might as well throw the gimp from Pulp Fiction in there to spice things up.

I agree with Drugs that the papers shouldve been pulled first. That would be a start.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

They might as well throw the gimp from Pulp Fiction in there to spice things up.

I agree with Drugs that the papers shouldve been pulled first. That would be a start.

Yeah and if Im pulling the pills and I'm waiting on a certain name to be drawn then I can easily hold a pill in my hand with the desired number. Dont you think this hasnt happened before and there is a reason why they do it this way? It is called palming pills and no it wont happen in 2012 with Derby coverage and cameras around but as I said there is a reason that it is done like it is and it isnt for viewers pleasure.