Belmont Stakes Comments (Non Pick)

pokernut9999 · 06-05-10, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by robmpink

Instead of playing New York, New York, they now will play that Jay Z song. Are you kidding me? They are trying to be reach out to the younger generation. Ok, so 20 year old hear this song, now they think betting horses is cool? Personally when I see and hear this on tv, I may vomit.

Secondly, f ABC for not showing race 10. It only was a $400k race, but they didn't show it while they had the rights.

Pissed me off they did not show race 10 , but I kinda like that song.

thezbar · 06-05-10, 05:35 PM

Just another race when there is not a triple crown on the line.

eidolon · 06-05-10, 05:44 PM

I think all my trifecta picks ended up in last place

jw · 06-05-10, 05:46 PM

I'm still not sure why they stuck 20,000 gallons of water on the track over the course of the last two races ...

Why slow down the track and try and level the playing field ?

str · 06-05-10, 06:29 PM

How do you not show the 10th? Nice job!

That girl IMO sounded like a cat getting slowly run over.
All the horses got upset but who cares, right.

Also, they put 10,000 gallons of water on Belmont between races in June "ALL THE TIME" when its hot and not raining.

If they did not it would be like running on the dry part of a beach.
A VERY sandy surface.
Nothing out of the ordinary.

eidolon · 06-05-10, 06:35 PM

After race 11, when the winning jockey was being interviewed; not the winning horse, but the horse next to him, it's mouth was going crazy like Mr. Ed or tourettes. I couldn't stop laughing.

robmpink · 06-05-10, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by pokernut9999

Pissed me off they did not show race 10 , but I kinda like that song.

Don't get me wrong. I was a wigger in high school. I once loved rap. Maybe like a song or two now. Rap songs and horse racing don't go hand in hand.

str · 06-05-10, 07:12 PM

I'm not bashing rap. I have no problem with it. Not my era, but I've heard some that is great.
That said,after listening too that, I was waiting for Randy to say it was pitchy, Ellen liked what she did with it, etc.

It just didn't fit.

If they want to attract young people, let under 25 in for free and give them a $5.00 voucher to start with.

Unicorn7 · 06-05-10, 07:22 PM

tom dirken is the greatest race call guy ever. I love him

He tripped up today and it took away from the the excitement of the race

not like the year her said

and he they come inthe battle of the sexes when the filly won 2 years back

he got tripped up down the wire