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Kentucky Derby is today - miK. - 05-03-2008
Didn't even realize this until I heard mention on TV this morning.
"Big Brown" is the favorite (at 3-1 right now).
The NBC show starts at 4pm EST, the actual race is at around 6pm though.
More info here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown08/news/story?id=3375757
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Re: Kentucky Derby is today - Panopticon - 05-03-2008
yeah horseracing, that's some 'sport'.
They weigh at least 1,000 pounds, they have legs that are supported by ankles the size of a human's, and they're forced to run around dirt tracks at speeds of more than 30 miles per hour while carrying people on their backs.
http://www.peta.org/factsheet/files/FactsheetDisplay.asp?ID=65
Sorry, in my eyes it's just as bad as dog fighting.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - OWC Jamie - 05-03-2008
Horses love to race.
Ever watch wild horses run just to run ?
Dogs fight in the wild, too.
One could argue that humans watching is what is sick.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - zero - 05-03-2008
What a horrible sport.
If you loose, or get injured... you die.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - will2000 - 05-03-2008
It is beautiful to see the bond of trust between man and animal in horse racing or jumping. Same thing with dogs in the Iditarod, seeing eye dogs, rescue dogs, etc.
OK, cats don't care one way or the other.
I cannot take anything peta says seriously.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - incognegro - 05-03-2008
NASCAR is a "sport," too. You know, driving fast... a sport.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - wurm - 05-03-2008
A 4pm start of the broadcast for a race that begins at 6pm and last all of about 2 minutes? And we think the Super Bowl is dragged out.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - Gutenberg - 05-03-2008
I find it difficult to get interested in the Derby because there is no campaign leading up to it anymore. It used to be the horses would run some preps as two year olds and then run in the Wood Memorial and some other races leading up to the Kentucky Derby. A casual fan had a chance to get interested in a couple of runners. Now the horses run one or two races, they don't run against each other, and so many horses enter that the Derby is a big cavalry chase. The winner is determined by luck at the start more often than not.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - MacMagus - 05-03-2008
> I find it difficult to get interested in the Derby...
It's been quite a ride this year.
Eight Bells was put down on the field shortly after coming in second. Both of her front legs were broken.
It's rare for a filly to race in the Derby, rarer still for a filly to do so well. Tragic that she died that way.
Re: Kentucky Derby is today - Pam - 05-03-2008
That just simply sucked.