Lady's Secret to air on ESPN

[Merlinsky]

ESPN is planning to air Zenyatta's run in the Lady's Secret live.

The Thoroughbred Times did a story, but their site is down. They reported it on their Facebook page, so I copied the link for whenever it comes back up: http://bit.ly/bhWbs7. I'm sure it'll be up on ESPN.com eventually.

[clyde]

Well now it won't be a secret.




Just like The 6 Secrets to Successful Handicapping

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by clyde

Well now it won't be a secret.




Just like The 6 Secrets to Successful Handicapping

I never understand what you are saying

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

ESPN is planning to air Zenyatta's run in the Lady's Secret live.

The Thoroughbred Times did a story, but their site is down. They reported it on their Facebook page, so I copied the link for whenever it comes back up: http://bit.ly/bhWbs7. I'm sure it'll be up on ESPN.com eventually.

That's good to hear (and i'd say that if it were one of Rachels races as well).

Come on, ESPN... do this right. Make it positive. Give those casual, I-only-watch-the-Derby types something memorable and exciting.

I'm all for the Woodbine way... focusing on the $...

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36878

... but since no one is doing that here, lets try it this way and get them hooked.

(... and for the love of God don't show the crackpot chantleader).

[clyde]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I never understand what you are saying

I know.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I never understand what you are saying

You actually read what he posts?

[clyde]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

You actually read what he posts?

Try live cow.

Sighty will vouch for them.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Why would they show that race? There will be several big races that day far more interesting than a 1/20 favorite running against a few hopeless tomato cans.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Why would they show that race? There will be several big races that day far more interesting than a 1/20 favorite running against a few hopeless tomato cans.

They are just setting the stage for the Breeders Cup viewership. She wins the Lady Secret and more people come back to ESPN to watch her run in the Breeders Cup. For them its better than showing JCGC with virtual no-namers
ESPN and other TV channels do not cater to bettors as evident in thier camera angles during the race and side reporting of TV chefs

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

They are just setting the stage for the Breeders Cup viewership. She wins the Lady Secret and more people come back to ESPN to watch her run in the Breeders Cup. For them its better than showing JCGC with virtual no-namers
ESPN and other TV channels do not cater to bettors as evident in thier camera angles during the race and side reporting of TV chefs

Wow

[TouchOfGrey]

The coverage is from 6:00pm to 7:30pm EST on ESPN Classic, so presumably they are showing more races than just the Lady's Secret.

For those that get MSG Plus, they will be showing Belmont races (including the JCGP) from 5:00pm to 6:00pm EST.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

The coverage is from 6:00pm to 7:30pm EST on ESPN Classic, so presumably they are showing more races than just the Lady's Secret.

For those that get MSG Plus, they will be showing Belmont races (including the JCGP) from 5:00pm to 6:00pm EST.

My digital cable box thing says it's showing the Yellow Ribbon, Goodwood, Lady's Secret, and Norfolk. The bad news for me, we've had some issues with our box lately and I don't get ESPN Classic right now. So goody, I get all excited (well -ish) and then it's not on the more frequently watched ESPN proper. Maybe it's just me, but scheduling live events for a channel with the word "classic" in the title is jumping the gun a bit. Maybe ESPN Niche is more accurate for how they view the situation.

The good news, the ESPN main channel is supposed to break in to show the Lady's Secret. Of course calracing.com shows things on the live feed, so it's not like I won't get to see the rest. If the commentating on tv achieves new highs or lows, I respectfully request that someone inform me of it for the purpose of mocking or celebration as the situation demands.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

My digital cable box thing says it's showing the Yellow Ribbon, Goodwood, Lady's Secret, and Norfolk. The bad news for me, we've had some issues with our box lately and I don't get ESPN Classic right now. So goody, I get all excited (well -ish) and then it's not on the more frequently watched ESPN proper. Maybe it's just me, but scheduling live events for a channel with the word "classic" in the title is jumping the gun a bit. Maybe ESPN Niche is more accurate for how they view the situation.

The good news, the ESPN main channel is supposed to break in to show the Lady's Secret. Of course calracing.com shows things on the live feed, so it's not like I won't get to see the rest. If the commentating on tv achieves new highs or lows, I respectfully request that someone inform me of it for the purpose of mocking or celebration as the situation demands.

you might want to check your programming. espn classic suddenly disappeared from my line up after years of having it. it was put in the nfl red zone package, so now i have it back. not sure if that is what's happening with you of course.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Why would they show that race? There will be several big races that day far more interesting than a 1/20 favorite running against a few hopeless tomato cans.

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Why would they show that race? There will be several big races that day far more interesting than a 1/20 favorite running against a few hopeless tomato cans.

Thats what I thought- 6 races from Indiana to NY and they pick Zenyatta at 1/50 against 3 horses on the polycrap
and
like eajinabi said-the JCGC has a bunch of no namers(Blame,Rail Trip,Fly Down)

It's on ESPN Classic?

LOL. This sport is on the f.uckin OCHO!

Big deal.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Danzig

you might want to check your programming. espn classic suddenly disappeared from my line up after years of having it. it was put in the nfl red zone package, so now i have it back. not sure if that is what's happening with you of course.

I wish it were that simple, but thanks for the suggestion. No, it's a technical problem, and since we're debating switching services (shh don't tell the s.o.b.'s at Charter) we don't want to wait on their guys to come around and mess with whatever they said they needed to do to fix the signal for everything between BBC America and HBO's 1 thru 6. It sounds complicated. Can I sign up for a satellite dish and then hit them with it? As long as it wouldn't break the dish, I think I would get some enjoyment out of that. They gave us Showtime, Starz, and some HD channels to make up for it, so there's that.

[TouchOfGrey]

Originally Posted by Danzig

you might want to check your programming. espn classic suddenly disappeared from my line up after years of having it. it was put in the nfl red zone package, so now i have it back. not sure if that is what's happening with you of course.

I just saw this on Time Warner Cable (Queens):
Effective September 21, 2010

Please note: ESPN Classic is now offered on our Time Warner Cable Sports Pass. If you are not already a Sports Pass customer, please call 877-453-5295 to upgrade.

I guess ESPN Classic is no longer part of their standard digital package. No wonder I wasn't able to set my DVR to record it.

[HaloWishingwell]

ESPN showing this race? Get ready for tape delay coverage of the race due to the extended coverage of cricket.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

ESPN showing this race? Get ready for tape delay coverage of the race due to the extended coverage of cricket.

Cricket will always have 100 times more fans than horse racing