Who does horse racing have?

Gander · #1 06-28-2006, 02:59 PM

Baseball has Peter Gammons, Harold Reynolds and John Kruk, all excellent ambassadors to the sport if you will. All posess mountains of knowledge.

Now horse racing...Guys like Hank Goldberg, Mike Watchmaker and Andy Beyer are an embarrasment to the sport. Its become so bad that ESPN throws guys who know nothing about the sport like Kenny Mayne in there to try and make it worthwhile watching.

Why cant horse racing attract some star talent like the guys who do baseball?

EpBurns · #2 06-28-2006, 03:03 PM

Well Gander since you gave out 3 examples and 2 of them were former ball players I would guess horse racing might be wise to have Gary Stevens and Jerry Bailey serve as front men for all big races and see where that goes.

#3 06-28-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Baseball has Peter Gammons, Harold Reynolds and John Kruk, all excellent ambassadors to the sport if you will. All posess mountains of knowledge.

Now horse racing...Guys like Hank Goldberg, Mike Watchmaker and Andy Beyer are an embarrasment to the sport. Its become so bad that ESPN throws guys who know nothing about the sport like Kenny Mayne in there to try and make it worthwhile watching.

Why cant horse racing attract some star talent like the guys who do baseball?

Well horse racing has Randy Moss and Bailey and Stevens. But for the most part horse racing is a 4 day event in the nations eyes. It is Derby, Preakness, Belmont and Breeders Cup day. Horse racing isnt like baseball, basketball or nfl where the majority of the public cares about each sport all year long. I would love to see ESPN team-up with TVG. Heck, Lyons, Carruthers, Rudolph, Simon and throw Olivares (spelling) and you have yourself a great crew. They could get people interested in the sport. Heck throw in Greg Wolf as well. TVG has a great crew. Prob better than anyone.

JJP · #4 06-28-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Baseball has Peter Gammons, Harold Reynolds and John Kruk, all excellent ambassadors to the sport if you will. All posess mountains of knowledge.

Now horse racing...Guys like Hank Goldberg, Mike Watchmaker and Andy Beyer are an embarrasment to the sport. Its become so bad that ESPN throws guys who know nothing about the sport like Kenny Mayne in there to try and make it worthwhile watching.

Why cant horse racing attract some star talent like the guys who do baseball?

Why is Beyer an embarrassment to the sport? He has done far more to promote horse racing, IMO, than what Gammons, Reynolds and Kruk do for MLB.

Scav · #5 06-28-2006, 03:14 PM

it has ME!!!!!!

Scav · #6 06-28-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

Well horse racing has Randy Moss and Bailey and Stevens. But for the most part horse racing is a 4 day event in the nations eyes. It is Derby, Preakness, Belmont and Breeders Cup day. Horse racing isnt like baseball, basketball or nfl where the majority of the public cares about each sport all year long. I would love to see ESPN team-up with TVG. Heck, Lyons, Carruthers, Rudolph, Simon and throw Olivares (spelling) and you have yourself a great crew. They could get people interested in the sport. Heck throw in Greg Wolf as well. TVG has a great crew. Prob better than anyone.

Sick of Rudolph....Lyons, Carruthers and Simon and you are locked and loaded

hoovesupsideyourhead · #7 06-28-2006, 03:15 PM

we got byk and jj on attheraces...soon the bykster will take over the tv too..he broke his maiden last week..lol

Gander · #8 06-28-2006, 03:21 PM

Beyer, LOL! And we wonder why this sport struggles to get new younger fans. He is Dr Evil! Goldberg and Watchmaker, uggghhh. Together they are the dynamic nerd duo

#9 06-28-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Beyer, LOL! And we wonder why this sport struggles to get new younger fans. He is Dr Evil! Goldberg and Watchmaker, uggghhh. Together they are the dynamic nerd duo

Beyer and Watchmaker look like drunken gambling addicts when on TV. They are smart men, but man they sure are ugly.

#10 06-28-2006, 03:26 PM

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Sick of Rudolph....Lyons, Carruthers and Simon and you are locked and loaded

They could always get Muttonchops -- UUGGHHH. Battaglia and that other guy--cant remember his name--arent too bad. I tell you that Al Michaels knows horse racing--much better than Costas. They could always get Dave Johnson as well.

Gander · #11 06-28-2006, 03:30 PM

Beyer and Watchmaker look like drunken gambling addicts when on TV

THEY ARE

kentuckyrosesinmay · #12 06-28-2006, 03:33 PM

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Sick of Rudolph....Lyons, Carruthers and Simon and you are locked and loaded

I could listen to Frank Lyons all day long.

Downthestretch55 · #13 06-28-2006, 03:34 PM

Janine Edwards.

hoovesupsideyourhead · #14 06-28-2006, 03:36 PM

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Janine Edwards.

yes good call..

Exceller · #15 06-28-2006, 03:37 PM

You can't compare the two sports. HR is on TV like 10x a year. Baseball every single day for months.

disappearingdan_akaplaya · #16 06-28-2006, 03:50 PM

vic stauffer. kevin goemmer(rip) woulda made a great ambassador for this game

JJP · #17 06-28-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

Beyer and Watchmaker look like drunken gambling addicts when on TV. They are smart men, but man they sure are ugly.

Who the hell cares what they look like? I want intelligent analysis, not some idiot in an expensive suit who can't handicap. If I wanted that, I'd turn on TVG.

#18 06-28-2006, 04:11 PM

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Who the hell cares what they look like? I want intelligent analysis, not some idiot in an expensive suit who can't handicap. If I wanted that, I'd turn on TVG.

The average horse fan wouldnt be able to follow Beyer or Watchmaker. They talk above their average horse fans' knowledge. Plus appearance is everything. Carruthers is a far better handicapper than Beyer or Watchmaker.