Grits
05-17-2008, 11:39 AM
I can't go back to the thread with the photo of Eight Belles again, or I would add this there--rather than post in this way.
Eastie, I am sorry for my ugly post towards you. I apologize to you.
Like everyone, I deal with breakdowns as they come, and do the best I can. With this one, though, because of how its impacted the sport, and how much time I've had to spend in the last two weeks--defending horseracing I'm having a more difficult time than usual.
Eight Belles, is proving to be much larger in death than she ever was in life. And this will play out again today, on the national stage when Bob Costas and others conduct their roundtable discussion from Pimlico. I doubt, seriously, our sport will come off well.
Jeannine Edwards of ESPN had a lengthy feature, yesterday, that included the devastating photographs of EB, and tearful interviews with Rick Porter and Larry Jones. It was terribly sad.
Honestly, I find it unfair that her breakdown is garnering this level of coverage from the media. While in fact, the media does little to note the breakdown rate of 1.47 per 1000.
I snapped when I unsuspectingly clicked on your thread. Again, I am sorry.
I should have, simply, closed the thread and moved to something else.
Eastie, I am sorry for my ugly post towards you. I apologize to you.
Like everyone, I deal with breakdowns as they come, and do the best I can. With this one, though, because of how its impacted the sport, and how much time I've had to spend in the last two weeks--defending horseracing I'm having a more difficult time than usual.
Eight Belles, is proving to be much larger in death than she ever was in life. And this will play out again today, on the national stage when Bob Costas and others conduct their roundtable discussion from Pimlico. I doubt, seriously, our sport will come off well.
Jeannine Edwards of ESPN had a lengthy feature, yesterday, that included the devastating photographs of EB, and tearful interviews with Rick Porter and Larry Jones. It was terribly sad.
Honestly, I find it unfair that her breakdown is garnering this level of coverage from the media. While in fact, the media does little to note the breakdown rate of 1.47 per 1000.
I snapped when I unsuspectingly clicked on your thread. Again, I am sorry.
I should have, simply, closed the thread and moved to something else.