New York Post takes a big shot at racing. Unfair provocative headline?

[Publius]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Racing can't seem to get any positive press lately...be it in a "rag" like the NY Post or in that super-prestigious American institution, the New York Times...so...there's that.

Sad but true

[Inner Dirt]

Originally Posted by Prairie Bettor

I don't know the exact stats, but I would guess a minimum 10 TB to 1 SB on track deaths. It's probably much higher. Harness deaths just don't happen.

It's a different game, jockeys vs drivers. Test my theory, put a little child on your back and run around the block, then put him in a wagon and pull him. Which is more stressful?

I would think a pace or trot is a lot less stressful on joints and bones plus making a misstep less likely than running. They are also traveling a lot slower,
and are further apart, giving a driver more time and space to react.

[baconswitchfarm]

Originally Posted by classhandicapper

Does anyone know the fatality statistics in harness racing vs thoroughbred racing?

I would bet it is more than 100 to 1.

[fast4522]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

That pic of the horse laying on the track alone, devastating

When someone dies trying do you go to the funeral? The New York Post is only one example.

[azeri98]

Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage

Racing can't seem to get any positive press lately...be it in a "rag" like the NY Post or in that super-prestigious American institution, the New York Times...so...there's that.

I'm a huge racing fan and love to handicap but I can't of anything really positive to say about racing lately. Can you?

[Publius]

Originally Posted by azeri98

I'm a huge racing fan and love to handicap but I can't of anything really positive to say about racing lately. Can you?

I played the races at Belmont Park on Saturday and had a successful afternoon.

[ClockersCorner]

It does seem to be doing fairly well outside of the USA. Royal Ascot is a pleasure to watch.