tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420729300769326017.post1289593108052699964..comments2023-10-24T06:39:43.370-04:00Comments on EquiSpace: Racing RevivalGene Kershnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586143410935016668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420729300769326017.post-85469432060861299962009-08-04T10:07:14.113-04:002009-08-04T10:07:14.113-04:00PC: Thanks for reading and commenting. One of the...PC: Thanks for reading and commenting. One of the reasons I am hoping she runs in the Travers and not the Woodward is that it is scheduled to be televised on ESPN, and the Woodward is only scheduled to be on TVG, HRTV and MSG+. And you know that they can't react quick enough (see Haskell) to change programming. Just another reason that the Travers makes sense from a racing/fan perspective.Gene Kershnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586143410935016668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8420729300769326017.post-41436490721652580602009-08-04T03:26:47.450-04:002009-08-04T03:26:47.450-04:00It was very important that the lightning rod that ...It was very important that the lightning rod that game needed raced in the triple crown and other three year old races. If she was an older sprinter or turf miler she would be just another anonymous yet brilliant runner like LEROIDESANIMAUX or EXTRA HEAT. The televised three year old races are the only races that register with the masses and the only window of opportunity for racing to go mainstream. It helps that she is a filly as well, it creates a storyline that can snag people across class and gender lines.G. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07604839670701867384noreply@blogger.com