Re: Careful What You Wish For (477 Views)
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Perfect Drift (IP Logged)
Date: September 24, 2007 10:30PM
I think you are dramatically overestimating whether people give a damn, in general, about the final time of a horse race.
First, do you actually believe the average fan could perceive the difference between 6f in 110 or 111 3/5? No way.
Second, what does speed have to do with making a race appealing? Go pull out a tape of the 1995 BC Turf and tell me that isn't as exciting as a race could be... then check the final time for the 12f. It's the relative speed of the race that matters, not the absolute speed.
Third, if I remember correctly, folks pretty much enjoyed Nicklaus, Trevino and Watson without supermanufactured, jacked up clubs; couldn't get enough of McEnroe, Borg, and Connors with smallish wooden rackets; and seemed to be excited over Richard Petty's "slow" racing.
Horse racing is about wagering and winning and I couldn't give a damn if the 2007 Pacific Classic went in 2:15 when I have a ticket on the 23-1 winner.