tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post1787595236567913849..comments2023-10-12T05:00:35.247-04:00Comments on Jacob's Land of Bliss and Blisters: Why Do I Keep Watching the Horses?Jacobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05768654376657640904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-64410627918433803482009-05-02T09:15:00.000-04:002009-05-02T09:15:00.000-04:00I've always wondered how the Derby came to be the ...I've always wondered how the Derby came to be the marquee race. Being limited to three-year-olds, it seems somewhat limited as the face of the sport. Like you said- the Breeder's is a better representation.<br /><br />It's probably the hats.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-70383224190177558252009-05-02T00:17:00.000-04:002009-05-02T00:17:00.000-04:00Did you know that the entire state gets the day of...Did you know that the entire state gets the day off for the Adelaide Cup? I mean, I like a day off as much as the next guy, but for a horse race? Seriously?A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-31295765736169077752009-05-01T12:07:00.000-04:002009-05-01T12:07:00.000-04:00Are you sure it's not just the mint juleps you dri...Are you sure it's not just the mint juleps you drink when you watch the races that keep you coming back?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245359960166359487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061577.post-57220665216808132912009-05-01T10:51:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:51:00.000-04:00When I worked in Kentucky, the moron city editor o...When I worked in Kentucky, the moron city editor once referred to the Kentucky Derby as the biggest sporting event in the world. I might actually call it one of the <I>least</I> popular sporting events in the world, but those horse freak Kentucky people have a skewed sense of reality when it comes to sports, apparently.courtneyhttp://www.malfeasance-courtney.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com