Bright Raven
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Saturday May 6. 6:34 eastern post time. The 143 rd running. The most exciting two minutes in sports.
NBC starts coverage at 2:30 pm.
NBC starts coverage at 2:30 pm.
Bright Raven":fmbf64ab said:Saturday May 6. 6:34 eastern post time. The 143 rd running. The most exciting two minutes in sports.
NBC starts coverage at 2:30 pm.
greybeard":3hic0pet said:I have not kept up with racing in years, except for triple crown contests.
The Derby has lost a lot of it's luster with today's generations, but I can remember when it was a big thing, even in the little East Texas town I grew up in.
Farm Fence Solutions":3ck7c9s2 said:greybeard":3ck7c9s2 said:I have not kept up with racing in years, except for triple crown contests.
The Derby has lost a lot of it's luster with today's generations, but I can remember when it was a big thing, even in the little East Texas town I grew up in.
If you think it's not a big thing anymore, I dare you to drive through Louisville today. :lol:
torogmc81":2nrrtc04 said:Thanks for the reminder, I'll have to remember to take a break from putting up fence to come in and watch. We cut the cord months ago, so with the antenna, i'll have to watch it "live".
It's a big Event. But horses have lost meaning and public connection from bygone days.Farm Fence Solutions":1yqj3qdk said:greybeard":1yqj3qdk said:I have not kept up with racing in years, except for triple crown contests.
The Derby has lost a lot of it's luster with today's generations, but I can remember when it was a big thing, even in the little East Texas town I grew up in.
If you think it's not a big thing anymore, I dare you to drive through Louisville today. :lol:
Bright Raven":nc5dbxuj said:The pageantry of the 143 rd run for the roses begins in 2 minutes on NBC.
No doubt, but decades ago, the Derby was carried on at least radio world wide, and most TV. In 1970, even in Vietnam, and later when I was stationed in Cuba, it was broadcast on armed forces radio network, and we all listened to it.Farm Fence Solutions":5amn6234 said:greybeard":5amn6234 said:I have not kept up with racing in years, except for triple crown contests.
The Derby has lost a lot of it's luster with today's generations, but I can remember when it was a big thing, even in the little East Texas town I grew up in.
If you think it's not a big thing anymore, I dare you to drive through Louisville today. :lol:
greybeard":2dqhan62 said:No doubt, but decades ago, the Derby was carried on at least radio world wide, and most TV. In 1970, even in Vietnam, and later when I was stationed in Cuba, it was broadcast on armed forces radio network, and we all listened to it.Farm Fence Solutions":2dqhan62 said:greybeard":2dqhan62 said:I have not kept up with racing in years, except for triple crown contests.
The Derby has lost a lot of it's luster with today's generations, but I can remember when it was a big thing, even in the little East Texas town I grew up in.
If you think it's not a big thing anymore, I dare you to drive through Louisville today. :lol:
The way it was.......back when we were one nation and people had a real interest in what happened in other states.
Around 1961 or '62, (I forget now) I and brother had to get a haircut for the upcoming graduation ceremony of my oldest sister, and everyone in the barbershop that May saturday morning was talking about a horse named Decidedly, because his dam was grandaughter of the famous Man O' War. Decidedly won that afternoon. I lived in a small town, maybe 4000 people altogether.
Of course, it probably helped that the TV show National Velvet was very popular that time period.
There were Kentucky Derby parades in cities all over the US and even small towns far outside Ky borders, and Derby Day parties were common in the area of Texas I grew up in. Over in Montgomery Texas, about 25 miles from me, there is an older subdivision my niece lives in that has street names like 'Kentucky Derby' and 'Churchill Downs'.