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Location: Kansas and loving it | I miss the days when it was all about the horses. I could give a sh#t! Less about fashion.I miss profiles of where the horses are now. Plus Eddie Delahoussey won back to back derbies. 82 Gato Del Dol, 83 Sunnys Halo. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 5:14 PM He's making a joke of the Derby IMO.
He p*ffed my hubby off too.......he is all about the horses too....keep that kind of stuff for the "fashion shows", etc. |
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| CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 5:14 PM He's making a joke of the Derby IMO.
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Location: Texas | I can watch a little of some things, a lot of some things and for sure NONE of that little wormy goof! |
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Location: Washington | While I did not like his hat, he added flair and he and Tara are very entertaining. Thought their little piece on the backside was "cute". Didn't offend me at all.
Plus Johnny pick CC to win due to his shinny coat. lol
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Location: In a happy place | I'm old, really old so he offends me. |
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Location: Texarkana | that was totally ridiculous... Its a freaking horse race, not a freak show. Be who you want, but for real NBC.... How about lets focus on the topic, and history... not the idiot that knows nothing.. total mockery |
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Location: So. California | I really liked Tara and Johhny during the Olympics, it added insight and fun. It was a hoot at times! I didn't watch much of the Derby pre-show, just snippets here and there, missed the backstory piece :-( Nothing I watched was over the top. Again, I could have easily missed what others found "offensive" or not to their liking.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-03 9:19 PM I'm old, really old so he offends me.
I don't think it has anything to do with age. Its about class. The Derby is a classy event. This was all in bad taste. WTH do these ice skaters know about horse racing? It was a waste of air time. I don't care if he's gay, its about the presentation. After the Derby was over I found a Will & Grace marathon. I sat watching that tonight laughing my butt off. Johnny Weir might be funny on W & G, hell he'd fit right in!, but not the Kentucky Derby. |
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Location: So. California | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 8:26 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-03 9:19 PM I'm old, really old so he offends me. I don't think it has anything to do with age. Its about class. The Derby is a classy event. This was all in bad taste. WTH do these ice skaters know about horse racing? It was a waste of air time. I don't care if he's gay, its about the presentation. After the Derby was over I found a Will & Grace marathon. I sat watching that tonight laughing my butt off. Johnny Weir might be funny on W & G, hell he'd fit right in!, but not the Kentucky Derby.
My comment was in no way directed towards you. The post has been removed.
If the commentary was that bad, then it was just bad commentary. NBC has done that in the past, hired individuals to do "spots" and it was awkward, not the right fit at all for the event... I wouldn't care to listen to a roper talk about tennis for example, doesn't make much sense. Two completely different sports.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Anniemae - 2014-05-03 10:44 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 8:26 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-03 9:19 PM I'm old, really old so he offends me. I don't think it has anything to do with age. Its about class. The Derby is a classy event. This was all in bad taste. WTH do these ice skaters know about horse racing? It was a waste of air time. I don't care if he's gay, its about the presentation. After the Derby was over I found a Will & Grace marathon. I sat watching that tonight laughing my butt off. Johnny Weir might be funny on W & G, hell he'd fit right in!, but not the Kentucky Derby.
If the commentary was that bad, then it was just bad commentary. NBC has done that in the past, hired individuals to do "spots" and it was awkward, not the right fit at all for the event... I wouldn't care to listen to a roper talk about tennis for example, doesn't make much sense. Two completely different sports.
Sometimes, you just have to wonder who makes these decisions...
I have no idea what your comment even was. I was too busy looking for the picture. LOL |
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Location: So. California | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 8:47 PM Anniemae - 2014-05-03 10:44 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 8:26 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-03 9:19 PM I'm old, really old so he offends me. I don't think it has anything to do with age. Its about class. The Derby is a classy event. This was all in bad taste. WTH do these ice skaters know about horse racing? It was a waste of air time. I don't care if he's gay, its about the presentation. After the Derby was over I found a Will & Grace marathon. I sat watching that tonight laughing my butt off. Johnny Weir might be funny on W & G, hell he'd fit right in!, but not the Kentucky Derby.
If the commentary was that bad, then it was just bad commentary. NBC has done that in the past, hired individuals to do "spots" and it was awkward, not the right fit at all for the event... I wouldn't care to listen to a roper talk about tennis for example, doesn't make much sense. Two completely different sports.
Sometimes, you just have to wonder who makes these decisions...
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 10:33 PM
Well I'm older then a few on here so I dont know who the heck they are, soooo who are they? LOL  |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | SKM - 2014-05-03 10:57 PM
He looks like a chicken exploded onhis head.
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| I like the cottonelle back drop looks like my cat tore up a packqge of cottonelle and he put it on his head. I will laugh every time my cats get in my toilet paper i will think of that picture. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Southtxponygirl - 2014-05-03 10:55 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 10:33 PM
Ice Skaters.......cause that has so much to do with horse racing.  |
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Location: Adkins, Texas | I for one won't get my panties in a wad over ice skaters being on the telecast. NBC had a 3 hour show for a 2 minute horse race.....that's a lot of time to fill, and I for one was entertained!!!(and I'm dang near as old as Roxie!!!!) |
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Location: Lone Star State | Reminded me of Pee Wee Herman! Remember him? Lol. This Johnny guy was awkward to watch.
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-04 7:15 AM Southtxponygirl - 2014-05-03 10:55 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 10:33 PM
So that answers it Johnny Weir is Qu-eer. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | CYA Ranch - 2014-05-04 7:15 AM Southtxponygirl - 2014-05-03 10:55 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-05-03 10:33 PM
Ice Skaters, now thats funny |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | deanaK134 - 2014-05-04 8:14 AM I for one won't get my panties in a wad over ice skaters being on the telecast. NBC had a 3 hour show for a 2 minute horse race.....that's a lot of time to fill, and I for one was entertained!!!(and I'm dang near as old as Roxie!!!!)
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Location: your guess is as good as mine | deanaK134 - 2014-05-04 7:14 AM I for one won't get my panties in a wad over ice skaters being on the telecast. NBC had a 3 hour show for a 2 minute horse race.....that's a lot of time to fill, and I for one was entertained!!!(and I'm dang near as old as Roxie!!!!)
Exactly. I think it's pretty telling that there are almost no horse races shown on major network TV any more (except the TC races & BC) - used to be they showed almost every major stakes race...now they're all on HRTV if they're shown at all. Personally I'd far rather watch a horse race than a golf tournament, yet almost every weekend there's a golf tournament shown...why? Because that's what more people choose to watch so the network gets better ratings (and sells more advertising). To get ratings you have to attract NON-horse racing people to watch...same reason they have famous sports personalities & actors giving out their picks. The fact is those are the people that the non-horse public tune in to see...see who is there and what they're wearing, and so forth.
Truth is I couldn't care less about the whole "who's there" and fashion part either...I always film it & just watch the race - that way I can fast forward through the other stuff & focus on the horse stories. But I also love seeing Bob Costas and Jerry Bailey and all of the other commentators, as well as seeing the pieces they put together about the so-called "unseen stories" & history of racing. So personally I don't care if they dress Shaq in a pink tutu with sparkly wings & fly him over the track on a rope (oh God...the mental picture   )...if it means they get the ratings to keep showing the races on TV then so be it. Personally I found JW hilarious - and even funnier was watching my Dad's reaction. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | SKM - 2014-05-04 2:01 PM I think from here on out all major sporting events should have clueless athletes from other venues commentating strictly for the entertainment. Ty Murray can do figure skating. Dale Jr the Stanley Cup. David Beckham Monday night football etc.
Perhaps those who liked Johnny Wier, would love to have him doing the commentary for the NFR........ |
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Location: Washington | NJJ - 2014-05-04 12:18 PM SKM - 2014-05-04 2:01 PM I think from here on out all major sporting events should have clueless athletes from other venues commentating strictly for the entertainment. Ty Murray can do figure skating. Dale Jr the Stanley Cup. David Beckham Monday night football etc. Perhaps those who liked Johnny Wier, would love to have him doing the commentary for the NFR........
I think he would be great for the barrel racing at the NFR, he would have been all over Fallon Taylors outfits! Great idea NJJ! |
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Oh yea. I particularly enjoyed Bob Costass teaming with PETA for the sensationalized attack of Asmussen. Bet that really helps the viewership.
When I have to be subject to progressive activists and drag queens, I'll just tune in for two minutes of the race. |
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Location: Northeast Nebraska | I see my post has been removed. Why? Can't have any objection to the in your face flaming homosexual agenda, right? |
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| GoGaited - 2014-05-04 3:51 PM I see my post has been removed. Why? Can't have any objection to the in your face flaming homosexual agenda, right?
I highly doubt your post was a simple "objection".
Anyway, yeah, the hat looks pretty stupid...but you have to admit...about 50% of all the others are just as whacky and dumb. LOL.
I don't know...this just seems to be the silliest thing to be miffed over? The Derby is a tradition in more ways than one.
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Location: Adkins, Texas | GoGaited - 2014-05-04 2:51 PM
I see my post has been removed. Why? Can't have any objection to the in your face flaming homosexual agenda, right?
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I see my post has been removed. Why? Can't have any objection to the in your face flaming homosexual agenda, right?
Didn't you know that you are considered a "bigot" now if speak out against any deviant lifestyle. |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | I was gone out of town the day of the Derby, so I didnt get to watch it on TV, but my thoughts are with all of the retired trainers, and jockeys WHY do they need ice skaters to do the pre-show??? I would much rather watch someone who actually knows what they are talking about.  |
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| Just Plain Lucky - 2014-05-04 3:33 PM
GoGaited - 2014-05-04 3:51 PM I see my post has been removed. Why? Can't have any objection to the in your face flaming homosexual agenda, right? I highly doubt your post was a simple "objection".
Anyway, yeah, the hat looks pretty stupid...but you have to admit...about 50% of all the others are just as whacky and dumb. LOL.
I don't know...this just seems to be the silliest thing to be miffed over? The Derby is a tradition in more ways than one.
I read it before it was gone and it was pretty tame actually. |
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Location: West Tennessee | TXBO - 2014-05-04 2:39 PM Oh yea. I particularly enjoyed Bob Costass teaming with PETA for the sensationalized attack of Asmussen. Bet that really helps the viewership. When I have to be subject to progressive activists and drag queens, I'll just tune in for two minutes of the race.
LOL, I get what you're both saying -- however, the "P" story upset me more than the JW stuff. I'm not a Costas fan to begin with & that sort of iced the cake.
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Location: Washington | The Peta piece was needed. What Asmussen stable has been accused of has been all over the net and on some news stations. Why try to put it back in the box when it is already out. Address it and let the world know his side of the story.....( I will simply say no comment on what he said)
There are HUGE problems on that tracks and it needs to be stopped.
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Location: West Tennessee | fatchance - 2014-05-05 12:25 PM The Peta piece was needed. What Asmussen stable has been accused of has been all over the net and on some news stations. Why try to put it back in the box when it is already out. Address it and let the world know his side of the story.....( I will simply say no comment on what he said) There are HUGE problems on that tracks and it needs to be stopped.
I do understand what you're saying, I promise -- I just think that on race day the sport is better served with positive stories & reporting. Giving voice to a group that wants ultimately to shut down all equine sports just rubbed me the wrong way, even if it was presented to give Asmussen a chance to publicly defend himself (which also bothered me). |
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Location: NM...the Land of Manana | Did anybody notice when they were talking to Bodie Miller and his wife started prattling about her outfit how he looked at her like he was all anoyed? |
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Location: California | I still think that Weir found a road kill Sea Gull and put it on his head. He is even too weird for me and I found them unnecessary.
As far as PETA, I know a little bit more but can't say who or where about what they pulled. I will say that BOTH Steve and Scott are great, great horsemen. If I run into a PETA person, I'm afraid how I will react. |
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| fatchance - 2014-05-05 12:25 PM The Peta piece was needed. What Asmussen stable has been accused of has been all over the net and on some news stations. Why try to put it back in the box when it is already out. Address it and let the world know his side of the story.....( I will simply say no comment on what he said) There are HUGE problems on that tracks and it needs to be stopped.
Hey, I'll take your word for it that the track needs to be cleaned up. I know very little about what goes on in a race barn.
However, PETA will never offer an objective news story. They don't deserve the credibility Costas gave them. |
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Location: Florida | Personally, I thought it was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I laughed my head of at them back at the stables. Obviously they are both afraid of horses. I truly admire Johnny Weir for what he did at the Olympics. He wasn't going to go and be a commentator until Russa passed the law making being gay a crime. He knew he was too famous to be arrested, therefore his presence kept anyone else from being arrested. I may not agree with his sexual preference but he stood up for what he believed in.
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Location: In a happy place | Vickie - 2014-05-05 2:13 PM Personally, I thought it was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I laughed my head of at them back at the stables. Obviously they are both afraid of horses. I truly admire Johnny Weir for what he did at the Olympics. He wasn't going to go and be a commentator until Russa passed the law making being gay a crime. He knew he was too famous to be arrested, therefore his presence kept anyone else from being arrested. I may not agree with his sexual preference but he stood up for what he believed in.
Maybe I need to clarify my statement. I have no problem with Johnny Weir's preferences. It really doesn't matter to me. We will all answer for our own life styles in the end, that call will be up to God. I just think it takes a time honored sport that has been respectful for many many years and turns it into a laughing stock with someone that is not horse oriented at all dressed like a fruit loop. To each his own. |
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Location: the end of the rainbow | deanaK134 - 2014-05-04 6:14 AM
I for one won't get my panties in a wad over ice skaters being on the telecast. NBC had a 3 hour show for a 2 minute horse race.....that's a lot of time to fill, and I for one was entertained!!!(and I'm dang near as old as Roxie!!!!)
I personally wish they would fill the time with complete stories about all the horses, jockeys, trainers & owners not just the snippets we got about certain ones. |
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Location: So. California | If we want to keep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont on prime time channels, than they need to pull in a wider audience, not just horse people. Tracks are closing down left and right, horse racing is not as popular as it was 20, 30 years ago. It's just not.
If JW and Tara added some flair, funny back drop and made a handful of THEIR fans into horse racing enthusiasts, I'm all for it. Jeez, now we are being the moral police for a major race! It's the Kentucky Derby and big crazy hats, flamboyant dresses and just having fun at the race, is what it is all about.
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Location: Oz, Kansas | I actually watched bits & pieces & found that they both have a great love of horses & used to show arabians when they were younger & both were told to choose, show horses or ice skate & they both chose ice skating. They even showed pictures of them when they were younger on their horses. I think a lot of what we see on TV from him is all part of his act, anyway, I like to think so. |
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Location: Dubach, LA | sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-05 3:05 PM Vickie - 2014-05-05 2:13 PM Personally, I thought it was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I laughed my head of at them back at the stables. Obviously they are both afraid of horses. I truly admire Johnny Weir for what he did at the Olympics. He wasn't going to go and be a commentator until Russa passed the law making being gay a crime. He knew he was too famous to be arrested, therefore his presence kept anyone else from being arrested. I may not agree with his sexual preference but he stood up for what he believed in.
Maybe I need to clarify my statement. I have no problem with Johnny Weir's preferences. It really doesn't matter to me. We will all answer for our own life styles in the end, that call will be up to God. I just think it takes a time honored sport that has been respectful for many many years and turns it into a laughing stock with someone that is not horse oriented at all dressed like a fruit loop. To each his own.
So this was the guy in white with the funny hat on? I turned off the DVR and caught the race on youtube. Just sick. The derby is supposed to be a spectacle, but a spectacle with class. I don't know who he is, but he had no business there. |
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Location: Online | I call him Johnny Weird.
It didn't bother me that much, that's the way he is. He's eccentric and flamboyant, and all those big words. And he's not afraid. Why should he be different because he was asked to commentate for the Kentucky Derby? I actually liked Johnny and Tara when they were commentating at the Olympics, he was way more positive and encouraging when someone fell than Scott Hamilton was (he drives me insane). Besides, I loved Johnny's outfits there too, I had to give hubby the outfit of the day report. (He didn't care, I just liked doing it. LOL!) |
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Location: Washington | CanCan - 2014-05-05 4:26 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-05 3:05 PM Vickie - 2014-05-05 2:13 PM Personally, I thought it was the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I laughed my head of at them back at the stables. Obviously they are both afraid of horses. I truly admire Johnny Weir for what he did at the Olympics. He wasn't going to go and be a commentator until Russa passed the law making being gay a crime. He knew he was too famous to be arrested, therefore his presence kept anyone else from being arrested. I may not agree with his sexual preference but he stood up for what he believed in.
Maybe I need to clarify my statement. I have no problem with Johnny Weir's preferences. It really doesn't matter to me. We will all answer for our own life styles in the end, that call will be up to God. I just think it takes a time honored sport that has been respectful for many many years and turns it into a laughing stock with someone that is not horse oriented at all dressed like a fruit loop. To each his own.
Ever seen the camera showing the infield on Derby day? Johnny was mild compared to that carnival and those freaks. Everyone try to rein yourselves in....he did no harm. |
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