What is the big deal about horse racing...its just farm animals running for 2 minutes in a circle?

Question

Now if you have money on the race, I can see how people would be excited about it. But if you're merely looking for some entertainment, how is watching horses run fast all that thrilling? Horses run, thats what they are made to do. If horses wanted to impress me, they could learn how to dribble a basketball or speak Spanish fluently. Running, well, not so impressive to me. And the whole horse racing community gets all excited about a horse winning the triple crown. That is basically what the whole horse racing "sport" lives for. One horse winning 3 races. Wow, can you imagine if other sports lived like that. The entire baseball season wouldn't matter unless a player won the batting, homerun, and rbi crowns in the same year. That would be great..but wouldn't define the sport. Horse racing, the triple crown is the only defining thing it has. That, and the sports "athletes" take big dumps on the playing field. I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. Maybe someone can enlighten me.

Answer 1

Horse racing is difficult for low-IQ persons to understand, so I won't try and subsequently confuse you. Someday, when immaturity is no longer your chief burden, you may be intellectually capable enough to see the light. If not, I won't lose sleep.

Answer 2

What is the big deal about basketball, football or baseball ?  

Basketball is a bunch of tall guys throwing a ball through a hoop.  Football is fat guys slamming in to each other while other guys play with a funny shaped ball.  

Baseball is guys on steroids hitting a ball with a stick, and WOW -- some of them even have the ability to catch a ball while wearing a large webbed contraption on their hand.

The most unbearable part of those "sports" is when we're forced to hear the "athletes" talk.  It usually sounds like they didn't finish fifth grade.  So please enlighten us on how you could be entertained by a bunch of stupid guys that can jump high or run around a diamond shape.

Answer 3

ah, it's the beauty of the animal in its entirety - movement, heart, courage, and strength - i'm actually NOT a fan - they are overbred and consequently much too fragile for life . . . but they are beautiful - and, for breeders and fans, it's also following the lines over the years and seeing the improvement in breeding, etc. .

Answer 4

You like baseball and other people like racing, so where's your problem.

Answer 5

I guess the $ MONEY $ aspect is nice if you gamble which I dont so it it NOT interesting at all 4 me. Neither is Nascar!

Answer 6

Well, you said it first so I'll second it.  You really must be stupid if you think horse racing is just horses running fast and stopping at the finish line.  The jockeys use all kinds of strategies, but they're very subtle so a stupid person would have too much trouble understanding.  You already said you're stupid so I won't try to explain.

Answer 7

I think the real challenge is to find a guy who is under 5 ft tall and weighs less than 100 pounds who WANTS to ride horses for a living.

Answer 8

You forgot some of the other things professional athletes do:

get involved in dog fighting, doing drugs and hookers, cheating on their wives, possibly doing steroids to do what they do.  

Right now I'd like to see a horse learn how to use a hockey stick and mistake you for a puck.

Answer 9

For me, it has to do with sport. So it is one horse versus another. It is great to see any animal perform well in whatever they do. I would watch squirrels race if that was around. I just like competition.

Answer 10

You would understand if it was something you were passionate about. Obviously you're not, therefor you will never understand.

Answer 11

compare it to other racing sports, motorcycles,cars..nascar , track and field, swimming....whatever...

all they do is gas brake and turn, or run swim stop... why do ppl watch it? i think u can answer this question urself.

horse racing isnt as simple as u think. neither are those other racing sports

they dont just go and stop. in my opinion horse racing is far more strategic then nba. trust me.., basketballs my fav sport.

Answer 12

Money, and lots of it, is the big deal. Gambling is addictive...

Answer 13

Your attitude says that no one may enlighten you.

Maybe you can explain to me why someone would sit and watch cars drive around in circles for hours on end.

Tell me why someone can watch a slow ball game where 90% of the time you are watching men slumped over with sun visors on watching a man on a little hill throw a ball. Once in a while they get to chase after that ball.  Tell me why one watches grown men fight over a oval shaped ball, running back and forth over a couple of hours from one end to of a field to the other,  and I bet you like the Olympics where one can watch a bunch of people jumping over poles, running in circles,  or jumping up and down on a mat to music that no one listens to anymore.

Thoroughbred is exciting. the race horses are some of the most beautiful animals born and it is truly exciting to watch even if one does not have one dime bet on them.

You my friend will never understand the beauty in either thoroughbred or quarter horse racing.

Answer 14

im guessing its the fun of using horses to make money by biding

Answer 15

OMG, do you have any idea how many months, if not years, of training goes into getting a horse ready to race?  It's not like it is being trained to carry a kid on a Sunday afternoon ride (that's not so easy either, by the way).  Horses are very sensitive creatures and many never make it to the race track because they refuse to conform to the desires of their owners and trainers.  The exquisite skill of trainers, handlers and jockeys applied to the specific disposition of each individual horse makes the sport incredibly intriguing to many of us.  Add to that the mystery and beauty of the horse itself...some just have a natural love of running and a big competitive spirit that drives them farther and faster than anticipated.

The importance of the Triple Crown races is that it tests the stamina, endurance, and speed of the horses and they only get one chance at it: when they are 3 years old.  No next year.

They are not just horses running around in a circle.

Answer 16

Ummmm, yeah pro baseball players are very talented with hand eye coordination etc. But race horses are talented as they can run really fast...i don't see your point?!

You said "Every horse is designed to run. Granted, not everyone is as fast as the ones that race, but still, everyone can run. Just like as humans, we have the natural ability to walk upright. Thats like being all excited over a human being fast at walking. Its not that big a deal."

And people do get excited over people moving upright, ya know the olympics? The 100 yard dash? And sure no one gets excited over a human walking...but no one gets excited about a horse walking either. It is the running... I still don't see your point.

And you don't have to bash horse racing just because it ain't your "favorite" thing.