Since 1875, crowds have descended upon Louisville, Kentucky to watch midgets beat on horses as they run frantically around a track. Ridiculous hats that would be mocked if worn anyplace else are all the fashion here. Mint julep pours like water, even if no one truly knows what it contains. In the end, there are two weeks worth of build up for a two minute race.
While horse racing may have been popular in the 1800's and early 1900's, there are simply better things to do than watch a bunch of Sarah Jessica Parker clones running on dirt. Yet, people still pretend to care about this event, mainly because it has been ingrained into the collective consciousness of the nation. Why? Yes, there is a lot of history here, but there is a lot of history in other events that people do not care one iota about. Any prestige surrounding this event is simply the by-product of the sporting media trying to hype the 'mythical' horse racing Triple Crown.
If horse racing is truly so important, then why is that no one can name the horse that won two years ago? In fact, how many people even heard of the horses racing this year prior to the Derby? Oh yeah, it's because no one cares about this 'sport'.
So knock yourselves out watching 'Sex In The City Part 3 - Carrie Goes For A Jog' if you want. There are a plethora of better options out there.
I applaud you sir!
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