tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post1709306965722564611..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Old Tux ClubPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-26335934586857439322011-01-20T06:08:35.800-05:002011-01-20T06:08:35.800-05:00For the record, Meg Jewett Levitt talked a few yea...For the record, Meg Jewett Levitt talked a few years ago at the harness awards in the US about horse slaughter and people were very upset about her bringing it up.<br /><br />They thought it was very inappropriate to bring it up at a feel good event.Pacingguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-20533099796288040092011-01-19T14:47:21.407-05:002011-01-19T14:47:21.407-05:00To have a fans involved in voting in the Eclipse a...To have a fans involved in voting in the Eclipse awards is a bad idea. It is a day or an evening for those of a dying industry to salute themselves. But the point is, it is their day.<br /><br />What would be nice is if The Jockey Club, USTA, AQHA could jointly sponsor their version of the People's Choice Awards, where fans could vote most of the same categories. They wouldn't have to announce the actual vote count, so the standardbred industry wouldn't be embarrased, but it would give a chance for the horseplaying fan a chance to have their say. Call it the American Racing Awards and have a common website. Then at a certain time, let each breed announce their own winners.<br /><br />No need to hand out any actual award, first of all it would be embarassing if done the same night as say the Eclipse and the results were different and if there was an award show for the fan's vote, odds are industry reps wouldn't even show up.<br /><br />I know it sounds sarcastic, but the shame is I am probably right.PAcingguynoreply@blogger.com