Carlotta Cooper writes:

> I'm glad to see some talk on this list, too. I guess I've been hesitant to
> say anything because I'm in the U.S.
>
Hi Carlotta,
Thanks for the reply


> Do those of you in the UK believe that horse racing interests more people
> there than it does in the U.S.? I just watched a nice two-hour program
> called "The History of Racing" on one of the American cable channels. I'm
> just baffled as to why racing is now just a marginal activity to most people
> in the U.S. when it was the number one sport for many decades here.
>

Interesting questions you raise there, I think racing is probably still
bigger in the U.S. Racing never has been No.1 here as it gets a lot of
competition from other sports.


> Has there also been a decline in interest in the UK and Europe, or is this
> just an American problem?
>
> Regards,
> Carlotta Cooper
>
I don't think it is declinining either. A lot of racecourses are now
family orientated particularly when racing takes place on a sunday.

Our most popular race (The grand National at Liverpool) still attracts huge
TV viewing figures and most of the population has a bet.

There is also a lot more racing on Tv now we have a Racing Channel which
shows non stop racing it even shows live racing from the US in the
evenings. Do you see any UK racing?.

One of my favourite horses is a US horse because I won a bit on it when it
won the world cup (Captain Steve for obvious reasons).


How good is the winner of this years Kentucky Derby we did not hear much of
it once the Godolphin/Frankie Dettori horse was withdrawn.


Look forward to hearing from you soon

Steve

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