Radio 5Live... McCoy obsession ?

[vegster]

Getting fed up with 5Live cutting away to every race McCoy is in, I don't get the fuss, we don't keep cutting to people like Jim Philipps, Bricklayer.. who is about to lay his 100,000th brick, or Cynthis Harris, Midwife.. we are going live to be there for her 1,000th birth. Madness

 

[Mackenzie]

Well he's done it now so that'll largely be that. Good that racing has got some positive coverage for a change.

 

[Questions]

Getting fed up with 5Live cutting away to every race McCoy is in, I don't get the fuss, we don't keep cutting to people like Jim Philipps, Bricklayer.. who is about to lay his 100,000th brick, or Cynthis Harris, Midwife.. we are going live to be there for her 1,000th birth. Madness

I hung my 3000th door on Monday. Had quite a crowd of the lads around me as I chopped in the keep and then finally pinned on the stops. Quite emotional moment really when one of the brickies started crying.

 

[kevtherev]

Isn't 5live a sports orientated station..That might have something to do with it.

 

[seagullmouse]

I often wonder who it is that follows horse racing. I love virtually any sport you put in front of me but I hate horse racing and none of my friends like it...

Who are these people? and what else do they like?

Somebody draw me the Venn diagram please

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Getting fed up with 5Live cutting away to every race McCoy is in, I don't get the fuss, we don't keep cutting to people like Jim Philipps, Bricklayer.. who is about to lay his 100,000th brick, or Cynthis Harris, Midwife.. we are going live to be there for her 1,000th birth. Madness

Dull

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I often wonder who it is that follows horse racing. I love virtually any sport you put in front of me but I hate horse racing and none of my friends like it...

Who are these people? and what else do they like?

Somebody draw me the Venn diagram please

I would suppose that people who bet enjoy horse racing. Remove betting and the sport disappears.

 

[Badger]

I would suppose that people who bet enjoy horse racing. Remove betting and the sport disappears.

Indeed, it is a very odd sport that is pretty much entirely based around gambling, are there people that go to races to enjoy it rather than try and win money?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Indeed, it is a very odd sport that is pretty much entirely based around gambling, are there people that go to races to enjoy it rather than try and win money?

Perhaps there are? All the people I know who've been only talk about how much they lost/won.

 

[Questions]

Indeed, it is a very odd sport that is pretty much entirely based around gambling, are there people that go to races to enjoy it rather than try and win money?

I'll watch the big flat races even if I have not bet on them but I wouldn't watch National Hunt racing whatever.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Indeed, it is a very odd sport that is pretty much entirely based around gambling, are there people that go to races to enjoy it rather than try and win money?

I enjoy horse racing (jumps only though - not flat racing) and although if I am on course I may have a small bet, I often watch the racing on TV without any financial interest. I also go racing at Plumpton with a mate who very rarely has a bet but enjoys the sport and the atmosphere.

With regard to McCoy, it is an exceptional achievement when you consider that the jockey with the second most wins in history is about 1500 behind. It's a bit of a cliche but this is one of the few jobs where you are followed by an ambulance and if you look at the injuries most jockeys pick up, it is amazing that he has been so successful for so long.

 

[Soulman]

This was a massive achievement, 4000 winners, a top jockey for about 22 years. It will be a hard record to beat, if ever.
So wev'e had a day or two of following this achievement amongst hours about Fergie, Hart being dropped, Mourinio, Arsene etc. Surely Talksport is about sport, this achievement was worth a bit of time.