Dubai calls you to take a (short) break from picking your Derby Horse

Looks like ABC has an hour and a half coverage slated ths Saturday (3p EST) for the UAE Derby and the Dubai World Cup. I have to agree with John over at Not to the Swift that the sentimental favorite (and quite possibly the odds on favorite) Brass Hat is worth a look. Also, after watching a great DVD featuring Trainer Richard Mandela (On the Muscle), I hope The Tin Man can win on the turf under the lights. But just as quckly as a dust devil on the desert dunes appears and fades, our Derby Trail attentions quickly return to Turfway Park and the Lane's End Stakes where Laity and Strong Contender make up a field of Derby hopefuls and which is scheduled to air on ESPN from 5p-6p. I mention the tv coverage with the hope that it is not preempted! Really, did anyone give a damn about Cuba beating the Dominican Republic in another in a million televised baseball games? Argggghhhh! I just seem to pick the sports that have to claw out some semblance of coverage (yup, I am a former hockey player and rabid now luke warm-thanks to the strike fan). How ironic is that in this age of cable news bloat so inane that with every pseudonews story, you get rampant speculation on every channel, yet ESPN can't seem to commit to the occassional Horse Racing coverage. What a slight to Horse Racing and Jerry Bailey--some broadcasting debut!!! Oh well, maybe this week-end they can get it right. (Okay, rant is over)