Some call horse racing the most exciting 2 minutes in sports. But attention spans seem to be shrinking, don't you know. (Note the brevity of this blog post.) So how about betting on an extremely exciting 17 seconds or so? That's about the time it takes for a barrel racer to complete a dangerous, challenging barrel racing course in a rodeo.
Think it's easy? Think again. It takes one tough cowgirl and one pretty amazing horse to get good enough to race for a championshiop. And barrel racing is becoming so popular that it's supplanting bull riding in many stops along the rodeo circuit.
It's such a phenomena that some in the horse racing game are considering bringing barrel racing to the track. In Florida, horse bettors are discovering barrel racing joints as a pretty crazy and very attractive alternative to hanging out along the same old rail.
This report from NPR tells the tale. Give it a listen and ask yourself this: Are you ready for these rough-and-tumble cowgirls to bring barrel racing to a PA racetrack near you? If you have an opinion one way or another, click on over to our Facebook page and share your thoughts.
Yeehaw!
