Watching the Dog Show

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@DWDavis (25797)
United States
February 14, 2017 7:15pm CST
My missus and I are spending Valentines Night watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. We DVR the two nights of Group competition and watch them at our leisure. We usually root for the sporting group because we've always had sporting dogs. Now that we have Ace, we will also root for the terrier group. I just learned tonight that the Westminster Kennel Club show is the second oldest continuous sporting event in the United States. Can you guess what the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States is?
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katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
15 Feb 17
At first I wanted to say horse racing.. but football and baseball have been around for awhile, so has fishing, golf... No idea... I didn't think a dog show would be considered a sporting event.
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katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@DWDavis There's more than one kind? Um, harness racing? Not that I even know what that is! LOL
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
@katsmeow1213 Oops. I should have been more specific. I meant which annual horseracing event has been held every year for so long it is the oldest continuously held sporting event in the US?
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
15 Feb 17
You were right the first time. Now guess which horse race.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
15 Feb 17
guessing at some kind of rodeo event
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
Not rodeo, but it does involve horses.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
@TheHorse The Kentucky Derby
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 17
I thought something involving hunting or fishing at first.
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Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Feb 17
No clue! It is something we could look up, but you can just do another post about it and we'll come back to see what you tell us!
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
15 Feb 17
@katsmeow1213 is on the right track.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
I didn't realise the Westminster Kennel Club was in the US. It sounds English.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
It is located very near New York City and the show is held in Madison Square Garden.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 17
That was my first thought too!
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Feb 17
My guess is the Indy 500,but I'm probably wrong. How is Swagger, the sheepdog from Colorado Springs doing? He rocks. And not just because he's from here.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
The Indy 500 is old, and the oldest event is a race, but not an auto race.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
@teamfreak16 It is the Kentucky Derby.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Feb 17
@DWDavis - The Penn Relays?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
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15 Feb 17
I didn't realize it was on, thanks for the reminder.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
15 Feb 17
The first four group events were last night, but we watched them tonight. The last three groups and Best in Show are on tonight, but we'll watch them tomorrow.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
15 Feb 17
I guess that it is the dog race, it's a very old sport.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
It is a race, but not for dogs, for horses.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
@LadyDuck Indeed.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502466)
• Italy
16 Feb 17
@DWDavis The most loved British sport.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
15 Feb 17
I usually enjoy watching the dog show but somehow missed it. No idea what #1 sporting event is
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Feb 17
My wife remembers when the show is because it follows closely on the heels of the Super Bowl.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238306)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 17
Oh my! No, I can't! I thought of hunting and fishing (very American), but couldn't think of any events. Then I thought of baseball, but that only goes back to the late 1800s. I did give up and read the comments.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
7 Mar 18
I have never watched it. I hope you enjoyed it.