Comedian Jim Gaffigan pokes fun at horse racing, says he doesn't care about Triple Crown

[caption id="attachment_241616" align="alignnone" width="5527"] Justify trains at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby. Photo courtesy of Earl James Photography.[/caption] Comedian Jim Gaffigan is famous for jokes about Hot Pockets and Elton John, but his comments today on CBS News Sunday Morning about the horse racing industry have caused quite a stir. He simplified the sport as a "prom for gamblers" who "dress like characters from Gone With The Wind." Gaffigan later added the horses always sound like they were named by rich men on their eighth wife such as "Viagra's Revenge" and "Alimony Be Damned." He then teased Kentuckians (with an atrocious southern accent, mind you) about gambling addictions and Mint Juleps. "You like my hat? I'm living in my sister's garage because I have a debilitated gambling addiction. Enjoy your Mint Julep, y'all," said Gaffigan. Here is the comedian's complete skit: https://youtu.be/cAhzNcCojg8 Knee-slappers, right there. Honestly, this kind of comedy makes me wonder how in the world TV Land could cancel his show after just two seasons on the air. At least he has short segments on CBS morning shows to make headlines, now. Needless to say, the horseracing community is not too happy about the comments. American Pharoah's owner Ahmed Zayat has been on a tear on Twitter, going after CBS, host Jane Pauley, and Gaffigan for the "outrageous" and "tainted opinion." https://twitter.com/jazz3162/status/1003292660310867968?s=21 https://twitter.com/jazz3162/status/1003279491484053505 Those in the local media aren't too pleased, either. https://twitter.com/robbromleywkyt/status/1003284116144640000 https://twitter.com/TimSullivan714/status/1003299571194351616 https://twitter.com/Ubercapper/status/1003280344651653121 Good job, good effort, Jim.