New Posts For Thread: Why is 1500m considered a blue riband event?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-eventBecause GB used to win it a lot?Because it is the metric mile?Any other?not sure why bet the 1500m/mile was traditionally the highlight of an athletics meet and still is today - probably stems back to the quest to break the 4 minute mile... some of the big inter uni meets usually have a 4x1500m relay, which again is conshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522791853#522791853not sure why bet the 1500m/mile was traditionally the highlight of an athletics meet and still is today - probably stems back to the quest to break the 4 minute mile... some of the big inter uni meets usually have a 4x1500m relay, which again is consWed, 08 Aug 2012 15:42:29 -0500Wikipedia"Surplice b c 1845 (Touchstone - Crucifix, by Priam) bred by Lord George Bentinck (1802-1848) from his good mare, the One Thousand Guineas, Two Thousand Guineas and Oaks Stakes winner Crucifix (b f 1837). It was, however, the Derby result whhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522791555#522791555Wikipedia"Surplice b c 1845 (Touchstone - Crucifix, by Priam) bred by Lord George Bentinck (1802-1848) from his good mare, the One Thousand Guineas, Two Thousand Guineas and Oaks Stakes winner Crucifix (b f 1837). It was, however, the Derby result whWed, 08 Aug 2012 15:33:35 -0500It doesn't say why, but it acknowledges it is/was the blue riband event in athletics...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Riband_(disambiguation)I'm guessing it's a hangover from the significance of the mile in middle distance running. 100m the most ahttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522784255#522784255It doesn't say why, but it acknowledges it is/was the blue riband event in athletics...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Riband_(disambiguation)I'm guessing it's a hangover from the significance of the mile in middle distance running. 100m the most aWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:47:19 -0500I am asking because the BBC said it washttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522783917#522783917I am asking because the BBC said it wasWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:40:12 -0500my 'it is?' is to the thread title rather than the post above mehttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522783801#522783801my 'it is?' is to the thread title rather than the post above meWed, 08 Aug 2012 12:36:54 -0500it is??I thought the 800/1500 were maybe the least prestigious of the track events. What with the fastest man tag of 100/200 and the endurance + tactics of 5000/10000https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522783747#522783747it is??I thought the 800/1500 were maybe the least prestigious of the track events. What with the fastest man tag of 100/200 and the endurance + tactics of 5000/10000Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:36:10 -0500probably because its a mile?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522781495#522781495probably because its a mile?Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:45:04 -0500It all stems from the 1896 Olympics in Athens when the winner of the 1500m was found to be an Everton fan.The team had just won the Liverpool Senior Cup for the ninth time (There are some in Liverpool who have never done a days work in their lives whhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522741751#522741751It all stems from the 1896 Olympics in Athens when the winner of the 1500m was found to be an Everton fan.The team had just won the Liverpool Senior Cup for the ninth time (There are some in Liverpool who have never done a days work in their lives whTue, 07 Aug 2012 13:39:39 -0500Because Ze Germans have never won it.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522741423#522741423Because Ze Germans have never won it.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:33:38 -0500because the winner takes the biscuithttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29293291/why-is-1500m-considered-a-blue-riband-event?post_id=522740411#522740411because the winner takes the biscuitTue, 07 Aug 2012 13:10:48 -0500