We've reached the point of Triple Crown season, with a bid on the line and just one more week to wait, that those who normally don't pay attention to horse racing begin to do so.

And there are opinions. Of course there are opinions.

Those of comedian Jim Gaffigan, who lives in New York and presumably will not be attending the 2018 Belmont Stakes, were not well received by the racing community after they aired on the latest edition of CBS Sunday Morning.

Gaffigan considers horse racing an outdated form of sport, of which the sole purpose -- in his eyes, gambling -- is glossed over.

Ahmed Zayat called "Why Jim Gaffigan doesn't get horse racing" a "totally outrageous piece. Taking to Twitter, the owner and breeder of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah encouraged those close to racing to "raise up" and have their rebuttals heard.

And they did.

The satire is irresponsible, @CBSSunday; lame garbage from an uninformed comic. No journalistic integrity in giving a platform to someone to speak on a topic about which they obviously have no insight. Can I come on & talk about his life? I know about as much! #NoLongerMyBFJim https://t.co/nTuqEowGnu — Ren Hakim Carothers ? (@RenCarothers) June 3, 2018 Love the show @CBSSunday, it’s my dad’s @barryweisbord all time favorite. But this mornings “Opinion” was AWFUL. I’m in the sport. I live the sport. To make a comedy stressing the triple crown is about gambling. YO @JimGaffigan next year come to a leg, as my guest, I’ll show you. — Bradley Weisbord (@BradWeisbord) June 3, 2018 I'd never heard of the idiot and now very much hope not to again. It's popular nowadays, but I'm not a fan of being negative for the sake of being negative. It's easy and lazy to be mean - and even easier when you're proudly ignorant of the subject you're blathering about. — Barbara Livingston (@DRFLivingston) June 3, 2018 Disappointing to see the piece on @CBSSunday one of my favorite shows knocking the triple crown. If only you knew. — GrahamMotion (@GrahamMotion) June 3, 2018

This one honestly appears less offensive and more just, well, not funny. Another New Yorker, Jerry Seinfeld, did it first -- and did it better.