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Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-13-2011, 04:21 PM

Replies: 265

Luck

Views: 25,820

Posted By saratoga guy

She was hanging with the other woman watching the...

She was hanging with the other woman watching the P6 finale-race and rooting for the apprentice.

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-09-2011, 08:17 PM

Replies: 101

Crist sounds off on NY's Palm Sunday/Easter Sunday racing ban

Views: 9,799

Posted By saratoga guy

Well, I just explained why it's not a "running...

Well, I just explained why it's not a "running out of ideas" topic...

But, whatever...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-09-2011, 06:19 PM

Replies: 101

Crist sounds off on NY's Palm Sunday/Easter Sunday racing ban

Views: 9,799

Posted By saratoga guy

The issue is a significant one -- the 'big...

The issue is a significant one -- the 'big picture' is being missed here...

This is a stark, very obvious, example of how racing is treated like a 'second-class citizen' of the gambling world -...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

12-09-2011, 06:07 PM

Replies: 14

He faked using the whip....2yr Suspension

Views: 1,767

Posted By saratoga guy

Oy! While I think there are plenty of things the...

Oy! While I think there are plenty of things the rest of the world does that the US can and should emulate -- we have to keep from wearing rose-colored glasses that paint foreign racing as some kind...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

11-09-2011, 01:54 AM

Replies: 11

Incorrect placing by judges at GGF?

Views: 1,148

Posted By saratoga guy

Well, that's flukey! Just watched the replay...

Well, that's flukey!

Just watched the replay and you're right -- the #6 finishes in front of the #2.

Yeah - I wonder how often that happens? My guess: Not too often. But it did in that race...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

10-07-2011, 09:26 PM

Replies: 3

Dear Seth Merrow

Views: 890

Posted By saratoga guy

Ha! My - albeit limited - research indicated that...

Ha! My - albeit limited - research indicated that the (small) attempt at humor still worked. So I went with it...

(...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

09-11-2011, 06:57 PM

Replies: 23

Recommendation to NYRA

Views: 2,288

Posted By saratoga guy

Trakus, in my opinion, is the best innovation the...

Trakus, in my opinion, is the best innovation the game has seen in a while. And I don't use it for data - I just appreciate the real-time running position info for the entire field.

Every track...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

08-16-2011, 12:38 PM

Replies: 128

Screwed Monday By NYRA!!

Views: 10,695

Posted By saratoga guy

I don't know if any track, anywhere has the...

I don't know if any track, anywhere has the perfect rules to address late scratches. Perhaps there is no such thing - it could just be 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'.

For instance,...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-15-2011, 12:37 AM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

We could keep hamering away -- but we simply...

We could keep hamering away -- but we simply disagree. I don't think that's going to change on this issue.

But - to defend my sense of humor (and I admit, if that 'straw man' accusation was a...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-14-2011, 05:24 PM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

Yikes - that seems like a straw man argument...

Yikes - that seems like a straw man argument itself - since it's hard to interpret my post as saying there are "only two categories", particularly since just five posts earlier I said there was a...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-14-2011, 04:17 AM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

Well, at least he.. she.. er, it, can take...

Well, at least he.. she.. er, it, can take solace in being in the good company of just about every public swimming pool in the country.

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-14-2011, 04:15 AM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

You know, I almost added in parantheses "except,...

You know, I almost added in parantheses "except, of course, for the guy who had to mop the floor" -- but I figured that was kind of a given, and besides, does that really mitigate my point?

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-14-2011, 01:11 AM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

You're ramping this up to the level of a...

You're ramping this up to the level of a must-know piece of news by using a bunch of straw-man what-ifs.

As I said earlier, I guess everyone has their own defintion of "news" - but it's hard to...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-12-2011, 10:47 PM

Replies: 46

Woolley Pees Like a Racehorse

Views: 3,788

Posted By saratoga guy

I guess everyone might have a different idea of...

I guess everyone might have a different idea of what constitutes "news".

There's "need to know", "want to know", and a more nebulous "eh, I guess that's kinda interesting, maybe...".

We can all...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-05-2011, 01:29 AM

Replies: 55

Drug cheats are why horse racing is dying

Views: 5,008

Posted By saratoga guy

If that's what "Poker" is doing -- then they're...

If that's what "Poker" is doing -- then they're doing a crappy job - because I don't know what you're talking about... Of course I can't say I've seen any poker, pormotional or otherwise, since that...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-04-2011, 10:22 PM

Replies: 55

Drug cheats are why horse racing is dying

Views: 5,008

Posted By saratoga guy

Whenever these type of threads appear there are a...

Whenever these type of threads appear there are a whole bunch of things thrown out as "givens":

*** Woe is horse-racing, its time has come and gone...

Keeping that in perspective - there was...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-04-2011, 06:53 PM

Replies: 55

Drug cheats are why horse racing is dying

Views: 5,008

Posted By saratoga guy

"Drug cheats"? Hmm, how about the state of...

"Drug cheats"?

Hmm, how about the state of the economy?

How about the declining foal population?

How about crushing competition from an expanding array of gambling options?

How about the...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

07-01-2011, 09:56 PM

Replies: 125

Pay Raises, they get pay raises?

Views: 8,878

Posted By saratoga guy

That's just silly - or intentionally ignorant: ...

That's just silly - or intentionally ignorant:

In an era of declining media coverage of racing - particularly on the TV side - NYRA managed to get NBC/Versus to commit to eight dates of...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-30-2011, 06:00 PM

Replies: 125

Pay Raises, they get pay raises?

Views: 8,878

Posted By saratoga guy

We recently went through a long, torturous...

We recently went through a long, torturous franchise process -- there were three bidders, including NYRA. So why you assume "lots of people" are ready to jump into the fray is a mystery.

Why?...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-29-2011, 09:35 PM

Replies: 125

Pay Raises, they get pay raises?

Views: 8,878

Posted By saratoga guy

OK, I'll try this one more time: "Kicked to...

OK, I'll try this one more time:

"Kicked to the curb" in favor or what? Point me towards the racetrack management team that, in your opinion, is doing a bang-up job - and who, therefore, is some...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-29-2011, 03:54 AM

Replies: 125

Pay Raises, they get pay raises?

Views: 8,878

Posted By saratoga guy

Well, I'll toss this out there -- when NYC-OTB...

Well, I'll toss this out there -- when NYC-OTB closed they owed NYRA $28mil. Eventually about a third of that was paid. A third.

I bring up this question every time this NYRA-bashing...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-26-2011, 09:33 PM

Replies: 3

What happened to the California pick 6?

Views: 644

Posted By saratoga guy

Unless I'm mistaken there was no Sat-to-Sun...

Unless I'm mistaken there was no Sat-to-Sun carryover...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-07-2011, 11:16 AM

Replies: 172

Poll: Is the Drug Bill about the destroy the business of Horse Racing?

Views: 12,467

Posted By saratoga guy

I wasn't excluding training - add in the training...

I wasn't excluding training - add in the training days, it's still not close to an "every day" thing.

...But this is veering from the point I was trying to make in answer to your supposition that...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-07-2011, 10:37 AM

Replies: 172

Poll: Is the Drug Bill about the destroy the business of Horse Racing?

Views: 12,467

Posted By saratoga guy

Well, vaccines aren't "one time" -- a kid will...

Well, vaccines aren't "one time" -- a kid will get, what?, a dozen by the time they're six. (Then toss in seasonal flu shots for good measure.)

And Lasix use isn't "every day". The average number...

Forum: General Racing Discussion

06-07-2011, 05:21 AM

Replies: 172

Poll: Is the Drug Bill about the destroy the business of Horse Racing?

Views: 12,467

Posted By saratoga guy

"It is likely that racing jurisdictions will...

"It is likely that racing jurisdictions will reconsider their [anti-Lasix] position ... The challenge will now be for countries such as Australia, England, Hong Kong and South Africa that do not...

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