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Originally Posted by mountainman
Scattershot observations:
1) Luis Quinones should have been dq'd for jock interference in Monday's (?) second race. His intimidation antics crossed the line in deep stretch.
2) The surface has been mostly fair lately.
3) Lots of people who bet Luis Gonzalez yell "stiff job" when he loses, and it often DOES look like he's straining to slow his mounts down, but that's just how the guy rides. Gonzalez is old school and thinks every horse should be taken off the pace, and his idea of rating is to snatch on the horse's mouth right after the break and try slowing up to a canter. Really, I'm serious.
4) Love the size and quality of veteran condition fields up there, but they card simply too many mdn races and struggle more each season to fill higher class events not restricted to ohio breds.
5) Certain Ohio bred races carry incorrect connotations in drf.
6) Jose Colon is by FAR the best rider in this region. Not even close.
7) When the weather is cold, fast tracks tend to develop a slight rail-bias late in the day.
8) Where did the live crowds go?????
9) Mvr's signal has grown in popularity at mountain simo. A lot.
10) Some players at Mnr simo suck up to and consult a core group of mnr horsemen who wager there everyday. I had no idea there were still players that stupid.
11) One of the tellers got me shut out of a 7/2 winner last week by pausing to flirt with the dude in front of me. I will retaliate by switching to the Sams. With sparse crowds there on certain weekdays, clerks need the business to justify their hours.
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Thanks for the observations. Believe it or not I compare MVR to Gulfstream Park. Not in the sense of quality of horses and facility. They are similar because both tracks have nice sized fields and bring in a blended mixture of chalk, mid level prices and long shots every race day. A few observations I will add.
Rarely do you see jockeys drop back and close at MVR. They all gun their horses to the lead and pray the speed lasts even in longer races. It seems like it’s hard to rate horses there or very few try.
The finish line is oddly placed about three feet before the finish pole. Many people when watching the races there misjudge where the wire is really at.
If you are alive in the pick 6 or just want to know more info the mutuel department is very accommodating. They will actually break it down for you in detail.
