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12-06-2023, 12:13 PM
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Belmont Stakes 2024 at Saratoga
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac...win-for-racing
Highlighted by the 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 8, the 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will begin on Thursday, June 6, and continue through Sunday, June 9. The four-day Festival at Saratoga Race Course will include 23 stakes races with purses totaling $9.7 million [...] Following the conclusion of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga, the NYRA circuit will return to Aqueduct Racetrack for the remainder of its spring meet before racing shifts to Saratoga for the annual 40-day summer meet beginning Thursday, July 11.
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12-06-2023, 12:22 PM
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i don't know if its just me, but this sounds pretty exciting to have a 4 day meet over there.
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12-06-2023, 12:28 PM
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Any word about admission? Or seats ? I just want to make sure I get in . They usually have a 50 k limit . I honestly didn’t think they’d do a 4 day deal. But I’m not complaining.
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12-06-2023, 05:57 PM
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One of the great things about the Belmont Stakes is the 'True Test of a Champion' in running 12 panels in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Sucks that it won't be run at 12 panels, but not much you can do.
At least there is an amazing venue to host while Big Sandy gets renovated.
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12-06-2023, 05:57 PM
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I guess this means the Met Mile is going to be run out of the Wilson Chute...?
Please say it isn't so
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12-06-2023, 06:22 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Ya beat me to it, POT.
More disrespect for a once great stake race.
Might as well run it at 7 furlongs rather that stupid mile chute.
What are they, embarrassed to run a big day at Aqueduct?
Will they call the 4 day crap BAS, Belmont ar Saratogga, or BAQAS, Belmont at Aqueduct at Saratoga?
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12-06-2023, 06:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
Ya beat me to it, POT.
More disrespect for a once great stake race.
Might as well run it at 7 furlongs rather that stupid mile chute.
What are they, embarrassed to run a big day at Aqueduct?
Will they call the 4 day crap BAS, Belmont ar Saratogga, or BAQAS, Belmont at Aqueduct at Saratoga?
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Tom, Aqueduct probably can't hold 10,000 people and there are virtually no seats.
Maybe we should cancel it for a few years. Would that make people happy?
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12-06-2023, 06:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
I guess this means the Met Mile is going to be run out of the Wilson Chute...?
Please say it isn't so
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Please move the Met. It's one of the greatest races in the history of the sport. Any listed stake that replaces it will handle plenty on that Belmont card. A good Met can carry an entire card on its own. IMO, running it out of that chute (which I don't mind in general for miscellaneous races) would be a terrible idea.
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12-06-2023, 08:31 PM
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Patrick McKenna NYRA spokesman was on Steve Byk's show this morning & I am pretty sure he said the Met Mile will be a part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.
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12-06-2023, 08:56 PM
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We had 7 runners and 2 scratches (9 final entries) in the Met Mile this year.
Not too worried about the chute. I couldn't tell you if 'Toga 23' made any adjustments like a rail or two gate slots open for any bias.
Hopefully a great day.
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12-06-2023, 09:10 PM
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Can't wait. Accommodations already booked.
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12-07-2023, 10:37 AM
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SaratogaFan1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour
I guess this means the Met Mile is going to be run out of the Wilson Chute...?
Please say it isn't so
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The Met Mile will cease to be important in the years they decide to run it out of that god awful chute.
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12-07-2023, 10:47 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Publius
Patrick McKenna NYRA spokesman was on Steve Byk's show this morning & I am pretty sure he said the Met Mile will be a part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga.
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I really hope they run it at 7f but I doubt that will happen.
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12-07-2023, 11:26 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Or better yet, put it back on Memorial Day, where it it is a true feature, not a midcatd filler.
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12-07-2023, 11:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
I really hope they run it at 7f but I doubt that will happen.
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The Met Seven Furlongs run at BSR. That's clearly going to screw up a few of my database queries.
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