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07-30-2009, 06:50 AM
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Pet Peeves In Racing
Everyone has their pet peeves but the one that is killing me right now is the number of on-air commentators or reporters who insist on calling the best filly in the land "Rachel Alexander".
The other one is public handicappers on TV who refer to horses in every race by their number and not their name. I don't mind both but some of us do follow horses by name and "I like the 3,4,7 in the 5th" does me no good if I have to look up their names in my notes. I only watch to see if they have an angle or info I may have missed before I make my own decision. Just use the horses name please.
Any others? And I'm not just talking about the standard lack of info like shoes, geldings, etc.
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07-30-2009, 07:54 AM
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My pet peeve is the frequent malfunctioning of the teletimer in route and turf races at hawthorne.Management seems oblivious to the problem;thetrack announcer doesn't seem to notice.This has been a problem for 3-4 years;so much that I invested in a stopwatch and time all routes twice.Also, I've noticed many of these incorrect times are printed as factual in the form.All causual players at hawthorne beware.
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07-30-2009, 08:22 AM
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Also,if i have to hear John G. Dooley compliment jockeys on their horsemanship and agility in situations where they clearly F'D-UP and put themselves in trouble I think I,ll puke.
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07-30-2009, 09:50 AM
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Why can't "they" get the names of tracks spelled correctly? It bugs the crap out of me when I punch out a ticket from the automated teller machine and it says "Thistle Downs", or "Charlestown".
I know...it's a small gripe.
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07-30-2009, 10:03 AM
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Screw PC
Join Date: Jun 2003
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My pet peeve is the lack of time zone information. Adding PT, or CT, or ET would be appreciated.
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07-30-2009, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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If anyone here has followed my posts it is undeniable that I go absoulutely nuts when the Race Tracks that installed synthetic surfaces lie about them to the public!
They are not less expensive to maintain! In fact they are very expensive to maintain!
They are not infinitely safer! It is now debatable whether they are safer at all!
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07-30-2009, 10:10 AM
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One more - On-air's who can't figure out if they are handicapping males or females. Please stop calling the fillies "he".
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07-30-2009, 11:05 AM
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Mine is:
The less and less of distance we see on cards.
The weaking of handicap fields.
When trainers don't let their horse take a turn while being saddled.
How sales have become the dominate force on breeding than racing.
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07-30-2009, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tampa,Florida
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• The back end of multi-race wagers taken off the grass (unavoidable, I know) ,but then not conveying the information and / or basic rules to the betting public in a clear and coherent manner. This goes double for ADW providers.
• Public handicappers, on air hosts, internet participants and / or the guy next to you with a three cornered hat being held to some bizarre level of responsibility that we often don’t to apply to ourselves.
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07-30-2009, 11:49 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Failure to get scratches posted early enough in the day do you can actually use them before you have to leave for the track or OTB hole in the wall.
I think 10:00 ET to 10:30 ET should be realistic. 
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07-30-2009, 01:23 PM
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Racetracks offering more short sprints and fewer routes.
Even Hst has jumped on the bandwagon and now offers 1 or 2 "about" 3 1/2 furlong races every week, for older horses.
If the horse can't go at the VERY least 5f, and be competitive, then it really shouldn't be running.
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07-30-2009, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Failure to get scratches posted early enough in the day do you can actually use them before you have to leave for the track or OTB hole in the wall.
I think 10:00 ET to 10:30 ET should be realistic. |
Amen to that!
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07-30-2009, 02:41 PM
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Biggest peeve
My biggest most often notices pet peeve is not being able to see a horses' numbers on the backstretch and on turns (Tracks without GPS on the runners).
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07-30-2009, 04:07 PM
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In Front
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hollywood Florida
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My pet peeve is trainers that are allowed to beat the system by getting stays on their suspensions...and KEEPING the money
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07-30-2009, 05:03 PM
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The same colored saddle cloths on all horses, ala Breeders Cup and other races. It's marketing, not racing. I'll bet the Breeders Cup jockeys don't like it either.
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