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06-21-2012, 08:58 AM
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Good Call by NYRA
Cancelled Thursday's card due to extreme heat.
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06-21-2012, 09:03 AM
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expected 96 degrees at Belmont & only 68 degrees at Hollywood...go figure
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06-21-2012, 09:09 AM
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intus habes, quem poscis
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Originally Posted by fiveouttasix
expected 96 degrees at Belmont & only 68 degrees at Hollywood...go figure
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It's nasty out already. Fortunately this will pass by the weekend. Just hope we don't overload ConEd today.
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06-21-2012, 09:11 AM
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How could NYRA do this to the bettor? 
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06-21-2012, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by OTM Al
It's nasty out already. Fortunately this will pass by the weekend. Just hope we don't overload ConEd today.
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I guess that we will have to turn off our computers today!
It is a good decision by NYRA. For me, it's not just the temperature by itself, but that it was 20 degrees cooler on Tuesday. Big adjustment for the horses, I suspect.
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06-21-2012, 10:30 AM
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intus habes, quem poscis
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Originally Posted by Cardus
I guess that we will have to turn off our computers today!
It is a good decision by NYRA. For me, it's not just the temperature by itself, but that it was 20 degrees cooler on Tuesday. Big adjustment for the horses, I suspect.
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We got a notice at work yesterday to reduce power. Of course if they really wanted us to do that they could send us home......
I think it's all about adjusting to the temperature. Think that's a big reason why Calder based horses always do so well on their Summit of Speed card. Shippers have to be affected by the sudden oppressive heat and humidity in south Florida they are subject to.
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06-21-2012, 11:11 AM
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Why can they race in Texas in the heat and not in NY?
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06-21-2012, 11:20 AM
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I'll bet the Yanks and Mets are happy they have a scheduled day off today. 
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06-21-2012, 11:21 AM
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They could have moved up the start times to 9:00 AM and been done by noon.
I count 20 other tracks available for betting today. Who cares if nyra runs or not.
The only thing they have been good at running over the past 15 years is themselves into the ground.
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06-21-2012, 11:26 AM
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I think the problem for the horses is that they are not acclimated to the heat. It has not been all that hot here lately and the sudden switch can be a negative for them. I Florida and Texas, they have acclimated to hot all the time.
A 9 AM start time is not exactly convenient for those betting......especially if you live in California. As for running themselves into the ground, if that is what happened on Belmont Stakes Day, shovel some more dirt on me.
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Last edited by Tom; 06-21-2012 at 11:30 AM.
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06-21-2012, 11:27 AM
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The supreme s knew this long ago. We're having a heat wave. However,
here in Florida, 90's don't mean too much till they clock over 100.
Perhaps the track doesn't have too much of a first-aid station to
handle all the heat stroke and heat exhaustion that could occur. Is
that where they banned the "Big Gulp"?
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06-21-2012, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by swetyejohn
They could have moved up the start times to 9:00 AM and been done by noon.
I count 20 other tracks available for betting today. Who cares if nyra runs or not.
The only thing they have been good at running over the past 15 years is themselves into the ground.
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Yeah, they are a bunch of horrible bastards. Can you believe canceling on a day when it's only gonna feel like 103? What a bunch of p***ies..........
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06-21-2012, 11:50 AM
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Looks like Delaware Park is going to race. Under the same brutal conditions. A bad move on there part IMO.
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06-21-2012, 11:51 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Originally Posted by forced89
Why can they race in Texas in the heat and not in NY?
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Humidity for one, acclimatization for another.
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06-21-2012, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by forced89
Why can they race in Texas in the heat and not in NY?
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For the same reason Sam Houston cancels when the temperatures are in the 20s.
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