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09-09-2017, 10:16 PM
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I don't know how anyone could have played that card today. Short fields and high takeout...hard pass.
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09-09-2017, 10:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
I don't know how anyone could have played that card today. Short fields and high takeout...hard pass.
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I'm a little bored not betting but glad I didn't. If I played anything it would be K. Downs or Belmont. Maybe next week or the week after.
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09-09-2017, 11:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
I don't know how anyone could have played that card today. Short fields and high takeout...hard pass.
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we will see what the fall offers (not encouraged), the dirt races at Belmont averaged 5.8 starters, and lets be real here, Belmont fall should never be compared to Los Alamitos.
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09-10-2017, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
we will see what the fall offers (not encouraged), the dirt races at Belmont averaged 5.8 starters, and lets be real here, Belmont fall should never be compared to Los Alamitos.
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Well yeah, but they ran several turf races. They are dependent on dirt. That is all you have at Los Al and it is not good at all.
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09-10-2017, 02:29 AM
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I love the Kentucky Downs Venue...the racing there is great...I wish California could come up with something just as good...
One of my favorite sayings that I love to quote is...
"If the god had not made light-coloured honey, I should have said that a fig was far sweeter."--Xenophanes
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09-10-2017, 11:01 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
Well yeah, but they ran several turf races. They are dependent on dirt. That is all you have at Los Al and it is not good at all.
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Regardless of venue, dirt racing is terrible thesedays.
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09-10-2017, 12:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
Well yeah, but they ran several turf races. They are dependent on dirt. That is all you have at Los Al and it is not good at all.
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They shouldnt even be running this week, should be an off week. Its actually kinda stupid, no one cares or wants to be there. If a good horse shows up there I actually take it as a negative (see that baffert horse yesterday).
Belmont fall is actually supposed to be important racing that should be doing better than that on dirt at least.
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09-10-2017, 04:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GMB@BP
They shouldnt even be running this week, should be an off week. Its actually kinda stupid, no one cares or wants to be there. If a good horse shows up there I actually take it as a negative (see that baffert horse yesterday).
Belmont fall is actually supposed to be important racing that should be doing better than that on dirt at least.
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I agree, SoCal racing would be way better off taking a few weeks off. But the horsemen won't have it. That is why they run.
Obviously Belmont is sabotaged by Saratoga the first few weeks. It isn't going to help that 98% of the top horses seem to be "training up to" the Breeders' Cup.
But I agree, dirt racing seems like the red headed step child these days everywhere. It is tougher on the horses than turf racing and with all the race day meds in addition I think the horses have a really tough time recovering. I don't know what the answer is. Whatever they are doing at Oaklawn, others should maybe try that.
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09-10-2017, 06:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
I agree, SoCal racing would be way better off taking a few weeks off. But the horsemen won't have it. That is why they run.
Obviously Belmont is sabotaged by Saratoga the first few weeks. It isn't going to help that 98% of the top horses seem to be "training up to" the Breeders' Cup.
But I agree, dirt racing seems like the red headed step child these days everywhere. It is tougher on the horses than turf racing and with all the race day meds in addition I think the horses have a really tough time recovering. I don't know what the answer is. Whatever they are doing at Oaklawn, others should maybe try that.
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God this meet is 3 weeks long, i thought it was just a week.
Gonna be a lot of football during september as there is no where to bet.
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09-10-2017, 06:20 PM
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Unlike most tracks where 6f is the most common sprint, it appears 5 1/2 f is the sprint distance of choice at Los Al.
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09-10-2017, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ronsmac
Unlike most tracks where 6f is the most common sprint, it appears 5 1/2 f is the sprint distance of choice at Los Al.
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That actually happens at a lot of tracks these days. 6f is the new 7f race....extended sprint.
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09-10-2017, 06:44 PM
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I won't knowing hire a whore with an STD & I won't play Kee Or Los Al. Actually forced to chose, I think I'd go for the sick whore.
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09-11-2017, 01:42 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
I agree, SoCal racing would be way better off taking a few weeks off. But the horsemen won't have it. That is why they run.
Obviously Belmont is sabotaged by Saratoga the first few weeks. It isn't going to help that 98% of the top horses seem to be "training up to" the Breeders' Cup.
But I agree, dirt racing seems like the red headed step child these days everywhere. It is tougher on the horses than turf racing and with all the race day meds in addition I think the horses have a really tough time recovering. I don't know what the answer is. Whatever they are doing at Oaklawn, others should maybe try that.
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The answer is the thing you guys hate. Synthetics.
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09-11-2017, 08:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
The answer is the thing you guys hate. Synthetics.
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Doing just fine at Oaklawn with dirt, and they get a lot more bad weather than SoCal.
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09-11-2017, 01:01 PM
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#60
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Only 47 entries for eight races Friday at Los Al before scratches.
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