Saratoga is destroying Del Mar on handle,

[Igeteven]

Saratoga is destroying Del Mar on handle,

I just look at the pools, Saratoga is killing Del Mar,

Will they ever catch up?

Any comments.

[andymays]

They have bigger fields Lester. Have you compared the Del Mar Early P5 witht the Saratoga early whatever?

Saratoga has better racing.

[sonnyp]

it's not even august yet when the saratoga meet does best and they've had 2 brutal weather days on track.

all i hear about del mar is the beach and the weather. what about the racing?


today, saratoga had 5 maiden races, a 5 horse feature and a claiming race for a saturday. that will improve. what then ?

[Igeteven]

Originally Posted by andymays

They have bigger fields Lester. Have you compared the Del Mar Early P5 witht the Saratoga early whatever?

Saratoga has better racing.

As you know Andy, we want better racing, however, what does it cost to have a horse here and there at Saratoga, miles apart, cost of training and costs of buying one has to come down here.

Also , HP, Santa Anita , and Del Mar MUST have the same surface, I am sick and tired of going to school on each track and watching the stress on the horses running.

Dirt for all. Grass for all, hell, Beer for all

Until this happens, we will see little change.

[beertapper]

historically, were the two handles similar ?

[Stillriledup]

DMR would handle much more if they had dirt.

[Some_One]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

DMR would handle much more if they had dirt.

Didn't people say that about Santa Anita?

[duncan04]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

DMR would handle much more if they had dirt.

Think the takeout and small fields have more to do with it than the track surface

[GatetoWire]

Originally Posted by duncan04

Think the takeout and small fields have more to do with it than the track surface

I think the east coast horseplayer has grown very wary of polytrack and is no longer betting as much on California.
I also think having 3 differnt surfaces at SA, Hol and DMR has turned away a segment of the out of town players.

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by duncan04

Think the takeout and small fields have more to do with it than the track surface

The takeout was raised because of the small fields and the small fields happened because dirt went away. Track management wanted to bring plastic to 'prevent injuries' and guess what happened? The horseplayer ended up paying for 'increased safety' for horses not owned by them.

[Igeteven]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

The takeout was raised because of the small fields and the small fields happened because dirt went away. Track management wanted to bring plastic to 'prevent injuries' and guess what happened? The horseplayer ended up paying for 'increased safety' for horses not owned by them.

Shill

if the takeout is reduce, will you play again? me, no until they match KY and Fla type of menu of bets

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by Igeteven

Shill

if the takeout is reduce, will you play again? me, no until they match KY and Fla type of menu of bets

I'll play DMR if they go back to dirt.

[PaceAdvantage]

The banality is freakin' killing me with these Igeteven threads.