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05-27-2018, 07:29 PM
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That could have fit under the late odds drop thread, come to think of it.
Another good reason.
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05-27-2018, 07:50 PM
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How would you have liked to be at Pimlico today?
MJC cancels last 6 races of the day due to heavy rain!
Track couldn't handle it.
If the people running thoroughbred racing weren't morons, they'd have figured out the answer by now!
Install an ALL WEATHER TRACK as a backup.
(Thankfully there is a track that will be doing it.)
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05-27-2018, 07:57 PM
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How far is Ellicot City from Pimlico, I wonder.
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05-27-2018, 08:08 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rastajenk
How far is Ellicot City from Pimlico, I wonder.
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It isn't too far, maybe 15 miles. Larry Collmus grew up there, was near where we went to high school. I grew up in Baltimore city, Brooklyn/Curtis Bay.
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05-27-2018, 09:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
It isn't too far, maybe 15 miles. Larry Collmus grew up there, was near where we went to high school. I grew up in Baltimore city, Brooklyn/Curtis Bay.
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This worried me, tonight, when I saw the video on the news. I hope all the humans and all the horses are ok. If need be, if the rain continues....I hope they are able to move the horses out of harm's way.
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05-28-2018, 12:21 PM
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Pimlico is on a hill. Don't think it flooded too bad.
It's an old track without proper drainage.
Another reason to shut her down.
Amazing they ran the Preakness under those conditions.
Last edited by Denny; 05-28-2018 at 12:23 PM.
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05-28-2018, 01:39 PM
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Short fields don't mean you can't find value. Dave Schwartz will tell you 5 horse fields are very profitable.
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Would that make the 4-horse fields even MORE profitable?
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05-29-2018, 12:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
How would you have liked to be at Pimlico today?
MJC cancels last 6 races of the day due to heavy rain!
Track couldn't handle it.
If the people running thoroughbred racing weren't morons, they'd have figured out the answer by now!
Install an ALL WEATHER TRACK as a backup.
(Thankfully there is a track that will be doing it.)
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Or a retractable roof.
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05-29-2018, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Would that make the 4-horse fields even MORE profitable?
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You have to become a specialist. The intricacies of the 5 horse field and the guarantee of a good thing with sub 2-1 odds is where it's at Thask. Don't be so antiquated bro. This is the revolution of modern day horseplaying thought!
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05-29-2018, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
Or a retractable roof.
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Interesting idea.
Do you think it's actually doable? Racetracks are a lot bigger than stadiums.
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05-29-2018, 12:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CincyHorseplayer
You have to become a specialist. The intricacies of the 5 horse field and the guarantee of a good thing with sub 2-1 odds is where it's at Thask. Don't be so antiquated bro. This is the revolution of modern day horseplaying thought!
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That's a scary thought for me.
I'm primarily a longshot player.
I'd rather quit thoroughbreds entirely and switch to harness full time if short 4 and 5 horse fields were to become the norm in every race..
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05-29-2018, 12:43 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
Interesting idea.
Do you think it's actually doable? Racetracks are a lot bigger than stadiums.
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They can't afford updated tote systems or modern timing systems. No way in hell they are spending to cover a track.
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05-29-2018, 12:49 PM
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Yesterday's Memorial Day card at Belmont was a nice reprieve from what we experience all too often as players.
Full fields of competitive racing is what it's about imo.
Don't care if they're NY-breds or whatever, there was something for everyone, from favorites to 20-1 long shots. Good payoffs everywhere - in horizontal and vertical pools. Nice mix of dirt and turf, short and long.
Only thing that could have spoiled it was if it rained.
Can't wait till Belmont gets the renovation with an all-weather track as a back-up for bad weather days.
Kudos to NYRA for putting these type of cards together when possible and for the forward thinking.
(Maybe I should start a "Something to Look Forward To" thread?)
What do you think all? Something positive for a change.
PS. Didn't miss the Met Mile at all and am looking forward to it in two weeks.
Last edited by Denny; 05-29-2018 at 12:54 PM.
Reason: typos, capitals
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05-29-2018, 12:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CincyHorseplayer
You have to become a specialist. The intricacies of the 5 horse field and the guarantee of a good thing with sub 2-1 odds is where it's at Thask. Don't be so antiquated bro. This is the revolution of modern day horseplaying thought!
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Depend upon it, the 5-horse field will be the final nail in horse racing's coffin...as far as the horseplayer is concerned. That "good thing at sub 2-1 odds" will become the 'despised thing at sub 1-1 odds' by the time the horses near the final turn...and we can get such a payoff by engaging in the newly-approved sports-betting gig. We didn't become horseplayers because we were enamored of the $4 win-payoffs...or the $30 trifectas (for $2). I am speaking strictly for myself, of course.
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05-29-2018, 01:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
Interesting idea.
Do you think it's actually doable? Racetracks are a lot bigger than stadiums.
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It would very quickly pay for itself - since it would mean fewer scratches, and therefore larger fields, and with it, more money wagered, and more money made by the track.
The Meadowlands might be ideal. It's only a mile track so that would hold the construction cost down (plus The Meadowlands is already climate controlled for the fans - as is Parx, another suitable candidate). Putting a roof on Belmont, on the other hand, would be hideously expensive - and NYRA is so incompetent that they would still end up with five-horse fields!
Last edited by Thomas Roulston; 05-29-2018 at 01:03 PM.
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