Disco Partner and the impact on Handicappers

[cj]

Originally Posted by Vinnie

Nice!! Is it a good/friendly environment to watch the races there at Remington Park? Do they also have decent food offerings at the track, etc.?

Remington is a nice facility. The atmosphere is good and separated from the casino. It is harder to find the casino than the track. No admission or parking fees

Food is decent, there are two restaurants that are shared with the casino. Track food is nothing to write home about that I remember. I always go in the casino to grab free soft drinks

[Vinnie]

CJ:

Thank you for the excellent feedback on Remington Park. I most definitely have to get over to the facility to check out some races next time I go back home and also make it to the OKC area for a visit.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Vinnie

CJ:

Thank you for the excellent feedback on Remington Park. I most definitely have to get over to the facility to check out some races next time I go back home and also make it to the OKC area for a visit.

Let me know, I'll give you the tour.

[Vinnie]

CJ:

You are indeed a true gentleman sir, and, I would most definitely take you up on your offer as I would sincerely enjoy getting the opportunity to meet you..

All the BEST!

[soonboomer]

Originally Posted by cj

Remington is a nice facility. The atmosphere is good and separated from the casino. It is harder to find the casino than the track. No admission or parking fees

Food is decent, there are two restaurants that are shared with the casino. Track food is nothing to write home about that I remember. I always go in the casino to grab free soft drinks

I was at Remington Park the day it opened. Published a couple of tip sheets there from 1988-1998. I don't know if there is another track in the country that's more influenced by the wind.

[Mulerider]

Originally Posted by cj

Remington is a nice facility. The atmosphere is good and separated from the casino. It is harder to find the casino than the track. No admission or parking fees

Food is decent, there are two restaurants that are shared with the casino. Track food is nothing to write home about that I remember. I always go in the casino to grab free soft drinks

Next time I'm up that way during the season I plan to visit the track. Useless trivia: Remington Park was built by Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., who also built Louisiana Downs.

[NY BRED]

Hi Vinnie;

As a side note Due Process stable was located in Colts Neck, New Jersey,
roughly 90 minutes from the former site of Garden State(Cherry
Hill,NJ),

The DP location now consists of multi million dollar homes,
and quite a few of the owners are involved with equines
ie;Tbreds, dressage etc..

My understanding from several friends living nearby is
Julie Krone, one of my favorites jockeys,lived in Colts Neck.

Perhapsi if I ever get on Jeopardy, and the category centers on this
topic, I can recoup my losing bets in racing.

[Vinnie]

I love it!! I think that what you have alluded to clearly meets the very definition of an extreme obscure reference NY BRED.... Excellent stuff!!
Thanks for sharing that information. I had never before heard of the Due Process Stable and I too really like Julie Krone...

[cj]

Originally Posted by Mulerider

Next time I'm up that way during the season I plan to visit the track. Useless trivia: Remington Park was built by Edward J. DeBartolo Sr., who also built Louisiana Downs.

Let me know when you're here!

It also used an artifical surface named Equitrack in the beginning, but it didn't work well here. It was too hot.

[classhandicapper]

The thing that struck me about the time of this race was that I remember when I fist started getting interested in this game. If a horse cracked 110 and got into the 109s he was considered flying. If a horse broke 109 and got into the 108s that was a real "wow!". Now, those times are routine.

[whodoyoulike]

Originally Posted by NY BRED

It appears the final time of Disco Partner has been accepted by
the various authorities at NYRA,not necessarily by all of the
public, including owners,trainers, and seasoned handicappers.

Regardless, do the various software programs, DRF, etc need to be adjusted
based on this incredible time?

I don't get the title of this thread.

What's the impact on handicappers because of Disco Partner's (a gray) performance?

Somebody on here a little while back mentioned about doing a query on Gray or Roan horses performances, today would still be a good day to start.

[Mulerider]

Originally Posted by cj

Let me know when you're here!

It also used an artifical surface named Equitrack in the beginning, but it didn't work well here. It was too hot.

Thanks, CJ! I just might take you up on that. I remember reading that about Equitrack. Coming from Texas, where asphalt streets liquefy in the summer, I wasn't surprised!

Mule

[soonboomer]

Originally Posted by cj

Let me know when you're here!

It also used an artifical surface named Equitrack in the beginning, but it didn't work well here. It was too hot.

I have some samples from the track surface from various times over a period of a few years. The surface was a sand based track that was coated with some sort of polymer that made it resistant to rain......the main problem was that the polymer would break down over time under the heat of the sun. When it was good, it would yield some amazingly fast times. (I once owned part of a mid level claiming horse who once ran 1:14 and change for 6 1/2 furlongs). There were surface specialists who were beasts here who couldn't win anywhere else, and conversely, good trainers would send nice horses here for the bigger races and often they would get crushed by what appeared to be vastly inferior local horses. Interesting times.