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10-15-2009, 09:49 PM
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How will Belmont handle the crowd this Saturday?
The feature race? A starter allowance race. I wonder when the last time Belmoint Park had a Saturday program with no stake for a feature race.
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10-15-2009, 10:11 PM
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The moved the Athenia Stakes from Saturday to next Wednesday due to the weather.
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10-15-2009, 10:30 PM
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It might be a good day to play the late Pick 4 with the $350K guarantee.
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10-15-2009, 10:35 PM
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They're all going to Far Hills, NJ to watch the championship day of steeplechasing, usually attracting between 40-50 thousand spectators. Even better this year, they've introducted wagering on all races. With no particular standouts, you'll have 6 very competitive stake races which should offer great wagering value.
Hope this catches on and the NSA will run with it; continues to promote and growth this exciting aspect of racing.
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10-15-2009, 11:34 PM
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The same way they handle it every day. They run things same way whether Belmont Stakes day with horse trying for the triple crown or a Thursday afternoon. Badly!!!
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10-15-2009, 11:51 PM
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Not much of an interest these day in DIRT racing; even with FAST horses. 
From THE BEST to a WASTE: the NYRA story.
At least we're ensured they won't be running on the turf this weekend. 
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10-16-2009, 04:43 AM
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Thank the BC for making any stakes race within 3 weeks of the BC insignificant.
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10-16-2009, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Scanman
They're all going to Far Hills, NJ to watch the championship day of steeplechasing, usually attracting between 40-50 thousand spectators. Even better this year, they've introducted wagering on all races. With no particular standouts, you'll have 6 very competitive stake races which should offer great wagering value.
Hope this catches on and the NSA will run with it; continues to promote and growth this exciting aspect of racing.
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Although I'm pretty sure you can't actually bet at Far Hills. Only simos.
It might take them 10 minutes to run the 2 5/8 miles of the BC Grand National.
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10-16-2009, 07:31 AM
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I'm hooked on Hawthorne now. Bye bye NYRA.
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10-16-2009, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Java Gold@TFT
Thank the BC for making any stakes race within 3 weeks of the BC insignificant.
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Yes, it is the fault of the Breeders Cup that NYRA is running allowance races on a Saturday. Probably their fault that Belmont hasn't had a dollar put into it in 40 years by NYRA, but executives were getting free transportation for their horses and paying themselves a fortune to run a non-profit.
I guess they missed the memo at Woodbine that the BC ruined racing. They just have a $500K, $1,000,000, and $2,000,000 race in a single day this Saturday. That is better than the championship weekend Belmont had last week.
I guess they should have sent a copy to Keeneland too. That $500K grade 1 is insignificant.
You clowns that bash the BC are absolutely a joke.
Last edited by Moyers Pond; 10-16-2009 at 09:02 AM.
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10-16-2009, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Scanman
They're all going to Far Hills, NJ to watch the championship day of steeplechasing, usually attracting between 40-50 thousand spectators. Even better this year, they've introducted wagering on all races. With no particular standouts, you'll have 6 very competitive stake races which should offer great wagering value.
Hope this catches on and the NSA will run with it; continues to promote and growth this exciting aspect of racing.
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Even with everybody and their brother trying to rent tents the rain will keep 50% of the crowd at home with the kids. But if you do go, be careful driving home it seems like it has become a see how much you can drink festival instead of people actually watching the races.
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10-16-2009, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
I'm hooked on Hawthorne now. Bye bye NYRA.
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The Hawthorne card has been a decent one for betting purposes. I still like betting on Aqueduct when they move to the inner especially when Contessa gears up for that meet specifically.
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10-16-2009, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Moyers Pond
I guess they missed the memo at Woodbine that the BC ruined racing. They just have a $500K, $1,000,000, and $2,000,000 race in a single day this Saturday. That is better than the championship weekend Belmont had last week.
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Fueled by slots and a larcenous takeout.
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10-16-2009, 09:22 AM
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I'm at Belmont pretty much every Saturday. With rain, freezing rain, sleet, high winds and other good stuff forecasted for Saturday, I'm taking the day off. NYRA did the right thing by postponing a pair of turf stakes. Only one more Saturday to go before six months of the Big A.
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10-16-2009, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
I'm hooked on Hawthorne now. Bye bye NYRA.
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Hawthorne is a great track to bet but the weather has been awful. Nonstop rain recently. They can't buy a break on their big days (last weekend).
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