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Rootdog1 06-23-2011 08:14 AM
Any word on Friday nights card? I had planned to go....

Kasept 06-23-2011 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rootdog1 (Post 786508)
Any word on Friday nights card? I had planned to go....
Darren Rogers just off line with me on ATR said a decision should be reached by early this afternoon.

Watch his Derby Media twitter and CD.com for update(s).

Kasept 06-23-2011 10:41 AM
Churchill Friday night card a go..
 
Per Darren Rogers, Churchill Downs will conduct it's scheduled Downs After Dark night racing program on Friday as scheduled.

News release

MaTH716 06-23-2011 10:46 AM
Wow that's great news.
Makes me think that things aren't as bad everything sounded last night.

Rootdog1 06-23-2011 10:47 AM
Woooo Hoooooooooo!!!!

Kasept 06-23-2011 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by MaTH716 (Post 786525)
Wow that's great news. Makes me think that things aren't as bad everything sounded last night.
No. They're bad on the backstretch. But the front side was unaffected and there's only 9 days left in the meet, so they need to race. And Darren Rogers just told ATR that Donnie Richardson talked to EVERY trainer with a horse entered Friday, and they all want to run.

Kasept 06-23-2011 11:07 AM







somerfrost 06-23-2011 11:12 AM
Looks pretty bad but guess they dodged a bullet...no horsey injuries?

smuthg 06-23-2011 11:13 AM
wow... absolutely amazing that there were no injuries.

MaTH716 06-23-2011 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 786527)
No. They're bad on the backstretch. But the front side was unaffected and there's only 9 days left in the meet, so they need to race. And Darren Rogers just told ATR that Donnie Richardson talked to EVERY trainer with a horse entered Friday, and they all want to run.
I was talking more from the perspective of no injuries and more importantly no deaths.

Coach Pants 06-23-2011 11:23 AM
It was pretty bad. Chaotic at one point.

alysheba4 06-23-2011 12:27 PM
cant believe no people or horses were hurt.

PatCummings 06-23-2011 12:39 PM
Word on Twitter of tornado warnings in Versailles and Lexington.

Antitrust32 06-23-2011 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by alysheba4 (Post 786543)
cant believe no people or horses were hurt.
me too, seems impossible.

Riot 06-23-2011 01:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PatCummings (Post 786548)
Word on Twitter of tornado warnings in Versailles and Lexington.
We're getting pop up supercell thunderstorms (like what hit CD last night) - so far just funnel clouds, may worsen this afternoon.

Thunder Gulch 06-23-2011 03:14 PM
Was anyone else in the infield on Derby day 2004? I guess there wasn't officially a tornado, but that was a nasty storm in the middle of the afternoon with 50,000 people exposed to some scary lightning. Good thing it was after 3 so most of the people took it in stride and fired the party right back up when the winds died down. Fond memories of wading through knee deep water to get a mint julep before the Derby.

citycat 06-24-2011 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by alysheba4 (Post 786543)
cant believe no people or horses were hurt.
There are horses that are hurt and mentally alot of the horses are a mess.


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