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Originally Posted by JJP
Several reasons for the handle being down.
Numero Uno: Not having all the account wagerers on board. And to shut out big bettors like IRG? Unforgivable.
2. Early post time. There is no need to have an hour between races. This is nonsense/bullshit. THese 10 AM posts that they do T-Giving weekend and Derby weekend are idiotic. Bettors need as much time as possible to handicap. No need for more than 30 minutes between races and the idiotic early start.
3. Did they run the obligatory 2YO race? For God's sake, is it really difficult to figure out to put it the opening race of the day so it one wrecks one set of P3s? Most years they ran a 2YO Stake, the WHAS, and they'd put it in the middle of the card 
4. THey can call that track "good" but for the early part of the card it was closer to sloppy. Many bettors back off when the track is off. |
1. Correct.
2. They have early post times every year. Nothing has changed there, so this year being down from last year because of the early start times, does not hold water. The hour between races later in the card is a necessary evil. It has nothing to do with time to handicap. I have stood in line at a window a Churchill on Derby day and used up nearly that whole hour trying to get a bet in. They want all the money they can get and shutting out patrons at the window is not the way to do it.
3. The 2yr old Stake has not been on the Derby card for a couple years. I personally love 2yr old racing, so it does not bother me in the least.
4. Correct again.