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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
They should have continued racing. Not getting into it but the jockeys basically think it is all about them and cancelled on a day that was no worse than many. Too bad for all the horseplayers that prepared for the day, too bad for those in attendance, too bad for the trainers and their help that readied their horses for today's races, too bad for the owners that paid the bills and were trying to help pay their costs and too bad for anyone else because the jockeys sit on an island. But we should help pay their medical coverage?
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I'm assuming you live here in the metropolitan area.I spend quite a bit of time at JFK for business where the crosswinds can almost lift you off you're feet and Aqueduct is a stones throw away.There are no skyscrapers too block that wind.As far as attendance is concerned they can't even get 3500 at Belmont on a summer day,and i'm sure the extra hour of sleep didn't put into peoples mind to go to Aqueduct.I still like the days when there was no winter racing here in NY.I don't touch winter racing because you can't handicap for 15 degree weather with a wind chill of zero,but then again i really don't touch NY racing period because of the nonsense and i'm as NY as anyone you'll ever meet.