need advice

[ontheoutside]

going in for minor operation tommorrow what to give my son 50 dollars to play some late doubles at belmont
i like j to the croft and las borrachios in 8th and electric horse from rice iin 9th i think number 7
but does anyone agree or like something else?
thanks

[Conrad]

Linda is having a very un-Rice type of meet...once known as a turf sprint specialist, she is winning at an incredible 41% on the dirt this meet and only 5% on turf.

[Benny]

Originally Posted by Conrad

Linda is having a very un-Rice type of meet...once known as a turf sprint specialist, she is winning at an incredible 41% on the dirt this meet and only 5% on turf.

Noticed that too, are there less turf sprints being written since Campo left ? or is Rice changing her MO ? Maybe saving the turf sprinters for Spa ?

[Alabama Stakes]

healing vibes sent from the Atlantic. hope all goes well, or if it doesn't, you at least die in between races , but alive in the Double.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

going in for minor operation tommorrow what to give my son 50 dollars to play some late doubles at belmont
i like j to the croft and las borrachios in 8th and electric horse from rice iin 9th i think number 7
but does anyone agree or like something else?
thanks

good luck in your operation

[my miss storm cat]

Hope things went well, that you're feeling alright and that your son is having a good day!

[jnunan4759]

I laughed a bunch at this post knowing that it's the kind of people we are. "Going in for an operation, but I really like some horses in the double". Most people would consider that appalling and a perverse set of priorities, but people like us would consider it reasonable.

I remember one time years ago my father had a heart attack and stroke. He was in a coma and they wanted to pull the plug. I said no, wait a bit. The next morning I came to see him and he was sitting in a chair at the window looking out at a field and he asked me "Do you know they have turf racing here ?". I said "No" and he said he asked the nurse but couldn't get a program or find out where the windows were.

I always reject the stereotype that horseplayers are degenerate gamblers. Myself and all my family only have ever played horses. My wife plays Power Ball, but I don't. I don't go to casinos or gamble on sports. I play horses. I love it and have always done it and hopefully will always do it. In fact, I have only met a few degenerate gamblers at the track, especially lately. There's too many casinos around. I find horseplayers.

I grant you, it's tough. Small fields and takeout cripple us. But there is no better game to play. And we do love the game we play.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by jnunan4759

I laughed a bunch at this post knowing that it's the kind of people we are. "Going in for an operation, but I really like some horses in the double". Most people would consider that appalling and a perverse set of priorities, but people like us would consider it reasonable.

I remember one time years ago my father had a heart attack and stroke. He was in a coma and they wanted to pull the plug. I said no, wait a bit. The next morning I came to see him and he was sitting in a chair at the window looking out at a field and he asked me "Do you know they have turf racing here ?". I said "No" and he said he asked the nurse but couldn't get a program or find out where the windows were.

I always reject the stereotype that horseplayers are degenerate gamblers. Myself and all my family only have ever played horses. My wife plays Power Ball, but I don't. I don't go to casinos or gamble on sports. I play horses. I love it and have always done it and hopefully will always do it. In fact, I have only met a few degenerate gamblers at the track, especially lately. There's too many casinos around. I find horseplayers.

I grant you, it's tough. Small fields and takeout cripple us. But there is no better game to play. And we do love the game we play.

Very well said.

[jnunan4759]

Steve has this too. I hear him on ATR saying, "There is a nice race at Delaware". It's what we do. We are enamored with it, we love it. Do we gamble on it, yes. However I find that most of the people I know at the track are not gamblers. You may think this strange, but most all of the are horseplayers. They don't go to casinos or buy lotto tickets.

I think once you are a horseplayer, you are always a horseplayer. I think it's a different mindset. It's all well and good to try and attract young people to the track, but the key is to make them horseplayers. Playing horses is so pure and elemental. It's me playing against you.

I'm not sure about these concerts and late cards and whether they really bring anybody to the races. I look at guys like Nick Tammaro and Doug Sal and think this is still going to be around for awhile. They are young and love the game. I love those guys.

I just think that if I'm 22 and going to a concert at a racetrack I'm looking at doing some drinking and getting laid. If Wise Dan is running, who cares. Just my 2 cents. That is not who we want or need for our future.

I think everyday on-track is gone. It's all event based now and will continue to be. Belmont is a place that will often get 100,000 people and sometimes get 20,000 people but will most likely get 2-4,000 people. That's the way it is. Many people just bet on-line anymore.