Del Mar

[RockHardTen1985]

Extremely disappointed, 3 days 24 races and not one 2yr old Maiden Special Weight race. Where are the baby races?

[Smooth Operator]

Maybe they're finally wising up and doing the right thing … BANNING "BABY RACES".



Horses must be at least three-years-old before they can race

The Triple Crown races are for four-year-olds

No horse can become a stallion till at least age six




Ah … wouldn't it be nice.....................

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Maybe they're finally wising up and doing the right thing … BANNING "BABY RACES".



Horses must be at least three-years-old before they can race

The Triple Crown races are for four-year-olds

No horse can become a stallion till at least age six




Ah … wouldn't it be nice.....................

Guess you didn't read the report that two year olds were less likely to break down then 3+ horses...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Smooth Operator

Maybe they're finally wising up and doing the right thing … BANNING "BABY RACES".



Horses must be at least three-years-old before they can race

The Triple Crown races are for four-year-olds

No horse can become a stallion till at least age six




Ah … wouldn't it be nice.....................

No it would be pointless, chase more owners out of the game and be detrimental to the horses themselves.

Other than that it's a fine idea.

[the_fat_man]

Let's temper it a bit then. How about we card only 5F or greater races for 2 year olds. I don't have a problem with 2 year olds running in general. I do have a problem when they run 2F, 4F and 4.5F. These races are a ****in' joke. You have racing secretaries that never bother to mix their distances (5f, 5.5f. 6f, 6.5f, 7f, in the sprints, for example) yet they card these sham races.

If they can't get 5F, they should be racing against poodles.

NYRA, at least, to their credit, get this part right.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Let's temper it a bit then. How about we card only 5F or greater races for 2 year olds. I don't have a problem with 2 year olds running in general. I do have a problem when they run 2F, 4F and 4.5F. These races are a ****in' joke. You have racing secretaries that never bother to mix their distances (5f, 5.5f. 6f, 6.5f, 7f, in the sprints, for example) yet they card these sham races.

If they can't get 5F, they should be racing against poodles.

NYRA, at least, to their credit, get this part right.

You mean the 15 races a year run nationwide at these distances are just too much to handle?

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You mean the 15 races a year run nationwide at these distances are just too much to handle?

Nationwide? You have any idea how many of these there are between HOL, GG, CD, AP, CRC, WO, etc.?

A lot more than 15. But your point is well taken: run them when they can't get a reasonable distance so that the owners get hooked even more. Why keep them in the barn or on the farm and let them develop to the point when they can actually compete as horses?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Extremely disappointed, 3 days 24 races and not one 2yr old Maiden Special Weight race. Where are the baby races?

They usually have the MSW 2 year old races on the weekend. Del Mar is not like Saratoga. They don't have MSW races every day. They just have a couple every weekend.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

They usually have the MSW 2 year old races on the weekend. Del Mar is not like Saratoga. They don't have MSW races every day. They just have a couple every weekend.

Ok then.
I was excited looking for the next big Baffert.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Ok then.
I was excited looking for the next big Baffert.

I'm sure he'll have at least one in each of the MSW races on opening weekend.

[Siena 16]

The first Condition Book is without a 2yo MSW. They are saving them for the second half of the meet Book 2