Venue 02.20.2021

[cal828]

Laurel sounds good to me. I think I actually did ok there the last time that was the venue; however, that means nothing since I also did well the first time we played Fair Grounds this year and the last two times we've been there, it knocked me down and stomped on me. It's sort of like those disclaimers on investment that say something like "past performance is no guarantee of future performance."

I think our friends in Texas got hammered and do wish them well. We don't seem to have fared too badly here in Arkansas at least so far, but more snow to come. Not sure how much we got. My guess would be somewhere between 8 and 10 inches. Snow doesn't seem to be the problem. As long as we don't get a lot of ice, I imagine we'll be ok. Ice, of course, is what brings down the tree limbs on the power lines. We were way overdue for this type of thing as I'm thinking, the last one was about 14 or 15 years ago. Minus 3 here this morning.
Possibly colder than that last night. Have seen colder, but you guys probably see that cold and colder every year, so I can't complain.

[Real Quiet]

Don't know about JB but minus 3 is something I haven't seen in Jersey for a long time. The snow is probably worse.

[cal828]

I can see where snow might be worse as you guys shovel it off walks and driveways. I don't have a sidewalk and I'm not going anywhere so no shoveling. I'm not even going to shovel it off my deck. If I did, it would likely make it dangerous. If I did, it would probably melt a bit and develop a sheen of ice that would be lying in wait for me. I've pretty much avoided the deck except put some birdseed out for the little critters.

[Alli]

Actually, I live in Central Virginia and we're supposed to get 5-8 inches of snow and ice on Thursday and Friday with temps in the teens Saturday morning.. Laurel Park is about 3 hours north. We'll see. I hope we don't get that much. We're just recovering from last week's ice storm.

Hoping our friends in Texas get some relief soon.

[JolyB]

According to weather.com Thursday and Thursday night in the DC area look pretty bad [probably the same storm Alli mentioned as it heads northeast], but the snow and rain should taper off by Friday late afternoon and be clear and cold by Saturday, with temps in the low 30's. Laurel can be quick to cancel but is less likely to on a major race day. Think positive and hope for the best.

[RUFFIAN]

I spoke with the racing office at Laurel
Although they’re getting SNOW ❄️ ⛄️ ❄️
Today - tomorrow and Friday
He felt fairly optimistic that Saturday will be OK

U CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER
BUT YA CANT MAKE HER FISH

[Alli]

Good news! Thanks, Ruffian!