7/22 (DMR): Oceanside S. -- Del Mar Opening Day

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Still a better betting meet than anything NYRA is offering.


I'm at the point where I'm betting turf at ELP, RD, EVD and IND these days. The turf tradition at BEL is over.

Fats-

We see a lot of things the same way, but Dmr is nowhere near Saratoga. I don't care if they have Trakus, head-on replays, guaranteed wager pools, or anything else. The racing at Dmr is nothing like Saratoga at all.

NT

[Travis Stone]

Del Mar is not running on Monday's this year. I would suspect their field size should improve as a result.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Del Mar is not running on Monday's this year. I would suspect their field size should improve as a result.

The exotic player's VIAGRA: large fields.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

The exotic player's VIAGRA: large fields.

The is a direct correlation between field size and handle. Individual interests may vary, and certainly a 12 horse, 5 furlong sprint of firsters won't handle a 12 horse turf claimer, but generally speaking fields are $ in racetrack land.

[Indian Charlie]

Get rid of poly. Get rid of cushion. Get rid of pro-ride.

That's the single biggest thing killing racing there.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Get rid of poly. Get rid of cushion. Get rid of pro-ride.

That's the single biggest thing killing racing there.

And you can make this statement because....the great Paulo Lobo left the state?

Seriously, everyone that ran there three years ago is still there, and it could be argued that there have been many more horses shipping in than before the plastic stuff.

California is a failing economic state, where making money and spending it on god forbid horses is not the most commendable deed. Racing is just caught up in a bigger game, of course they do their best to contribute to their own demise.

[CSC]

I took a glance at the Oceanside, usually it is split up into 2 divisions. 1 division you'd think this would be a good field. NOPE. Nadda...

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

The is a direct correlation between field size and handle. Individual interests may vary, and certainly a 12 horse, 5 furlong sprint of firsters won't handle a 12 horse turf claimer, but generally speaking fields are $ in racetrack land.

This is because all the exotic players are looking for huge scores and they, more often than not, find them in larger fields.

On the other hand, someone betting to win would take smaller fields, and, in most cases, lower payouts, just about every time.

As for the turf races not filling, as I commented on another thread, towards the end of the GG meet, they had uncharacteristically large fields in their turf races. Where have those horses gone? They should follow NYRA and card 3 or 4 state bred turf races a day. That'll stimulate some interest.

Whatever the case, small fields and TRAKUS, on a predictable track (unlike WO), means the pickings should be easy at DMR this summer.