Saturday Saratoga Race Card

[PatCummings]

I knew it was a matter of time before someone complained. Predictable. Take a look at the previous weekends at the meet. You write the races for the horses you have and can fill - they may have pushed a bit hard the first few weeks, but given that this is the only weekend without a G1, maybe it's a bit of a sacrifice. Surely we can make it through...

I'll take a "bad" Saturday, which I contend it actually isn't, over a good day just about anywhere else.

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I knew it was a matter of time before someone complained. Predictable. Take a look at the previous weekends at the meet. You write the races for the horses you have and can fill - they may have pushed a bit hard the first few weeks, but given that this is the only weekend without a G1, maybe it's a bit of a sacrifice. Surely we can make it through...

I'll take a "bad" Saturday, which I contend it actually isn't, over a good day just about anywhere else.

- Predictable as well. Thanks.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

at least there's ONLY 11 races......... I long for 24 days & 9 race cards......during SARATOGA

[NTamm1215]

It's not a good card, but you run into these kinds of situations mid-meet when it's too soon for horses to run back.

[OTM Al]

Let's complain equally about Del Mar then. 10 races

2 MSW
2 MCL
1 Statebred Optional Claimer
1 Optional Claimer
1 32,000 Claimer
1 16,000 Claimer
1 8,000 Claimer
1 G2 Stakes race

Doesn't look a whole lot different does it? I guess unless all the races are oversubscribed G1s no one can make any money.....

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by OTM Al

Let's complain equally about Del Mar then. 10 races

2 MSW
2 MCL
1 Statebred Optional Claimer
1 Optional Claimer
1 32,000 Claimer
1 16,000 Claimer
1 8,000 Claimer
1 G2 Stakes race

Doesn't look a whole lot different does it? I guess unless all the races are oversubscribed G1s no one can make any money.....

[Calzone Lord]

Last Saturday, Mountaineer carded NINE different OPEN stakes races, all worth at least 100K a piece. They handled just over $2.7 million.

By comparison, Monmouth Park did over $4.9 million and Del Mar did over $7.9 million on the same day -- and both of them put on wildly inferior cards to the one at Mountaineer.

The quality of racing on the card doesn't make as big a deal as the prestige of the racetrack said card is held on.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Last Saturday, Mountaineer carded NINE different OPEN stakes races, all worth at least 100K a piece. They handled just over $2.7 million.

By comparison, Monmouth Park did over $4.9 million and Del Mar did over $7.9 million on the same day -- and both of them put on wildly inferior cards to the one at Mountaineer.

The quality of racing on the card doesn't make as big a deal as the prestige of the racetrack said card is held on.

maybe they should run the card at night and out of the tradition summer showcase meets then?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

It's not a good card, but you run into these kinds of situations mid-meet when it's too soon for horses to run back.

Its too soon for the 5 trainers who have all the good horses to run back...

[TheSpyder]

What about today's card? Blechh! Had the day off and ripped into the form last night. Very disappointing. We need to promote more horse sex so we can get more and better players!

[OTM Al]

Guess it's time then to shutter the place and bring in the wrecking ball. Then we can all go play Hoosier and bitch about it. Rule #5: no matter how good something is at least one horseplayer will complain about it.