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Old 08-09-2012, 01:20 PM
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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.....
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:19 PM
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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.....
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:26 PM
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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.
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:40 PM
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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?
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Old 08-09-2012, 02:49 PM
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I dont understand the defense of the card?

Regardless of the excuses given for a Saturday at Saratoga it is a terrible card.
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Old 08-09-2012, 03:32 PM
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I dont understand the defense of the card?

Regardless of the excuses given for a Saturday at Saratoga it is a terrible card.
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