Saturday Saratoga Race Card

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Based on this logic when Gov Cuomo slashes the purse subsidy the new NYRA can just go ahead and get rid of all those good races and just run claimers and the handle will stay the same.

and when the slot money disappears there will have to be an overhaul of the racing calendar in New York.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Alan07

and when the slot money disappears there will have to be an overhaul of the racing calendar in New York.

Yeah might try out the no days schedule

[NoLuvForPletch]

I can't believe this thread is still going on. This card would barely have qualified as a Saturday card at Aqueduct never mind Saratoga. The baby races are fun, if you like that sort of thing, but the combination of the reduced field size and the rain made those miserable as well. There were more races that were instant passes than there were races worth looking at, and for Saratoga that is bad news. It was a terrible card, let's leave it at that and hope for better over the final 3 weeks.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

I can't believe this thread is still going on. This card would barely have qualified as a Saturday card at Aqueduct never mind Saratoga. The baby races are fun, if you like that sort of thing, but the combination of the reduced field size and the rain made those miserable as well. There were more races that were instant passes than there were races worth looking at, and for Saratoga that is bad news. It was a terrible card, let's leave it at that and hope for better over the final 3 weeks.

It all depends on how you look at it. I had a pretty good day and found most of the races bettable.

Gamblers make the best of the opportunities and there were plenty on Saturday.

[cmorioles]

A new low...the co-feature today is a allowance for older horses, on dirt, going 5.5f. When did that extra half furlong become a problem?

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

A new low...the co-feature today is a allowance for older horses, on dirt, going 5.5f. When did that extra half furlong become a problem?

Thought the $100k Troy on turf, which has a great field, and is deserving of a grading with this field, was the standalone feature on today's card.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

Thought the $100k Troy on turf, which has a great field, and is deserving of a grading with this field, was the standalone feature on today's card.

I guess, but it is carded at the 5th and the other race is in the feature position with a purse of 82k. That really wasn't the point though. Do you realize that and are nitpicking or did it miss you?

Why do we need 5.5f races on dirt for older horses at the premier meet in the country, especially when several are supposed allowance horses. Isn't this a first?