Met Mile, other stakes moved to Belmont Day

[keithting]

What's wrong with an allowance race here and there?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by keithting

What's wrong with an allowance race here and there?

Do they ever fill?

[keithting]

Yes, On Belmont Day....

[tector]

One thing's for sure: now nobody will ever pull off another Conquistador Cielo double.

[gamblin4ever]

For wagering purposes, besides the rolling DD's and P3's, they can have as follows:
Pick 5 - R1-R5 and R9-R13
Pick 4 - R2-R5, R6-R9, and R10-R13
All G1 Pick6

Have guaranteed pools and/or lower takeout should increase handle.

[Stickhorse]

The new Super Belmont Day will not increase the crowd and possibly not the handle in my opinion. First of all it is very difficult to measure if it is a success or not because if there is a Triple Crown in the balance a huge crowd will turn out anyway. If no Triple Crown is possible still a nice crowd turns out regardless. At least that was my observation about the past.

In the past the Memorial Day card was a pretty darn good for we, several day a week, simulcast players. So my wagering will probably only be made on Belmont Day now instead of both Belmont and Memorial Day. I will most likely just pay attention to my home circuit SoCal races and probably Arlington which I seem to have decent results during that time of year.

[RockHardTen1985]

Why all the complaints? This card is epic. Real horse racing fans and people who actually wager should be thrilled. I am 100% more excited about this day then I am Derby day. My personal handle that day is going to be 3 maybe 4x what I usually bet.

[tanner12oz]

Originally Posted by Stickhorse

So my wagering will probably only be made on Belmont Day now instead of both Belmont and Memorial Day.

ya really think he's the only one skipping memorial day for the super Belmont? life support may be a little strong but memorial day is going to resemble more like your average weekday then the met mile days of old...just my opinion of course...only so many wagering dollars to go around

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by tector

One thing's for sure: now nobody will ever pull off another Conquistador Cielo double.

mud aided double

[Cannon Shell]

http://thoroughbredracing.com/articl...ng/?tid=Racing

[tanner12oz]

Wish they would get a move in with tickets..imagine prices will be astronomical but hey I'm use to it with preakness tickets increasing almost 50% in the past 10 years