6/8 (BEL): 151st Belmont Stakes Day ~ 8 G1's

[Kasept]

[Dahoss]

You’d be hard pressed to give two worse rides in a row than Mike Smith just did. Scary bad.

[cakes44]

Mike Smith could have definitely got him out.

[Dahoss]

Another Smith gem

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Another Smith gem

You know what’s gonna happen here, ride of the year.

[Dahoss]

Nice main track these last few days. Not sure why or how but unacceptable as a bettor. Kind of taints what should have been a fantastic day.

[Alabama Stakes]

Good call on the winner, mr hoss.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Nice main track these last few days. Not sure why or how but unacceptable as a bettor. Kind of taints what should have been a fantastic day.

I agree. You would think a business would want to make their customers happy. I bet if Belmont did a poll and asked their customers if they want them to juice up the track and make it lightening fast, I bet 90% of people would say no. So why do they do it? It is mind-boggling. Nobody likes it. Why do they do something that their customers don't like? There is no upside either, only downside. What is really shocking is that they are so clueless that they probably don't know that people don't like it. I wonder who the guy is that is in charge who makes these absurd decisions.

As handicappers, we can pick up a bias pretty quickly if we're paying attention. So I don't feel like I have any big disadvantage if there is a bias. But by the same token, I don't like it. It's just one extra thing to worry about and an extra factor to focus on. I know that tracks are not going to be the exact same every day. There are factors that can change the track that are out of their control. That's part of the game. I'm fine with that. But for them to go out of their way to intentionally change the track and make it lightening fast is inexcusable.