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03-25-2020, 06:54 AM
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Came across the linked article at Horse Racing Nation. It is very curious, since the only person quoted was a "Vice Mayor", and no specific action by the City or the County as mentioned. This almost sounds like a one person crusade by this Vice Mayor that does not have the backing of those with actual authority to issue cease and desist orders.
GP is scheduled to run today. Their pre-race program should be interesting to watch. I guess that all we can do is watch and wait to see what happens. I'm sure that GP's management will do everything within their power to run their signature race. https://www.horseracingnation.com/ne...n_jeopardy_123 
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03-25-2020, 09:59 AM
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I kept thinking I was wasting my time before last weekend and that things would never go at Fair Grounds, but was proven wrong. So now I am thinking things are a go at Gulf so they will probably close down. My handicapping prognostications are no better than those about whether tracks will run or not.
 I am sure I am a biased horse racing fan, but seems to me that tracks have made an acceptable compromise by running without the in person attendance.
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03-25-2020, 03:20 PM
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Looking like the Florida Derby will be 12 entries plus an A/E. That should be a tasty morsel for us to sink our teeth into. I was hoping they would move the 3 stakes on Friday to Saturday, but seems doubtful that will happen. it would have seemed like a better balance of dirt and turf, but I guess we just have to be glad for what ever we get.
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03-25-2020, 04:32 PM
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That's a very daunting card that was drawn today for Saturday's races. 14 races, of which 10 are called stakes, have a total, including AE's, of 185 entries. Many trainers have entered horses as if there were not going to be any racing for a while thereafter, and that might very well be the case.
I had read that the Racing Secretary was going to move the stakes races from Friday to Saturday, and indeed there are none on the Friday card. They must have decided not to run some of the planned races that didn't have large fields, opting for those with the largest number of entrants. Saturday is a mandatory payout day for the Rainbow Pick 6. This morning the carryover pool was around $1.9 million, and it should grow rapidly through Saturday. Given the size of the fields, I suspect it will take a very large bankroll to assemble a ticket that has a fighting chance of hitting all 6.
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03-26-2020, 06:33 AM
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I was undecided on the number of races to include cause they are all quite good but last year we did 4 to 14 and I guess this year we'll do the same under these crazy circumstances. Suggestions are always welcome if for no other reason than to pass quarantine time.
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