Venue for Aug 26 . . . Saratoga?

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by Real Quiet

I'm going to handicap them all but I would suggest 2 to 12 instead of 3 to 13.

RQ, I understand your suggestion, but I've never been happy with lopping off races at both ends of the card. I'd rather eliminate some at the beginning or some at the end.

In this case, I'm not sure that there is a huge difference in quality between a race restricted to New York breds that have not won $18,000 other than maiden, claiming or starter and carrying a purse of $95,000 versus a field of open maidens with a purse of $136,500, with some of the entrants coming from the barns of Brown, McGaughey, Weaver and Mott. Both have full fields with MTO's "just in case."

I'm inclined to stick with races 3 through 13 and start the festivities at 12:46 PM.

[Real Quiet]

It works for me. Good luck to all and I hope we get good weather.

[DonGuido]

3 through 13 it is. I'll get the threads up before the sun sets her in Texas.