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01-25-2007, 03:31 PM
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01-25-2007, 03:46 PM
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That's exactly right. They are cancel happy these days. i don't think they should've cancelled on the hot day in Toga either.
I totally disagree. As someone who does a lot of physical activity outside, it was very dangerous for horses to run in that weather. Even more so than humans. I doubt anyone suffered with a rare cancellation at Saratoga, even those who traveled on bus tours to get here unserstood the severity of the situation. It was dangerously hot that day.
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01-25-2007, 03:52 PM
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Tim,
Many of the trainers including Mott said they had run in heat like that many times before and they were lost as to the reason not to. They could've run that day. It was in the mid 90's. They run in similar heat in other parts of the country all the time.
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01-25-2007, 03:55 PM
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01-25-2007, 03:55 PM
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Well Mott would certainly know more than I regarding horses running. But I think it had as much to do with the humidity and quality of the air than the temperature itself.
My doctor is an active marathon runner and a very good one and he told me not to even think of running outside that day. I know horses and people are different but I heard from some very knowledgable exercise jockeys that it was too dangerous to have racing that day.
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01-25-2007, 05:56 PM
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It must not occur to you that there was a possibility that patrons would have come to the track that day.. Some of them are 'older'.. Some of them would have DIED... Cancelling was the responsible thing to do... Ask Hooves and Joey about the day.. We had lunch by the BBQ with Shrek, Donkey, See-Ack-Ahh, Ken Cook and Sonny Taylor... It was like HELL those few days..
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01-25-2007, 06:07 PM
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yes , im living in the south and it was like africa hot...the heat and humidity was un bearable..i think gary lost 5 lbs..eating..lol
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01-25-2007, 06:08 PM
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01-25-2007, 06:14 PM
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what does steve say...you cant stop em ....you can only...
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01-25-2007, 07:28 PM
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Heat Index of 115*F. They run at Lone Star during the summer and they're alright. It's hotter than Hell in late July there everyday.
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01-25-2007, 07:23 PM
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01-25-2007, 07:37 PM
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'Most' of the trainers and jockeys? The opinion was mixed... Some said run.. some said don't.. There was no majority either way.. Every track on the Eastern Seaboard was CLOSED.. There is the matter of how it looks that NY is "willing to endanger the horses, riders, employees and patrons" when most every other track within 500 miles wasn't.. And by the way, 5 races off the lost 9 race card was made up with 'extras' between then and the end of the meet, so the 'lost handle' element was reduced to about 4 races..
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01-25-2007, 07:45 PM
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01-25-2007, 07:44 PM
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Let me put it another way, every other racetrack affected by the heat cancelled, so how would it have looked for everybody's favorite whipping boy ( NYRA ) if they were the only ones to run?
And, furthermore, how would it have looked had something heat related and bad happened? Perception is often as bad as truth, and this is certainly true in our game, thus sometimes these decisions are far from black and white. And, by the way, I like to spend my days at the track, and I was in Saratoga that day, and it was f'n HOT!
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