Crist: Grass Sprints Become Tiring

[fpsoxfan]

Not a big fan of turf sprints; especially when I'm like 2-192 handicapping them.

[10 pnt move up]

I think they are ok when I play socal, but NY has overdone them, and the reasons are layed out very well by Crist.

[Left Bank]

I like them a lot!!!

[Cannon Shell]

I guess it was a slow news week because it would seem that NYRA grass sprints are hardly a really important industry topic.

[PSH]

I guess with Sumwon skipping the race at Monmouth this weekend they had to go with Plan B for a news story. How is our girl doing?

PSH

[blackthroatedwind]

In the hope of keeping this topic slightly on subject, especially being that there is an entire room dedicated for the previous post, I will tell exactly who is being referenced as the person who asked for more turf sprints.......



.......me.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

In the hope of keeping this topic slightly on subject, especially being that there is an entire room dedicated for the previous post, I will tell exactly who is being referenced as the person who asked for more turf sprints.......



.......me.

Ya mean the, " ... somewhere, some reclusive genius ... " part?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I guess it was a slow news week because it would seem that NYRA grass sprints are hardly a really important industry topic.

True, but I'm getting pretty sick of them too. It's gotten to the point where half of the turf races run in NY are at six furlongs. That should never be.

[sumitas]

A few years ago they never had turf sprints in NY. I like to see a nice balance of races. You don't get that many 8F dirt races right now.

[SentToStud]

I like the turf sprint increase at Belmont. It makes the racing a bit more compelling and difficult adding grass stretchouts and cutbacks to the handicapping mix. Anything that makes the racing harder to handicap, I'm in favor of.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Not a big fan of turf sprints; especially when I'm like 2-192 handicapping them.

Better hit the books on them, plenty will be run at the Spa this summer!