Calder--what the heck........

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Well the 2-mile turf race is a good thing and with 29 noms and a purse of $250k, it should be a great race.

As for the "two-at-once" races, I thonk it's a terrible idea. They'll have to add to the gate crew(s), use two starters and I have no idea how they will use the patrol cameras. And what happens of a horse gets loose in the post parade ?

Love Calder's innovation. It likely will go well. But I'd rather not see them do this.

I love the 2 mile race. I think we should race longer distances in America. I would love to get rid of the 1 1/8 and 1 1/16 mile distance. I would like to see this.

5 furlong
5.5 furlongs
6 furlongs
6.5 furlongs
7.5 furlongs
1 mile
1 1/4 miles
2 miles

These are the distance I would love to see.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

I love the 2 mile race. I think we should race longer distances in America. I would love to get rid of the 1 1/8 and 1 1/16 mile distance. I would like to see this.

5 furlong
5.5 furlongs
6 furlongs
6.5 furlongs
7.5 furlongs
1 mile
1 1/4 miles
2 miles

These are the distance I would love to see.

You can see 5F and 5.5F races at Calder most every weeekday. Yu may not like the quality, but they run plenty of them. Calder also runs a lot of 7.5F races, but on the turf only. 1 1/4 and 2 mile races are very rare anywhere, I believe.

Originally Posted by SentToStud

You can see 5F and 5.5F races at Calder most every weeekday. Yu may not like the quality, but they run plenty of them. Calder also runs a lot of 7.5F races, but on the turf only. 1 1/4 and 2 mile races are very rare anywhere, I believe.

I believe you are correct. I love those 2 mile races.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

You can see 5F and 5.5F races at Calder most every weeekday. Yu may not like the quality, but they run plenty of them. Calder also runs a lot of 7.5F races, but on the turf only. 1 1/4 and 2 mile races are very rare anywhere, I believe.

STS,

You going down there to watch the races? I have an awards dinner that night that we are leaving at 4:00 for or I would go.

[chupster2]

Good God, Oracle, it isn't as though it's to be a regular feature.

I wish I could go to this. I think the whole card sounds fun. "Gray Pride Race"

[sumitas]

I love it. That Bob Umphrey is my kinda guy. I love the whole card. I wish them well. And I think they'll do well.

[Gander]

Is there really a gray pride race? That is absolutely hilarious and a brilliant idea. I wish we had that here at Saratoga. What a great draw that would be.

[sumitas]

Yes sir. They wanted Grecian Formula to sponsor it, have the horses manes and tails dyed, but it didn't work out for the sponsors.

I'd love to see some major 1/4 horse sprints at Saratoga. I'm talkin big purses to bring in the stars of that game.

[ateamstupid]

This is pretty old news. It's gonna be called "The World's Fastest Daily Double" and will feature one race on the dirt and one on the turf simultaneously.

And Gander, your favorite track The Meadowlands already has the Grey Ghost, which is limited to grays and I believe is run on Halloween or thereabouts. It's a blast.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

STS,

You going down there to watch the races? I have an awards dinner that night that we are leaving at 4:00 for or I would go.

Buffy, won't be there for Extreme Day. Trying to get there for this Saturday, but it doesn't look promising.

[Gander]

Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.