When do you scratch due to heat?

[TheSpyder]

They always start late afternoon during the week.

Spyder

[Cannon Shell]

You scratch when it looks like you wont win...then it becomes too hot

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

You scratch when it looks like you wont win...then it becomes too hot

Is that like putting the cart before the horse ?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Is that like putting the cart before the horse ?

Kind of. But it is a nice easy excuse to scratch. Realistically when it gets to be 95 and humid it really is too hot and you are putting the horses in a dangerous position.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Kind of. But it is a nice easy excuse to scratch. Realistically when it gets to be 95 and humid it really is too hot and you are putting the horses in a dangerous position.

I was just kidding with you, and I understand the point.. Why send the horse out and have a race day take tooooooooooo much out of them and have to wait weeks till the next race.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

I was just kidding with you, and I understand the point.. Why send the horse out and have a race day take tooooooooooo much out of them and have to wait weeks till the next race.

It does take a lot out of them when it is really hot. They are working so much harder just standing in the stall trying to stay cool. Heat is really hard on them.

[the_fat_man]

What's the typical gallop for a horse in the morning? Is it once around the track? Say, 1.5 miles at BEL, for example?