Absolutely Horrendous DQ at belmont

Originally Posted by PSH

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Don't remember that day, but interesting that Cryptoclearance excels as a sire on off tracks.....

I do recall being there years ago on Travers Day when it was dark, cold and i believe General Assembly? won the Travers in a very fast time by the length of the stretch... I could have used a winter coat that day...

Mike, any horses left at Saratoga training or are they all long gone? Is it true that the track stays open until about November???

Take care,

Paul

Paul good to hear from you. Many, many horses are still here and it will be open until November.
Trainers love having their horses in the calm surroundings up here and working on the super Oklahoma track.
The help loves it as well and actually complain about having to go wherever they go afterwards(and many go to Florida to Palm Meadows).
Its a small place as you know. The help(asst trainers, foreman, exercise riders) are able to rent rooms for 6 months up here for 6 months at reasonable prices and live in decent conditions.
The grooms are able to get around on bicycles and not have to pay for taxis or the subway or buses.
It will get you an extra half hours sleep each morning as well because everyone lives so close to the track and doesnt have a far commute.
They hang primarily at the Parting Glass which has a horsey set the entire 6 months that they are here.
One asst trainer of a major barn I often run into at Aqueduct in the winter. He will greet me with hello, and then say 10 weeks, or 9 weeks. By this he means until he gets to go back to Saratoga.