Big $ MTH "uber meet" experiment moving forward

freddymo · #1 03-03-2010, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterB

Interesting.
http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2...1575909410.txt

As nice is SPA is during the summer..With the daily T storms..The Jersey Shore is a helluva nice place to set up shop for a few months. NYC 35 miles away.. Philly 65.. and of course you can hang with Snookie and "the Situation" in Seaside

randallscott35 · #2 03-03-2010, 07:43 AM

A boutique meet would be a great idea for Monmouth. Let's see it get done, however.

Sightseek · #3 03-03-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by freddymo

As nice is SPA is during the summer..With the daily T storms..The Jersey Shore is a helluva nice place to set up shop for a few months. NYC 35 miles away.. Philly 65.. and of course you can hang with Snookie and "the Situation" in Seaside

If only the could helicopter people in so you wouldn't have to deal with the traffic.

freddymo · #4 03-03-2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

If only the could helicopter people in so you wouldn't have to deal with the traffic.

The parkway in summer sucks but don't worry I will hook you up with the back roads. Plus you will be staying a cab ride away with an ocean front room at the Long Branch Pier..The traffic only sucks in the morning.. Monmouth really could be an awesome boutique meet. Let SPA run 4 NY bred races 2 stakes 2 Mdn Spl and claimer turf sprint. Monmouth willtake the allowance, opt claimers. claimers and stake here or there

Sightseek · #5 03-03-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by freddymo

The parkway in summer sucks but don't worry I will hook you up with the back roads. Plus you will be staying a cab ride away with an ocean front room at the Long Branch Pier..The traffic only sucks in the morning.. Monmouth really could be an awesome boutique meet. Let SPA run 4 NY bred races 2 stakes 2 Mdn Spl and claimer turf sprint. Monmouth willtake the allowance, opt claimers. claimers and stake here or there

Can you also do something about the biased track?

philcski · #6 03-03-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Can you also do something about the biased track?

Believe it or not... the MTH track is pretty fair most days. Favors the inside sometimes but a lot of times it's pretty straightforward.

NoLuvForPletch · #7 03-08-2010, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by philcski

Believe it or not... the MTH track is pretty fair most days. Favors the inside sometimes but a lot of times it's pretty straightforward.

I'm sorry, fair?

While I don't have any statistics to support this (which I am sure I will be ripped for), and I don't really feel like spending the hours to research it, I would have to say just from watching racing there for the past 20 + years that you want to be on the lead at this place. While it's not the inner merry-go-round at Ozone Park, it is very close IMO.

If you don't have early quicks, don't bother coming.

philcski · #8 03-08-2010, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

I'm sorry, fair?

While I don't have any statistics to support this (which I am sure I will be ripped for), and I don't really feel like spending the hours to research it, I would have to say just from watching racing there for the past 20 + years that you want to be on the lead at this place. While it's not the inner merry-go-round at Ozone Park, it is very close IMO.

If you don't have early quicks, don't bother coming.

I do have statistics to support it.
I researched 5 years of results and the average position of the winner at the 2nd call for the winner was almost exactly the same as Belmont Park and Aqueduct (about 2.5 lengths off the pace.)