Short fields on Saturday

Nostradamus · #1 10-05-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscreetCat=Monster

Worst BC Prep Card I have ever seen at Big Sandy in along time

Even Worse,

Goodwood Breeders' Cup H. (G2)
1 1/8 Miles Dirt Open 3 Year Olds And Up
Stakes - Purse:$500,000
Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Romeo Plus (ARG) Arroyo N Jr 111 0 L
2 Giacomo Smith M E 118 0 L
3 Super Frolic Cohen D 117 0 L
4 Lava Man Nakatani C S 126 0 L
5 Preachinatthebar Court J K 117 0 L
6 Magnum (ARG) Pedroza M A 117 0 L
7 Brother Derek Solis A 115

OHH Lava Man is gonna half to race aginst JOKERMO & Super Slow if he don't win by atleast 4 or 5 his stock goes down

Even worse? This is actually a pretty good field. Much better than the JCGC.

Gander · #2 10-05-2006, 07:52 PM

Lava Man will win by 5 and people on here will say he beat nothing. Same old song and dance. Gets pretty tired after a while. If this horse was based on the east coast, he'd be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Gander · #3 10-05-2006, 08:02 PM

I see Fleet Indian is going out. We'll see what kind of horse she is without an easy lead. Unless I see the White Mercedes pulling up next to her barn, I am betting against her with both fists.

2MinsToPost · #4 10-05-2006, 08:02 PM

Whats funny, just an observation, is I don't see any 4 horse field Graded Stakes races at a poly track this weekend. Just an observation, I am neither for or against hint hint Oracle, Euro etc......

2MinsToPost · #5 10-05-2006, 08:04 PM

Come to think of it, many a Graded Stakes race in New York this year has had very small fields.

Just my observation, no need to attack.

Gander · #6 10-05-2006, 08:05 PM

I'd take 4 horse fields at Belmont over 12 horse fields on the polycrap any day of the week. Why not just run indoors while we're at it. Throw in Mike Battaglia's voice and I'd rather eat Mcdonalds hamburgers all day.

2MinsToPost · #7 10-05-2006, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

I'd take 4 horse fields at Belmont over 12 horse fields on the polycrap any day of the week. Why not just run indoors while we're at it. Throw in Mike Battaglia's voice and I'd rather eat Mcdonalds hamburgers all day.

I love to eat a Big Mac every now and then, no love for their milkshakes either?

Gander · #8 10-05-2006, 08:10 PM

Your kidding right? Mcdonalds shouldnt have the right to call those things milkshakes. Far and away the worst I have ever had. But I do like their sundaes and for $1, you cant beat them. Last week I was so depressed I went to Mcdonalds for lunch and ordered 2 supersize order of fries and 3 hot fudge sundaes.

2MinsToPost · #9 10-05-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Your kidding right? Mcdonalds shouldnt have the right to call those things milkshakes. Far and away the worst I have ever had. But I do like their sundaes and for $1, you cant beat them. Last week I was so depressed I went to Mcdonalds for lunch and ordered 2 supersize order of fries and 3 hot fudge sundaes.

Funny, I like to do this once a week. I go to MsDonalds and get a Big Mac and a Shake, then go to Wendy's and order a large fry.

Nostradamus · #10 10-05-2006, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Your kidding right? Mcdonalds shouldnt have the right to call those things milkshakes. Far and away the worst I have ever had. But I do like their sundaes and for $1, you cant beat them. Last week I was so depressed I went to Mcdonalds for lunch and ordered 2 supersize order of fries and 3 hot fudge sundaes.

If you live in Saratoga, go to the Rib-Burgers/Ice Cream place across the street from the new Best Western for Milk Shakes.

2MinsToPost · #11 10-05-2006, 08:15 PM

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Wow, that is pretty impressive. The sundaes are good, but those burgers. Yuck, they should be served to people that are constapated, it'll clear them right out.

I go to Taco Bell for that

Nostradamus · #12 10-05-2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

I'd take 4 horse fields at Belmont over 12 horse fields on the polycrap any day of the week. Why not just run indoors while we're at it. Throw in Mike Battaglia's voice and I'd rather eat Mcdonalds hamburgers all day.

Get used to poly. It will eventually be everywhere. It saves horses and it saves a ton in veterinary bills. Poly might get us back to when horses raced more than 7-8x a year and should make for great field sizes.

#13 10-05-2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostradamus

Get used to poly. It will eventually be everywhere. It saves horses and it saves a ton in veterinary bills. Poly might get us back to when horses raced more than 7-8x a year and should make for great field sizes.

Actually you dont save money on vet bills. They are reduced a little but not that much to make a fuss over.

disappearingdan_akaplaya · #14 10-05-2006, 08:39 PM

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Actually you dont save money on vet bills. They are reduced a little but not that much to make a fuss over.

i dont think you can make a fair assesment either way yet as far as vet bills go until you getta large sample of horses that train and run exclusively(year round) on poly, and that may even be skewed considering some trainers go to the vet alot more regardless whether it be legal or illegally

DiscreetCat=Monster · #15 10-05-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Lava Man will win by 5 and people on here will say he beat nothing. Same old song and dance. Gets pretty tired after a while. If this horse was based on the east coast, he'd be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Only he hasn't win outside Cali yet which would mean if he was based on the east coast he would be just another horse on the backside

Nostradamus · #16 10-05-2006, 08:22 PM

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Only he hasn't win outside Cali yet which would mean if he was based on the east coast he would be just another horse on the backside

What? If he was on the East Coast he would be the 2nd best horse. Maybe 3rd behind Invasor. Look at some of the joke winners like in the Woodward. Lava Man would have won that race easily.

disappearingdan_akaplaya · #17 10-05-2006, 08:30 PM

its ironic how all the people that bashed poly and keeneland and said that a large majority of the horsemen dont like it have such small fields in lucrative stakes@their hometrack saturday and keeneland has decent size fields for theirs(8,9,11). if it rains should we cancel racing since all horses dont like sloppy tracks LMFAO???? again im tired of the whining and biatching about poly simply because people refuse to adjust their handicapping.

as far as lava man goes i am a fan of the horse and hes a great story but very hard for me to endorse him outside of cali until he proves it!

disappearingdan_akaplaya · #18 10-05-2006, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You're right, the small fields are a joke. but honestly, how do you adjust your handicapping for poly. It has been clear that some horses just don't like it, so it sort of takes some of the handicapping out of it.

some horses just perform dramatically better at some dirt tracks compared to others. there are a slew of horses here in chicago that love arlington where the competition is a little tougher and hate hawthorne and dont do a thing over it and vice versa! how many horses do you see in ny that hate the inner and some that absolutely love it.....alot

#19 10-05-2006, 09:16 PM

I think the Vosburg is an interesting race.

I am looking forward to it.

DiscreetCat=Monster · #20 10-05-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostradamus

What? If he was on the East Coast he would be the 2nd best horse. Maybe 3rd behind Invasor. Look at some of the joke winners like in the Woodward. Lava Man would have won that race easily.

Mabey 3rd behind Invasor which means he would not of won Jack on the East Coast. Your the same dude that said Oh wait till Shirroco runs and the Euros come what ever man. In case you missed it the horse ran last in the smallest field in the ARCH in some time.