Life at Ten

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Gate To Wire

Steve: Are you going to be at the track early today? I would love to get some more insight into what they are doing to it today. The rolling of the track you described yesterday sure didn't help the closers.

I have been going to the track for 30 years and I have never seen something like Life At Ten happen like that. We have all had horses run poorly but she didn't run 2 feet. Thank god I was watching the ESPN telecast and cancelled my bet on her. She was my lock of the day and would have beaten the Mott filly if healthy. I know fillies are very prone to tying up but that was too weird to believe. It was like someone TQ'd her before bringing her to the paddock.

Thanks for all the insight this week on the show.....it really helped me get a handle on the early part of yesterday's card.

G2W,

Thanks very much! Always glad to hear that the broadcasts contribute positively. Credit goes to Mig who pointed out that Butch Lehr was clearly tightening the track up.

Not rushing over there this morning actually. First relaxed a.m. in 2 weeks to be honest (though I've been up since 3:30 to get the Selections written.) Tina and I are going to breakfast and then packing up as we want to get to Columbus or so tonight after the races.

In terms of the surface, I'm confident the track will be no less fast than it was yesterday.

What you saw with Life at Ten was very frustrating and disconcerting. Even though the jockey dust-up will get all the publicity, the non SCR reflects much more poorly on the game. The danger to the horse and rider and the rest of the field is of course one part of the problem, but the indignity to horseplayers is inexcusable. We'll see what directions the fallout takes.

Good luck today!