Thank sweet baby Jesus...

justindew · #1 10-29-2011, 01:46 PM

..that the Breeders' Cup didn't award the 2011 BC to Belmont Park. It probably would have been held this weekend. We are lucky the BC has smart folks making site selections.

Let this be a teachable moment.

Calzone Lord · #2 10-29-2011, 01:55 PM

Just pull this out of your closet....

And it will feel just like 70 degrees.

Calzone Lord · #3 10-29-2011, 01:57 PM

By the way.... temps in the 30's aren't sh!t.

I'll be running 2-miles a day in nothing but a t-shirt and winter hat in that real soon.

Reason #2,294,149 why I am better than most of you.

justindew · #4 10-29-2011, 01:59 PM

None of that clothing would have mattered when they cancelled the card, like they did today.

Calzone Lord · #5 10-29-2011, 02:09 PM

The Vaginas become a lot less sandy on jockeys when big money is on the line.

OTM Al · #6 10-29-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by justindew

..that the Breeders' Cup didn't award the 2011 BC to Belmont Park. It probably would have been held this weekend. We are lucky the BC has smart folks making site selections.

Let this be a teachable moment.

No it wouldn't. First Saturday in November is the date they set for the last few years.

Let this be a teachable moment.

Calzone Lord · #7 10-29-2011, 03:32 PM

Mostly all of the Euro's complained about the record or near record heat at Santa Anita the year Mandella or a Euro turf horse won seemingly everything.

The weather was miserable at Churchill the year that Personal Ensign won the epic Distaff over Winning Colors and Alysheba won a great edition of the Classic.

The weather sucked at Monmouth and the best horse won virtually every race in an all-day chalk fest of form holding up.

If this subject is going to be an argument about where they think the most

can be made --- I'm out of it. I don't really care.

Justin Dew is a sissy.

blackthroatedwind · #8 10-29-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by justindew

..that the Breeders' Cup didn't award the 2011 BC to Belmont Park. It probably would have been held this weekend. We are lucky the BC has smart folks making site selections.

Let this be a teachable moment.

The weather, as DrugS pointed out, at the 1988 BC at Churchill was absolutely brutal ( I was there ), yet it is regarded as one of the best BCs ever. The weather earlier this week, and last weekend, in KY was horrendous. Belmont cancelled the Saturday before the BC in 1995 ( NY Bred Showcase day ) when a Northeaster blew through.

So, I guess you stand in the group that wants it at Santa Anita every year. Duly noted.

pointman · #9 10-29-2011, 04:51 PM

Yeah, the chances of having great weather are much higher in Kentucky then they are in New York next weekend.

PeteMugg · #10 10-29-2011, 04:51 PM

I didn't think '88 was so bad. But I was much younger ... and full of bourbon.

blackthroatedwind · #11 10-29-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteMugg

I didn't think '88 was so bad. But I was much younger ... and full of bourbon.

It was 38 degrees....and raining. It was AWFUL weather.

PeteMugg · #12 10-29-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It was 38 degrees....and raining. It was AWFUL weather.

Yeah, I remember. But a good time outweighs quite a bit of bad weather, I guess.

blackthroatedwind · #13 10-29-2011, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Yeah, I remember. But a good time outweighs quite a bit of bad weather, I guess.

No argument with that. It was a great and memorable day.

Danzig · #14 10-29-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by justindew

..that the Breeders' Cup didn't award the 2011 BC to Belmont Park. It probably would have been held this weekend. We are lucky the BC has smart folks making site selections.

Let this be a teachable moment.

using this logic, i guess fla will never have a bc either??