Saturday Saratoga Race Card

[Calzone Lord]

Last Saturday, Mountaineer carded NINE different OPEN stakes races, all worth at least 100K a piece. They handled just over $2.7 million.

By comparison, Monmouth Park did over $4.9 million and Del Mar did over $7.9 million on the same day -- and both of them put on wildly inferior cards to the one at Mountaineer.

The quality of racing on the card doesn't make as big a deal as the prestige of the racetrack said card is held on.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Last Saturday, Mountaineer carded NINE different OPEN stakes races, all worth at least 100K a piece. They handled just over $2.7 million.

By comparison, Monmouth Park did over $4.9 million and Del Mar did over $7.9 million on the same day -- and both of them put on wildly inferior cards to the one at Mountaineer.

The quality of racing on the card doesn't make as big a deal as the prestige of the racetrack said card is held on.

maybe they should run the card at night and out of the tradition summer showcase meets then?

[Cannon Shell]

I dont understand the defense of the card?

Regardless of the excuses given for a Saturday at Saratoga it is a terrible card.

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I dont understand the defense of the card?

Regardless of the excuses given for a Saturday at Saratoga it is a terrible card.

Ding, Ding, Ding!