Saturday Saratoga Race Card

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

That is strictly opinion, right? I'll take the Delmar card on Saturday. What is so terrible about mentioning a card stinks? Nobody complains when it is posted that cards are great. I found it very, very disappointing for a Saturday in the middle of the meet. That is just my opinion.

I actually thought Del Mar's saturday card is solid, heck I am more than impressed with them so far (low expectations), I have no clue where all these horses are coming from.

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by OTM Al

The usual standards? Let me ask you this. If all the same horses were running but they called all four 20000 claimers AOCs instead, would there be such an outcry? Or what if instead they replaced them all with five and six horse NW2X and 3X races or some made up overnight stake, the Karakorum Crapbag, shall we call it? Would it be better then? Look at the full calendar. This is the "off" weekend caused by repositioning the major races for TV, which was supposed to be a good thing.

Yeah, it's not as strong as all the other weekends. I just don't get the crying. If you don't lke the card there's a lot of other tracks going that day. Frankly on first glance I didn't see too many I liked either and I'm going to be up there. Maybe I'll play one or two and then go drink beers and watch the ball game instead, but I'm not going to whine about it. So give us a list then of all the tracks that have a better card going that day. Already seen Del Mar doesn't, so I'm thinking that list is pretty short. Give it a couple days, it will be better, whatever that means.

I wasn't whining or crying, I stated a fact. I live in Saratoga and have been going to the track for 35 years, this is not the type of card that should be run on a Saturday. I understand on a Mon, Wed or Thur. but not Saturday. They have been running 10 and 11 race cards with full fields every day, so they obviously have enough horses on the grounds. I agree about the great betting opportunity's and I'll bet the card anyway, not my point.

The point is that this is supposed to be the premier meet in the country. They only run 40 days, the SATURDAY card should not consist of 6 $20,000 claiming/md claiming races. Stop carding 10 and 11 races on Mon, Wed, Thu, might not have this problem.

[Cannon Shell]

If we can't complain on horse racing boards what will there be to talk about?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If we can't complain on horse racing boards what will there be to talk about?

Thank you.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If we can't complain on horse racing boards what will there be to talk about?

The 1896 Brooklyn Handicap.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If we can't complain on horse racing boards what will there be to talk about?

More unlikely 4 race winning streak ...

I'll Have Another (Bob Lewis at 43/1, SA Derby at 4/1, Derby at 15/1, and Preakness at 3/1)

Or...






Pico Central --- ( Alw win at 37/1, San Carlos win at 43/1, Carter win at 4/1, Met Mile win at 3/1 plus every nickle of the breakage) in his first four starts after arriving from Gavea.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

More unlikely 4 race winning streak ...

I'll Have Another (Bob Lewis at 43/1, SA Derby at 4/1, Derby at 15/1, and Preakness at 3/1)

Or...


Pico Central --- ( Alw win at 37/1, San Carlos win at 43/1, Carter win at 4/1, Met Mile win at 3/1 plus every nickle of the breakage) in his first four starts after arriving from Gavea.

Pico Central in a romp.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by mark2061mn

The point is that this is supposed to be the premier meet in the country. They only run 40 days, the SATURDAY card should not consist of 6 $20,000 claiming/md claiming races. Stop carding 10 and 11 races on Mon, Wed, Thu, might not have this problem.

We wouldn't be seeing these over-the-top 11 and 12 races card if NYRA wasn't being blown up after the meet is over. There are not enough horses to fill competitive races 5 & 6 days a week now (nationally, not just NY) unless you tap into the cheap claimers, and only going to get worse as the foal crops continue to decline. Be lucky the slots are still supporting purses.

[PatCummings]

I just don't know why everything needs to be a superlative.

I think it has to do with our society and the need to provide immediate context on everything - there is absolutely no arguing this Saturday's Saratoga card doesn't have the same degree of quality of other traditional weekend cards in the past. So - for that, it's impossible to disagree.

Now, is it a problem? I don't think so.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I just don't know why everything needs to be a superlative.

I think it has to do with our society and the need to provide immediate context on everything - there is absolutely no arguing this Saturday's Saratoga card doesn't have the same degree of quality of other traditional weekend cards in the past. So - for that, it's impossible to disagree.

Now, is it a problem? I don't think so.

Impossible to disagree? You did exactly that on your first post on the thread.