Now what......

[Left Bank]

I usually get ready for Tampa and Fairgrounds.Tampa ALWAYS has some real juicy mutuels,and Fairgrounds will be strong this year,so watch for the good ones to come out.One thing I am wondering about is if Eddie Martin is going to ride Fairgrounds or Aqueduct.I see his name at Aqueduct again for the wednesday card in the seventh race.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Slow season? did you forget about Penn National?

How could I EVER forget!

[packerbacker7964]

Well the Fairgrounds reopens near Thanksgiving Tampa Bay Downs (Kev's Fav track) the first few weeks in Dec and a little farther out My Fav. Oaklawn opens the 3rd week in Jan.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Bababooyee

Thankfully, I live close to TP, so I'll be out there quite a bit.

Sounds like a sentence

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by QUANROSS

Jay Privman has a write up on DRF discussing Discreet Cat as a possible sprint champion if he wins the Cigar mile. This really pisses me off. I like Discreet Cat quite a bit, but he has done nothing to warrant an Eclipse award yet. Especially in the sprint division. Even if he smokes the Cigar mile field, its still a one turn mile, not a true sprint race.

I'm for Bordonaro, Siren Lure, or possibly Thor's Echo, should he win the De Frances.

Favorite P-track? Dunno yet. I live about 15 min from Turfway and have been able to see alot of that surface, so I am getting somewhat used to handicapping it. Not familiar enough with Hollywood and Keeneland yet.

He would be the first sprint champion that never won a stakes sprinting!

Exactly! WHY is he even being mentioned???

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by QUANROSS

Exactly! WHY is he even being mentioned???

I can not figure out why the Met mile and cigar mile are considered "sprints" when determining th title. Thye are middle distance races, not sprints. They have sprint characteristics but if you look in the NYRA condition book index they are under the "long" not "short" .

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I can not figure out why the Met mile and cigar mile are considered "sprints" when determining th title. Thye are middle distance races, not sprints. They have sprint characteristics but if you look in the NYRA condition book index they are under the "long" not "short" .

Yes. I agree totally. This very situation was played out by Speightstown and Pico Central. Distressingly, unitl Pico lost the Cigar mile, he was NOT out of the running. What the hell? The 2 biggest sprint (dirt) races in the world are the BC Sprint and the Dubai World Cup Sprint, both at 6 furlongs. A SPRINT does not = a one turn mile....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by QUANROSS

Yes. I agree totally. This very situation was played out by Speightstown and Pico Central. Distressingly, unitl Pico lost the Cigar mile, he was NOT out of the running. What the hell? The 2 biggest sprint (dirt) races in the world are the BC Sprint and the Dubai World Cup Sprint, both at 6 furlongs. A SPRINT does not = a one turn mile....

Could not agree more

Well, now that's settled, care to take a crack at the war in Iraq?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by QUANROSS

Well, now that's settled, care to take a crack at the war in Iraq?

Only if they put a track in there

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Only if they put a track in there

Hah! I doubt they could run around the car bombing crators (sp?).. rarely used word.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by QUANROSS

Hah! I doubt they could run around the car bombing crators (sp?).. rarely used word.

Just put in slots and all the troubles will go away...race tracks mantra...hey maybe it'll work there too?

YES. Why not. That glazed over look seems to work wonders elsewhere.....

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Kimmeastar

Tampa ALWAYS has some real juicy mutuels,

caused by very full fields.

4 weeks from this Saturday....can't wait.

Dec. 9 until the first Sunday in May is my "on" time not my down time.

The rest of the year is just goofing around trying to hit a nice P4 or P6.