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Venue thoughts for July 18
It's going to be opening weekend at Saratoga, with the Coaching Club American Oaks and the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes being the featured races. My normal reaction would be to take us all to the Spa to enjoy the beginning of the season, even though this season is going to be much different from those that have preceded it. I'm sure that the scenes of the paddock without lots of fans will come as a shock.
I noticed that Monmouth Park is running its biggest day of the year, featuring the Haskell Stakes with a fist full of Derby qualifying points. I think that Monmouth Park will also be having a free online handicapping contest with some generous prizes. They have done so is previous years. While I have fond memories of placing my first bets at Monmouth Park while being well below the legal age to do so, my heart still belongs to Saratoga. I could be easily persuaded to include the Haskell as an additional contest race if others would enjoy that. I'd welcome your thoughts. And please stay safe and well. |
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Saratoga with the Haskell added would be fine with me. I usually take a shot at the Haskell Challenge, but if there are 14 races like usual, I'd just as soon pass. I don't really enjoy trying to handicap that many races. With that many, it becomes a bit of a grueling exercise. I would probably be just as well off to take a wild guess on some of those earlier races.
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SPA + HASKELL
Sounds like a new law firm But the best Bet of the day |
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BLOODHORSE
NYRA Closes Saratoga to Out-of-Town Jockeys Click Here! The New York Racing Association has closed Saratoga Race Course to out-of-town jockeys until further notice, part of updated health and safety protocols announced July 14 to address a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases among jockeys across the country. VIEW FULL STORY |
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The scheduling of the Oaks/Derby prior to the end of the Saratoga meet is going to make for some unusual jockey assignments for the final 4 days of the Sarstoga meet. Lots of the regular NYRA jockeys will have rides at CD at that time, and won't be able to return to the Spa after the Derby. |
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Del Mar Cancellation
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NEWS ALERT Del Mar Cancels Racing July 17-19 Due to COVID-19 Click Here! Del Mar, which just opened July 10, will close July 17-19 due to multiple members of the jockeys' room at the California track testing positive for COVID-19. VIEW FULL STORY |