Venue for August 4 - Saratoga

[JolyB]

An update to my pervious post. It's noon and while it is starting to rain a little bit (there are a couple of folks with umbrellas in the paddock), both turf races are still on the turf course that is rated firm. Given the very ominous forecast, this is better than expected.

[JolyB]

Even though the rain now appears to have stopped, sometime around race 4, it was announced that Race 6 would come off of the turf. Race 9, the Hall of Fame Stakes, remains on the turf at this point.

Four scratches promptly appeared for Race 6, and those who played the Pick 6 early have gotten the dirty end of the deal, since they probably handicapped the race for the turf and it now is on a different surface. If they are paying attention, they can cancel the tickets, but that is not always possible for those who bet and then have to go somewhere.

I just hope that if any races are taken off of the turf tomorrow, they will be taken off before the racing starts so that the players in our contest won't put in picks on one assumption and later find out that things have changed.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY ===> Four scratches promptly appeared for Race 6,

WOULD YOU PLEASE LIST WHICH HORSES ARE OUT
ARE ANY OUT IN R1 or R2

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN-333

JOLY ===> Four scratches promptly appeared for Race 6,

WOULD YOU PLEASE LIST WHICH HORSES ARE OUT
ARE ANY OUT IN R1 or R2

I would suggest that you re-read the last several posts on this thread. I have been commenting on TODAY's racing at the SPA, thinking that it might help our players make some educated guesses about tomorrow.

The statement that you quoted meant that almost as soon as today's race 6 was taken off of the turf, 4 trainers with horses in that race announced the withdrawal of their horses as late scratches.

Nothing has been announced concerning tomorrow's card.

[RUFFIAN]

OOOOPS
Thank you for clearing up my confusion

I realized AFTER I posted ...
that you might’ve been referring to today —
And not tomorrow