Venue for 4/17

[cal828]

Thanks for the kind words, but my play has been all over the place. I am as capable of being last as of being first so I don't expect I'll repeat. I'm sure you'll get back in the groove before long as you are one of the better players.

[RUFFIAN]

OMG 😲 {AGAIN 😔}

A $1,000,000 RACE WITH 6 ENTRIES 😢

BUT ~
No matter how good a runner I may be ...
I would not want to race against
Monomoy Girl Or Swiss Skydiver

May Be That’s Why! 🙄

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

OMG 😲 {AGAIN 😔}

A $1,000,000 RACE WITH 6 ENTRIES 😢

BUT ~
No matter how good a runner I may be ...
I would not want to race against
Monomoy Girl Or Swiss Skydiver

May Be That’s Why! 🙄

I consider it a small miracle that they were able to assemble a field of 6. There may have been some twisting of arms by the Racing Secretary to persuade that many.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL 🤞

ANY HORSE 🐎 ON ANY DAY CAN WIN 🏆

Any Champion Can take a misstep, 😢
Spook at a shadow 😲
Have An “Off Day” 😔

[JolyB]

Of course that's true. But many trainers and owners, especially with stakes horses, tend to play the percentages and may be more interested in not getting beaten rather than pulling off upsets. They are looking at future breeding value where such things seem to matter. This trend seems to be increasing. I miss the attitude of a Wayne Lukas who was never afraid to take a shot no matter how unrealistic his chances might have been. And he pulled off some memorable upsets in the process.

[RUFFIAN]

JOLY

LUKAS
The Main thing I recall about him

He had MORE 2 Yr Old BREAKDOWNS
Than any trainer ever

Just soured me on him
Never a fan

[Real Quiet]

The name escapes me but in the 90's there was a NY horse who was a cut below the really good horses. He used to run in real short fields and would always plod around the track and pick up a nice check in each race even if he finished last. And he ran a lot. He might never have won but back in the day horses were a lot more sound and used to run frequently. I've said it before but I grew up watching horses run at Penn National simulcast from the Meadowlands and every race had 6 alternates. The races were bad but the fields were full.