Travers saddle towels-NYRA = no class.

[Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Gotodubai

Let's get one thing clear, I beleve that the horses are the true stars of our game. I did enjoy the races yesterday at Saratoga as I am sure most of you did. I am sure that to some of you this will sound like something small, but I think it shows how things are behind the smoke and mirrors of NYRA's public image they try to project at this time.
The Grade 1 Travers Stakes with a 1 million dollar purse is run with a field of seven on National Television(including the KY.Derby winner) with a corporate presenter(N.Y.Lottery) in your top race of the meet wearing old saddle towels with velcro stick on letters that come off with each stroke of the jock's whip. The pony people all had to wear sponcer nylon jackets in 100+ heat index weather. No corporate logo, No American flag, no race logo, NOTHING on the towels!
A chance for RACING to attract more corporate sponcers lost. A chance for the hardworking Groom to have a memento, gone. A chance for the owner, trainer, and jock to sign the towel and auction off for a charity, gone.
The "little things" can become "big things" in every business and game. NYRA your "tell" is showing. You have no money, and your ability to run racing from the "backside" to the "Frontside" is showing cracks everyday including your biggest day.
B.J. gets $90,000, Hal gets $450,000+, take care of your own, but you fail to help those who put on the game, and the Game itself.
Thank you for a chance to vent.

So you really think NYRA did this to screw the "pony people" and goomsmen?

They didn't have the money to have professional saddle towels because they spent it all giving away useless gifts like chairs and coolers, so people can pay admission 10x and walk off with ten chairs.

That or they are broke from refunding all the money from starting gate errors.

[fpsoxfan]

Going to the races? Don't forget to bring a towel.

[justindew]

I can actually add something to this discussion. I have collected a few saddle cloths over the years (I have Sunday Break's Belmont Stakes cloth, as well as Proud Citizen's winning cloth from the Lexington, and Banks Hill's cloth from her very last race). I met a guy at Gulfstream Park this winter who makes saddle cloths for the racetracks. He told me that NYRA is incredibly cheap, and only uses specially made cloths for Grade I races these days in order to save money. However, I also noticed that the cloths in use yesterday were the generic velcro cloths that were once only used for overnight stakes.

I didn't find this to be a huge offense. It was more just something I laughed and rolled my eyes at.

[Cannon Shell]

Who is BJ?

[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

Going to the races? Don't forget to bring a towel.

you're the worst character ever, Towlie.

[moke0043]

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

you're the worst character ever, Towlie.

LMAO!!!