A Saratoga wrap up, best and worst

Originally Posted by Revolution

more evidence of an east coast bias here. tomorrow's del mar card is excellent by any standard. saratoga is no better than del mar or keeneland. all three are basically the same. they all have good things about them. personally i like the keeneland meet better than saratoga and saratoga better than del mar. it all depends what you like. saratoga is very elitist though. not a fan of that.

I just said I hadn't looked. And that it was only 4.
And if you think all three are the same, you are kidding yourself. The other two run very cheap claiming races. As low as 5 grand at Keeneland, and 10 grand at Del Mar.
You do not get those at Saratoga.
I might point out, that closing day at Saratoga contained only two claiming races.
Touche!!!
And if you really wanna get into it, and want me to start pulling out facts, lets get to it!!!
Shall we compare Saturday cards at each track this past summer and see who ran more cheaper races than who, and who ran more stakes and allowances. And who has more grade one races? Sounds like fun to me.

[Revolution]

Originally Posted by oracle80

I just said I hadn't looked. And that it was only 4.
And if you think all three are the same, you are kidding yourself. The other two run very cheap claiming races. As low as 5 grand at Keeneland, and 10 grand at Del Mar.
You do not get those at Saratoga.
I might point out, that closing day at Saratoga contained only two claiming races.
Touche!!!
And if you really wanna get into it, and want me to start pulling out facts, lets get to it!!!
Shall we compare Saturday cards at each track this past summer and see who ran more cheaper races than who, and who ran more stakes and allowances. And who has more grade one races? Sounds like fun to me.

the average purses at keeneland are higher than saratoga. that is all i need to know. i do not care about claiming races. many claiming races are better than those awful new york bred races. some of those horses are glorified cheap claimers. those new york horses are terrible.

Originally Posted by Revolution

the average purses at keeneland are higher than saratoga. that is all i need to know. i do not care about claiming races. many claiming races are better than those awful new york bred races. some of those horses are glorified cheap claimers.

yeah Ny breds like Fleet Indian who are kicking the hell out of all those blueblood Ky breds right?

[Revolution]

Originally Posted by oracle80

yeah Ny breds like Fleet Indian who are kicking the hell out of all those blueblood Ky breds right?

i know you can not be serious. KY breds won probably 14 of the 15 grade 1's at saratoga. NY breds are not even competitive with KY breds. NY breds are nice animals but they can not compete with the bluebloods from KY. just to let you know fleet indians sire stands in KY just like all the top sires. the farms surrounding keeneland are just another thing that makes keeneland more appealing than saratoga.

Originally Posted by Revolution

i know you can not be serious. KY breds won probably 14 of the 15 grade 1's at saratoga. NY breds are not even competitive with KY breds. NY breds are nice animals but they can not compete with the bluebloods from KY. just to let you know fleet indians sire stands in KY just like all the top sires. the farms surrounding keeneland are just another thing that makes keeneland more appealing than saratoga.

Oh yes!!! All the folks I know go to a track to take in farms. Nothing like walking in horse manure after the last race is over to set your mind at ease.
Sadly in saratoga people have to resort to dreary old Siro's, the Horseshoe Inn, and Brunos. Imagine all those follks drinking and dancing and listening to music when they could be at a farm.
I guess they just don't get it.

[Revolution]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Oh yes!!! All the folks I know go to a track to take in farms. Nothing like walking in horse manure after the last race is over to set your mind at ease.
Sadly in saratoga people have to resort to dreary old Siro's, the Horseshoe Inn, and Brunos. Imagine all those follks drinking and dancing and listening to music when they could be at a farm.
I guess they just don't get it.

you miss the point. they all have something to offer. the keeneland meet in my opinion has better racing than saratoga. the few claimers are better than the constant two year old and new york races. you argument about restaurants is ridiculous. everyone knows del mar has the best surrounding atmosphere. i do not know if it is really worth arguing with a person that think ny bred horses can compete with KY breds. that is crazy.