Venue for October 26 - Thoughts

[JolyB]

Cal, I had been leaning toward Santa Anita, but after looking over the SA entries, I'm inclined to agree with you. The race card looked very uninspiring to me. I also don't think that there is a particular benefit to our having a "contest over the track" just before the BC. On the big weekend, the track conditions may be completely different and even the wagering menu won't be the same as normal.

As an alternative, I've decided to choose to return to Belmont Park for a 10 race card that begins at 12:45 PM Eastern time. The race card includes 3 interesting stakes races, and as an added benefit we will get to see Maximum Security compete in the Bold Ruler Stakes.

I'll post the contest threads sometime late tomorrow, in between puzzling over the BC pre-entries.