Belmont Entries for 5/29.... Very Poor

[Linny]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

It's not just that they're running a lot of maiden races or the same horses seem to be running all the time. It's more about the lack of quality in these maiden fields. By this I mean, for the most part, that there are some very bad horses running. I bet a lot of cheap tracks (relatively) so it's not about quality for me. What it's about is whether there are horses in a given race that have ABILITY. Too often at NYRA, presently, these maiden fields resemble the maiden fields of the AQU INNER --- there's no form to go by (other than NUMBERS --- for horses that are getting gapped.) It's about competition within races not about field size or quality of field.

Most of the races presently at NYRA are just not betable.

I don't ever recall a BEL meeting where they used so many "extras" to fill cards. It appears that unlike other seasons they are relying on trainers like Randi Persaud, Mike Miceli, Naipaul Chatterpaul and Heriberto Cedano to complete the day's cards. Looking at the "Index to Trainers" in the DRF today, I see more typical AQU INR trainers than Belmont trainers, even in the grass races.