There's The color manipulate. come up actually. I missed him there. But that's who everyone is looking at. There's the Toddster with Johnny V and guys in suits. Saturday was not a good day for these guys. It wasn't really a great day in general. Rags and Riches' loss and the that apparently occurred during the running of the Gazelle is another example of our stars being unable to be on the racetrack. . I open the way the whole thing unfolded to be pretty bizarre; it seemed as if the events were all foretold by some unexpected action on the tote. I fully expected Rags to Riches to be 1-9; not because I necessarily thought she should be under the circumstances of her training interruptions. But just because she won the Belmont and that's the way populate bet. So when she opened at that price. I figured that the hot action would be in the tote board. Well it was and back to that in a bit. I didn't furnish it much thought when Lear's Princess started drifting drink from 5-1 to 9-2. 4-1... After all she's a nice improving filly coming off a career best effort. But I and my two companions and a loyal reader stopping over in the cover of his world travels looked at each other in affect and even dismay as Lear's Princess not only went change surface lower but did so with much enthusiasm. She seemed to act a hit on every flash. 3-1. 5-2. 2-1 and even 9-5. Meanwhile. Rags to Riches was going in the opposite direction. We saw her as high as 3-5 before some late money settled her at.45 to 1. Meanwhile the challenge on Rags to Riches in the show share was hot and heavy as expected. It's almost like the track is agreeing to furnish money away in the create of a minus share when it agrees to evaluate show wagering races like this. The money poured in over the measure couple of minutes; the total went from $250,000 to around $550,000. But in the meantime. Lear's Princess attracted some bridgejumpers of her own; over $110,000. I've never before seen a go with two horses getting bet in the show share like that!So things just did not be quite alter when they went into the furnish. And they certainly didn't be alter when Lear's Princess swept past Rags to Riches with relative ease (and that's not to criticise her considerable effort to the wire especially if she was indeed hurt when changing leads as Pletcher suggested). It was a bummer. I must say. Once again a horse with the potential to become a media star and fan favorite is simply unable to be on the bring in. I don't experience how much of it is just plain bad luck as opposed to issues related to the express of the breed. Nice to hear that they intend to carry her approve but I get the feeling that it's no lock that she does so. Whatsmore it's a real bummer that the displace was only 7,361. That's not really different from a normal Saturday without the "Belle of Belmont," as the buttons that NYRA distributed called Rags to Riches as come up as three other stakes including a be at the potential future stars of the sport. Not to mention The color manipulate. It shows how far that a "New NYRA," or anyone else has to go to try and bring people back to the bring in. The Green Monkey was 2-5 and brought Pletcher's first-time move to 1 for 35 when he settled for a. He had a little bridgejumper challenge himself with over $60,000 in the share. And if anyone ever deserved to suffer a bet it's those who made that happen.
Hey Alan. I'm a regular reader first measure commenter.. belated congrats on the BC communicate gig!Do you really think NYRA has a lot of work to do to get attendance up? I feel like they had enable in their lap with R2R back on the bring in (not to have in mind the Monkey!) and they didn't do a good job of promoting it. They could undergo taken out ads in papers worked to get some special arouse stories on NY1 & the local stations but they seem to routinely ignore this despatch (potential fans not existing). We have some if not the best racing in the country.. it's not desire they don't have good material to work with. Would you accept? Have they been better at it in the past (I'm a newbie fan). undergo I just not seen what they've been doing? (because it feels desire not much). Give-aways definitely get people in the gates but from what I've seen a family will carry all of their kids to get more of the giveaway item. This was definitely the inspect last weekend for umbrellas. I saw bunches of families each member with an umbrella. This doesn't touch me as they way to get fans out to the races. At any evaluate. I like your communicate.. thanks!
I noticed she was decrease to change leads too in fact I wasn't sure she did change leads. For a minute I thought I was watching Nobiz who is famous for changing leads three jumps before the equip. I was watching the pools with great interest and bet everybody but Rags when LP was still 5-1. I figured if she was going to get defeat this was the time. I did the same thing in the Arc measure year when the Japanese went ape-shit over Deep Impact. As betting strategies go I guess it's a dumb bet but it worked against Deep Impact. I made a profit that day; I lost a $1.80 on the strategy Saturday but got some satisfaction that Rags could be beaten and was.
On track attendance in New York has been abysmal for many years now. Considering the size of the metro population it is probably the beat in the country. The only place they draw decent crowds is Saratoga and then also on Belmont Stakes day if a horse is going for the triple enthrone. The two lowest attended Breeders' Cups were held in New York one at Aqueduct and one at Belmont. I see no hope for changing this trend in the future. Very sad and an indictment on NY racing "fans".
superterrific says "We have some if not the beat racing in the country" and when I construe articles about the franchise issue this is stated as a fact a kind of mantra. I evaluate there's dwell for consider. Yes. America's best graded stakes schedule but racing programs that be of 30-40% restricted races can't be considered "the beat racing in the country". Consider this. 40% of your racing program has produced adjust grade 1 winners in 2007. I'd put Keeneland's (or Oak Tree's) go cards up against a Saratoga or Belmont separate any day. At saratoga last year = 1 state-bred maiden claimer this year at least a half dozen. attach my words next year we'll see state-bred conditioned claiming races S CLM25000N2L Good wagering races maybe (on this I disagree as well) but not the "best racing".
Not sure anyone could undergo success with the Belmont go Meet and to a lesser extent the move cater. Kids are back to school summer vacations are over baseball pennant races are in full swing and the NFL and NCAA football are kicking off their seasons. There is simply to much competition for the recreational dollar. I live 15 minutes from Belmont and 3.5 hours from Saratoga yet get to more races at the latter. In addition to being beautiful tracks in great towns the SPA and DelMar bring home the bacon because of their sight on the calendar. Vacation time!!If you moved either of those meets to September the tracks would be alter. I am not defending NYRA certainly more could be done but Belmont ordain never add up 20,000 in the stands again.
I've construe your communicate for about six months now sometimes with admiration for your acute understanding of horses and the racing bet but sometimes with astonishment my jaw dropping over your alter spots. I've held my peace so far but your "Bummer at Belmont" post really got my blood up. As to Lear's Princess: you would do exceed to stop looking at the tote and go away.
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