Half-Dressed Outfits and Full Field Routes

re: Half-Dressed Outfits and Full Field Routes

Mike S — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:50:47 GMT

I usually love Saratoga, but this year is not working out so well for me. It took a great horse like GINGER PUNCH 1:53-2/5 to negotiate 1-1/8 miles! And I'm a big fan of TIZNOW and three of his foals have run the worst races of their lives at Saratoga this year. MERCHANT MARINE, who is a good horse, finished 6th by about 16 lengths! DA' TARA finished dead last (by what? 20 lengths or something?). And yesterday a nice filly named LATEST SCOOP was 7th by 18 lengths! The field-separation at Saratoga has been as bad this year as it was at Gulfstream Park. You'll see a winner by 3 lengths, 5 lengths back to the third horse, another 5 length back to fourth, etc. I think a lot of horses hate racing over this track.

I love COLONEL JOHN, and want to see him win the Travers, but I fear he will be one of the horses who just hates this track. After all, most of them do!

re: Half-Dressed Outfits and Full Field Routes

Maggie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:51:31 GMT

Thanks Vic! I didn't know that NYRA was doing that to the route races. They should keep doing it and also add more routes. Personally, I love watching the route races because you watch more racing longer rather than the sprints that are practically over in a couple of seconds. What's the thrill of watching races if you practically watch races that all seem to average around a mile.

re: Half-Dressed Outfits and Full Field Routes

Ron Dowdy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:03:03 GMT

Great job Vic!! Keep up the creative coverage of this meet!