Whetting the Appetite

re: Whetting the Appetite

Vic Zast — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:12:11 GMT

Ahh, yes. Curds are like turds, but they are delicious and made from coagulated milk. You can see what they look like in the photo.

As for COOs, well, ordinarily, they're the sound that lovebirds make. But, in Ellen McClain's case, the Chief Operating Officer.

Ellen wants to keep her job, but she's off to a shaky start. The operational difficulties at Saratoga make her look bad at the wrong time.

She keeps to herself and is very unapproachable, so I can't say what she's really like. But many people like her and believe that she's capable. That group may not include the governor.

re: Whetting the Appetite

RayeSource — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:41:24 GMT

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a cheese curd?

And what is a COO? (Ellen McClain, ....working her last 40 days as COO.)

re: Whetting the Appetite

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:35:15 GMT

Bicycle Bob - Thank you for your feedback. The "Whetting the Appetite" blog entry was written Friday morning (note the time stamp). See today's entry, "Keeneland on the Hudson" for Vic's thoughts on opening day.

re: Whetting the Appetite

Bicycle Bob — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:17:34 GMT

I would have hoped that bloggers, free of the responsibilities for what they write, might occasionally write something of importance to their audience. I've seen Vic at the track, lodged, squeezed and shoe-horned into one of the Section J seats. While he might be comfortable from his spot where he can second guess, snipe and sling arrows, why doesn't he occasionally take a walk around the building to see what's going on? Had he, he would have seen about 80% of the Self-Serve machines near the Jim Dandy bar out of commission; a lack of running water in the clubhouse; the failure of NYRA to hire a clerk to sell vouchers in the clubhouse and assorted other opening-day snafus. And now we read that he's guessing crowds by looking out his bathroom window to count cars on the street! And now he'll be able to order and knock back cheese curds from Section J! Prospects aren't high for any real reportage from this sector, are they Vic?