Hmmm.... Could this be the backup plan? Check out the live footage from Santa Anita.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zrUMcHRGBM

HRTV is saying they will be running tomorrow barring more rain. Said the "powers that be" have deemed the surface a go for tomorrow.

There suppost to get more rain tonight

It will be interesting to see if they open or not thats for sure.. I was just sitting here watching/listening to the news and they said a major storm was expected to move into California tomorrow.... Watching the webcam right now and see dump trucks as well as some sort of tractor. http://www.santaanita.com/track/webcam.php

If it wasn't such a big day, they probably wouldn't run. But considering that they have paid for the televison time and it's such a big day for Magna, they will do everything they can to run. They are going to be working on the track all night. I think there is better than a 50% chance that they will run. I can't even imagine how fast the track will be. In Summation ran 6 furlongs in 1:06 3/5 on Monday. The track could not have been any faster. Now they are talking about scraping the top two inches off the track. That means they will be two inches closer to the asphalt. I don't know how it could possibly be safe to run on that track. Maybe they will break 1:06 tomorrow for 6 furlongs. What a joke.
I am hoping that they cancel the races tomorrow and postpone those four Sunshine Million races until next week. But Magna is so gung-ho on running tomorrow no matter what, that I think there is a good chance that they will run. For anyone that has a horse in the million dollar race, it's a tough decision whether to run or to scratch. It's only once a year that you can run in a restricted race for a million dollar purse. But on the other hand, who wants to take the chance of getting their horse hurt running on that asphalt.

The water is still there

Arcadia area looks clear right now. Heavy rain/stroms to the north. Hopefully it holds off. Let's just hope the track is safe.

Track looks good on webcam right now... Course it's still dark.:cool:

It didn't rain at all last night, but that isn't saying much for a track that needs three days to dry out after a some rain. The sun has not been out much all week so I imagin the Turf coarse will be yeilding at best.

Santa Anita is in a no win situation today if they run. If one horse breaks down they have made the wrong choice.

How's it look on Prospect Hill??? :D

It was "old home" days @ Ripepi's last night, saw top handcappers; Tom P. and Umpire K.Thomas (had a big hit yesterday @ the big A) also Frank's buddy; John O. (the Raiders fan), the county supervisor from St.J and Amy's sister Sara was there (which was very interesting with the other person mention in attendance) A real popular spot on Friday nights :)

What are you doing for the Sunshine Million races today?????????

Would they cancel if a horse breaks down?

Once they make the descision to race, the only way they would cancel is if the jockeys refused to ride because it was too dangerous.

If you look at Santa Anita's webcam, the track actually looks good....now that is a web cam so it could still be hilarious but take it for what it is worth......

I knew the track would look fine. Looks can be deceiving. They scraped off the wet part. They scraped off the top two inches. As I said before, there was not enough cushion before. They ran 6 furlongs in 1:06 3/5 on Monday. The track was way too hard. If it was too hard then, can you imagine how hard it will be now. It will be even harder now because there is two inches less cushion, They are two inches closer to the asphalt. I thought the track was dangerous before. It has to be even worse today.