saratoga first half of meet thoughts
 

from what ive seen ..the turf courses have played very fair..the main has been abit quirky,,some days rail good then really bad..highpoints have been corny putting on a clinic ..with some obscure trainers..bomb guy..kent d taking any chance to have a shot will be in the money..solid..trainers tom bush again with a great year so far..overlooked alot at the windows even after last years great job.. dominic g..doing very well.. t pleach getting his but not the huge numbers we have been used too..kimmel heating up the 2 year olds very well...its been a great first half.. kentucky shippers doing very well ..last year they were the kiss of death.....keep in mind that the second half could really break into some trends so stay on top of them..they pay well...good luck hooves....

High points- Haven't been hit up for a loan by "you know who"
- Lunch with Steve and Sciacca
- met lots of cool people/ saw lots of friends
- bought 2 NYB's (this may be a low point in the future)

Low Points - my horses have run like crap
- realizing once again that the state of NY is run by criminals
- i have been working waaaaayyy to hard (no help)

Desormeaux. For the past 12 months 20% wins dirt-long and ave odds 6-1. On turf he's 18% with ave win odds of 4-1. Dirt short 15% / 5-1. Moving 'em up first time on off lesser riders.

LOL, hit up for a loan? Is he still around? Remember Brancato and Palminteri in "A Bronx Tale"? LOL.

After a brief visit to Saratoga Hospital's ER, and pulling up a bit, I'm fine, LOL. I'm ready to start going again though, LOL. Where are we going Friday night?

Eric

What happened to Scavs quitting his job on the Wednesday after his return and going to work for you? Nevermind....don't answer that.

totally agree with these points.

would not be surprised to see pletcher heat up in the 2nd half of the meet, but his firsters have been consistently overbet.

just don't forget to feed the cats.;)

You must be a tough SOB to survive Saratoga Hospital.

cats are fat again

LOL. I've heard that numerous times from several people. Unfortunately, I ended up there last year as well (different ailment), and I will say that I received very good treatment and care. I used to be on the board of a major northern NJ hospital, and am not completely unfamiliar with good and bad care. My experience with Saratoga Hospital has been good. Not that it means anything however though.

Anyway, I didn't want to go, but I wasn't sure I would have made it to Albany. I wasn't going for a proceedure or anything like that. It was more just to make sure I didn't have or develop pneumonia, and to get medication, prescription, etc. If it was pneumonia, I would have looked to get stable and figured out how to get to Albany or home to NJ or NY for that matter.

So, more importantly -- what about Friday night?

Eric

I assure you that your info is not correct.

and you should probably buy some more food....your turn.

Even after an extended win streak lately --- the first half was red ink for me.

Friday night is open...

Well, I may not be ready to jump back into the deep end, but I am hopefully going to be up for a drink and a cigar -- maybe at The Wine Bar. If the weather is nice, 9 Maple could work. Regardless, a few beers at the track works for me. Siro's for some Del Mar action? LOL. Speak to you on Friday.

Eric

????

I was actually talking about cats.

here kitty kitty..mrs p dont play that:eek:

do I need to start drinking to understand this thread?

you guys went into left field.............

I quoted the wrong thread -- sorry about that. Maybe I am not ready to jump back in -- even in the shallow end, LOL.

Eric

Did someone say "Wine Bar?":)