Granted, Curlin was not declared until Tuesday or so. But, there were earlier rumblings that he would race in NY barring any further legal problems.
NYRA could have been ready with a better plan. But, I can only place a little blame here.
I made the last minute trip from Saratoga with a car load of peeps who wanted to see a horse we may not get to see in-person again and they didn't like the idea of me, alone at the racetrack un-supervised.
Traffic was not all that bad considering. For us, it was a great time.
Even though Curlin did not win did not ruin the day. This was an experiment. I don't think he ran a bad race.
Attendance was 8000+. Where were more of the fans??