[Holland Hacker]

The only thing I noticed was that before the Vanderbilt they Sealed / Harrowed the track from the opposite direction. It appeared that that they sealed it and only gave it a shallo harrowing. (It that even makes any sense.)

It really didn't rain until just before the Go For Wand and even then it only really rained for about 5 - 10 mintues. I can't say that it really changed the conditions of the track at all. It started raining during the post parade / warm up for the Go For Wand and it stopped raining by the end of the race and the sun was out before the end of the race. Actually, by the time I got back to my seat there was rainbow that seemed to end at the Saratoga tote board, at least from my vantage point. I actually told my wife that I always knew that the pot' o gold at the end of the rainbow was at the saratoga toteboard. She wasn't amused, even knowing I was alive in the pick 4 to 6 horses.

I guess my point is that the only thing I saw that could impact the speed figures was the fact that the grounds crew was sealing / harrowing the track differenty and the actual rain fall was insignificant.

I think the Go For Wand was an oddly run race with the pace being slow and the jockeys trying to keep Ginger Punch bottled up inside. The fact that she got through was unbelievable, and makes me apprecitate hot great she truely is.