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Originally Posted by Gander
Thanks pal. So Biancone got his wish when he entered Spanish Chestnut in the 4th. Everyone knows he wasnt running this horse on the turf, yet he did not enter him as a main track only so he would not wind up stuck on the outside (which actually wouldnt be all that bad, considering he drew the rail).
Andy explained this "loophole" that NYRA has to fix. Otherwise you can kiss main track onlys goodbye. Doesnt really make any sense to declare this when you do what Biancone did. Barclay Tagg did this same thing at Saratoga with Auguri and it worked like a charm.
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Actually, entering in the body of the race so as to not get stuck outside is pretty much only relevent in two turn races. In one turn races people would generally like to be outside.
I can assure you that Patrick did NOT want to be inside with Spanish Chesnut in this race.....turf or dirt. In this case I know this because of a conversation I had with him after the horse finished 3rd on opening day at Saratoga. We were talking and I said it was unfortunate that he didn't clear I'm the Tiger early and get over to the rail as it was a particularly strong inside that day. He then said that while he didn't disagree about the rail on this given day he wanted to keep Spanish Chesnut outside as he is the kind of horse that tends to take off if he is on the rail while he becomes more rateable outside.