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Old 10-07-2009, 01:17 PM
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Old 10-07-2009, 01:21 PM
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Old 10-07-2009, 01:37 PM
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Dear God, help me... find the news content of this story. The only item that appeared on my page was the headline.

http://www.nyra.com/belmont/stories/Oct072009.shtml
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Old 10-07-2009, 01:50 PM
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Old 10-07-2009, 02:58 PM
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2 staples of the Belmont spring and fall meet now being run at Saratoga, the CCAO and the Woodward, hmmmmmmmmm
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Old 10-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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Old 10-07-2009, 04:38 PM
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I wonder if they'll shorten the CCA Oaks to 9F. I know the history buffs wouldn't like it, but this race has really been "Grade I" in name only the past few years. There's little sense in having two 10F races for 3YO fillies at Saratoga, and the shorter distance would probably help it compete for horses with the 8.5F Delaware Oaks.
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Old 10-07-2009, 05:15 PM
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Old 10-07-2009, 05:31 PM
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Just booked the Marriot for $161. a night. The chains haven't figured out the added racing dates. Book today save money.
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Old 10-07-2009, 05:40 PM
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Just booked the Marriot for $161. a night. The chains haven't figured out the added racing dates. Book today save money.
Screw it! Book the whole floor and we will scalp out the rooms!
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Old 10-07-2009, 05:55 PM
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I thought that perhaps a better way to go would be to shorten the Belmont meet by a week and to have a one-week break before Saratoga.

The Belmont meet has become bad after July 4, and the last few days of the summer meet have been dreadful recently.
I agree with this.
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Old 10-07-2009, 06:07 PM
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I thought that perhaps a better way to go would be to shorten the Belmont meet by a week and to have a one-week break before Saratoga.
That's pretty much what was done. 4 days taken upstate... 4 days between Sunday Belmont close (18th) and Toga opener (23rd).
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Old 10-07-2009, 06:31 PM
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, nice Tom
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Old 10-07-2009, 07:56 PM
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Well Steve... I guess we gotta suck it up and gut it out for another 4 days next year
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Old 10-07-2009, 10:11 PM
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Screw it! Book the whole floor and we will scalp out the rooms!
I got 140k points with marriot so my stay will be free.
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Old 10-07-2009, 10:21 PM
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I wonder if they'll shorten the CCA Oaks to 9F. I know the history buffs wouldn't like it, but this race has really been "Grade I" in name only the past few years. There's little sense in having two 10F races for 3YO fillies at Saratoga, and the shorter distance would probably help it compete for horses with the 8.5F Delaware Oaks.
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I thought that perhaps a better way to go would be to shorten the Belmont meet by a week and to have a one-week break before Saratoga.

The Belmont meet has become bad after July 4, and the last few days of the summer meet have been dreadful recently.
agree with both these ideas
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Old 10-07-2009, 10:23 PM
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Just booked the Marriot for $161. a night. The chains haven't figured out the added racing dates. Book today save money.
You better save your conformation papers..they will try to change the rules when you get there.
I know, the same thing has happened to me before.
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Old 10-08-2009, 05:40 AM
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but is more necessarily better?
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Old 10-08-2009, 06:48 AM
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Dare I say it. Toga is by far NYRA's most successful meet and nothing says Summer like Saratoga. I say go from Memorial Day to Labor day. Cut out the Mondays and possibly the Wed's. I will now put on my DT Flak jacket.
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