Praise For Del Mar

sumitas · #1 08-10-2007, 10:02 PM

Handle is up, attendance is up, fields are trending upward, workouts are up, SAFETY IS IMPECCABLE...so far.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=40173

_ed_ · #2 08-11-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sumitas

Handle is up, attendance is up, fields are trending upward, workouts are up, SAFETY IS IMPECCABLE...so far.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=40173

Awesome.

sumitas · #3 08-11-2007, 06:37 PM

Awsome baby. Safety and handle increases rule.

zippyneedsawin · #4 08-11-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sumitas

Handle is up, attendance is up, fields are trending upward, workouts are up, SAFETY IS IMPECCABLE...so far.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=40173

safety has been pretty good at Saratoga too from what I understand.

packerbacker7964 · #5 08-11-2007, 09:31 PM

Yeah horses are safe at Toga. Do you really know why? There isn't any 5k-20k claimers there that's the real reason. If they ran bottom claimer's from Buleuh there they'd be all kinds of injuries. But there they run a way higher quality horse there at Toga so a whole lot less problems.

my miss storm cat · #6 08-12-2007, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sumitas

Handle is up, attendance is up, fields are trending upward, workouts are up, SAFETY IS IMPECCABLE...so far.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=40173

For the record, there have been 4 deaths at Del Mar this meet (that i know of anyway)... Mayor Bozarth, Lyrical Sound, Mohawk and Margenot.

I'm not trying to argue here, I just thought they deserved to be mentioned.

10 pnt move up · #7 08-12-2007, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

For the record, there have been 4 deaths at Del Mar this meet (that i know of anyway)... Mayor Bozarth, Lyrical Sound, Mohawk and Margenot.

I'm not trying to argue here, I just thought they deserved to be mentioned.

at least three of those are turf races though

sumitas · #8 08-12-2007, 02:06 AM

I am here. My bros are here. What you talkin about ?

ultracapper · #9 08-12-2007, 11:47 AM

times are quickening also. sub 112 6 furlongs are the norm the past 2 or 3 days, even by the cheapest stock. i'm not necessarialy a poly fan or detractor, but i do love playing southern cal, and it's there, for better or worse, so i have to get used to it.

sumitas · #10 08-10-2007, 11:30 PM

You don't like the topic, don't read the thread.

Cajungator26 · #11 08-11-2007, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

This routine is getting old.

Yep.

jpops757 · #12 08-11-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

This routine is getting old.

While Im not a fan of artifical surfaces, a comment like this sounds like a disgruntled gambler and not a horseracing fan.

The Bid · #13 08-11-2007, 08:36 PM

You jinxed them, they had a lame one vanned off today.

packerbacker7964 · #14 08-11-2007, 08:37 PM

I wouldn't bet a show bet on a four horse field on the shait myself also. I hate the stuff. If trainers would learn to train the horse within its ability these breakdowns and injuries would stop all by themselves. They'll keep running them even harder on the Poly and then what? The problem isn't the surface it's whats running on it.

2Hot4TV · #15 08-11-2007, 10:51 PM

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I wouldn't bet a show bet on a four horse field on the shait myself also. I hate the stuff. If trainers would learn to train the horse within its ability these breakdowns and injuries would stop all by themselves. They'll keep running them even harder on the Poly and then what? The problem isn't the surface it's whats running on it.

Get used to it and learn to handicap it, because it is the future.

packerbacker7964 · #16 08-11-2007, 11:00 PM

There will always be a niche for it. Not all tracks will have this stuff trust me. I can still bet the turf like I do most of the time. I'd like to see someone look at the level of horses being injuried on the dirt. I bet it's 70% that they are mid to bottom level claimers who run 15 or more times a year.

2Hot4TV · #17 08-12-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by packerbacker7964

There will always be a niche for it. Not all tracks will have this stuff trust me. I can still bet the turf like I do most of the time. I'd like to see someone look at the level of horses being injuried on the dirt. I bet it's 70% that they are mid to bottom level claimers who run 15 or more times a year.

You're most likly right about the bottom (over raced) claimers being the ones that are hurt the most. 5k claimers are the main stay at most tracks across the nation and they to deserve to race on a forgiving track.

jpops757 · #18 08-11-2007, 08:54 PM

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Huh? You came to that conclusion by me saying it's getting old hearing about this from Sumitas? That's pretty special. Please explain.

Honestly, as long as artificial stays out of New York I am fine with it. I prefer dirt racing, as a gambler and a fan. But I am curious as to how I am disgruntled about a surface I hardly bet.

Why do you complain about increased handle and attendance? I prefere the racing at Toga but it is nice to hear of the sucess at Delmar. I have maintained that if they spent equal $$$$$ on a natural surface, the safety would eaqual out.