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Old 04-21-2009, 07:02 PM
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http://drf.com/news/article/103137.html

No Pletcher string at Arlington

Todd Pletcher, a mainstay at the Arlington meet the last two years, won't be sending a string to Chicago this summer, Arlington racing secretary Kevin Greely confirmed Tuesday morning. Pletcher's Arlington string occupied an entire barn, and his horses were regular participants in maiden and allowance races here. Pletcher said he'll instead operate a division at Delaware Park this summer.

"We loved Arlington, we loved the management there, the facilities are world-class, but the bottom line was it's isolated a bit from the main part of our business," Pletcher said Tuesday afternoon. "I thought it weakened our Saratoga division a little bit during that month. Part of the success we've had is moving horses from one place to another, and by going to Delaware it makes it that much easier. It was a really tough decision, though. I put it off as long as I could."

Also choosing Delaware over Arlington for 2009 is trainer Ronny Werner, while trainer Bill Mott will have five stalls here compared to the 24 he had in 2008. But Greely said he believes that the arrivals of several new outfits this year, among them Donnie Von Hemel, whose string will occupy an entire barn, will help offset Pletcher's departure.
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Old 04-21-2009, 07:07 PM
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No Pletcher string at Arlington

Todd Pletcher, a mainstay at the Arlington meet the last two years, won't be sending a string to Chicago this summer, Arlington racing secretary Kevin Greely confirmed Tuesday morning. Pletcher's Arlington string occupied an entire barn, and his horses were regular participants in maiden and allowance races here. Pletcher said he'll instead operate a division at Delaware Park this summer.

"We loved Arlington, we loved the management there, the facilities are world-class, but the bottom line was it's isolated a bit from the main part of our business," Pletcher said Tuesday afternoon. "I thought it weakened our Saratoga division a little bit during that month. Part of the success we've had is moving horses from one place to another, and by going to Delaware it makes it that much easier. It was a really tough decision, though. I put it off as long as I could."

Also choosing Delaware over Arlington for 2009 is trainer Ronny Werner, while trainer Bill Mott will have five stalls here compared to the 24 he had in 2008. But Greely said he believes that the arrivals of several new outfits this year, among them Donnie Von Hemel, whose string will occupy an entire barn, will help offset Pletcher's departure.
First positive news for Delaware Park racing in YEARS.
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Old 04-21-2009, 07:16 PM
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Aww poor CDI.
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Old 04-22-2009, 11:18 PM
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First positive news for Delaware Park racing in YEARS.

Positive news at Delaware is when more than six horses start in some of those allowances.
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Old 04-23-2009, 01:28 AM
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That new bet at Delaware might get interesting.
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:41 PM
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his occasional underlays will be missed
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Old 04-22-2009, 04:28 AM
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No hockey game to watch. This better?

I know some here (including myself) who think this is good news.
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Old 04-22-2009, 07:39 AM
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I'm not sure how I feel about this.

But I am sure that I will miss the one random Saturday that he shows up.
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Old 04-22-2009, 07:43 AM
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No hockey game to watch. This better?

I know some here (including myself) who think this is good news.

game four tonite. ought to be a good one. what's the word on avery? that guy completely went off the deep end monday.
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:21 AM
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First positive Delaware news in years? Granted the fields stink there, but how many really solid horses in the last five years have had their career debuts at none other than Delaware Park?
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:36 AM
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First positive Delaware news in years? Granted the fields stink there, but how many really solid horses in the last five years have had their career debuts at none other than Delaware Park?
I dunno but my namesake on here is currently training there - keep an eye on her
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:50 AM
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That's the work of a good, new racing secretary at Delaware who actively recruited high profile barns. Getting a guy like Ronny Werner to come to Delaware is solid and of course, TAP will help fill the entry box.

That can't be good news for Arlington, as in addition to losing Pletcher and Werner, Mott is only going to have 5 stalls.

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