Proposed Venue for 5/30

[cal828]

I looked at the cards for Santa Anita, Churchill and Gulfstream. Santa Anita has a 9 race card, but 5 of them are Maiden Claiming or Maiden Special Weight so that doesn't seem like the best option(although there is a single graded stakes on turf). Churchill and Gulf are similar, but Churchill has two Graded Stakes. Gulf has none. Both have 11 race cards with 4 Maiden Claiming or Maiden Special Weights races.

All that said, Churchill seems the best option, but that is not my decision alone since RQ and I tied. If there are other venues that seem more interesting, please weigh in.

[Real Quiet]

After looking at Santa Anita's card I would eliminate that venue so it's Churchill or Gulfstream. What say you to Churchill Cal?

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Real Quiet

After looking at Santa Anita's card I would eliminate that venue so it's Churchill or Gulfstream. What say you to Churchill Cal?

Churchill good for me. How many races is the question. Race one is a maiden, I think, so could eliminate that one and have 10 or include it. Doesn't matter to me.

[Real Quiet]

Races 2 to 11 at Churchill sounds good. A nice compact 10 race card.

[JolyB]

My friends, this is completely off topic, and I apologize to RQ and Cal for highjacking their thread. I wanted to post a link to a 4 minute presentation that our local symphony orchestra performed as a tribute to all of the usually unsung heroes of the current pandemic. Once you click on the link, just scroll down to the part that says "Thank you essential workers" and click on the arrow in the middle of the page. I was extremely moved by it.

https://hartfordsymphony.org/firebird/

[cal828]

Very well done. Kind of amazing how many people it takes for all of us to get by in this life. My son works for a TV station in Little Rock as a video editor. I'm sure he would appreciate the work that went into this little film. Not sure that he has ever done anything this elaborate though, but don't doubt that he could.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

My friends, this is completely off topic, and I apologize to RQ and Cal for highjacking their thread. I wanted to post a link to a 4 minute presentation that our local symphony orchestra performed as a tribute to all of the usually unsung heroes of the current pandemic. Once you click on the link, just scroll down to the part that says "Thank you essential workers" and click on the arrow in the middle of the page. I was extremely moved by it.

https://hartfordsymphony.org/firebird/

Thanks for sharing this JB!!! BEAUTIFUL. We need a bunch of magical fairies right now to heal all the hateful minds and hearts and comfort the sorrow of so many Covid losses. Does anybody know where we can find a bunch of magical fairies?