Turfway

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I remember a few years ago when Tampa postponed one of its bigger turf stakes for fillies from Sat to Tuesday based on a weather report of serious rain. Never rained a drop but they wound up smelling like a rose because they rescheduled it for a Tuesday and they were able to play up the fact that all the top jocks came to ride the stake on the Dark day, got on all the local newspapers and tv

Yeah and us 9-5 locals were hot about that becuase we missed seeing a nice race.

We have always bitched that their best cards top to bottom are on Tuesday, good business decision for them, but the fans that can only be on track Sat-Sun lose out....again.