Aqueduct- No we dont

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Rand..

'Most' of the trainers and jockeys? The opinion was mixed... Some said run.. some said don't.. There was no majority either way..

Every track on the Eastern Seaboard was CLOSED.. There is the matter of how it looks that NY is "willing to endanger the horses, riders, employees and patrons" when most every other track within 500 miles wasn't..

And by the way, 5 races off the lost 9 race card was made up with 'extras' between then and the end of the meet, so the 'lost handle' element was reduced to about 4 races..

Streve, as was said by a previous poster, horses run in that kind of heat routinely in other parts of the country. With precautions taken, they could've run. I love Nader and the lot there, so I'm not throwing stones, but I do trust in the judgment in some of the best trainers and jocks in the country....Still, they run harness horses in Toga in Feb at -5 degrees. So 22 in NY on a Friday doesn't strike me as a reason to cancel. Even with some wind built in.