Opening Day at GP

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

They're running one on Friday also. Get Hacker Craft down here.

He hates turf except for dining

[sumitas]

How could Hialejah not do better than GP ? Geesh.

So what warm winter track benefits from the most from this?

(ie, where to go for the better horses, trainers?)

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

So what warm winter track benefits from the most from this?

(ie, where to go for the better horses, trainers?)

It is not that anyone benefits but the reasoning of why it is done. To card races this cheap on the turf this early in the met is a bad sign. They are using these races to pad the numbers of starters per race and to capitalize on the popularity of Turf racing in a time when only a few tracks offer it and most importantly have to pay out a paltry purse as compared to a typical turf race. What is the downside? The fact that they are using the turf course heavily early in the meet to card such cheap races where they dont have to pay out much purse money means instead of splitting maidens or allowance races you will see them use a cheap claiming race as a turf race which is a troubling trend. Maybe some will like handicapping these types of races but you may wind up with a lot more of these and fewer better turf races.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is not that anyone benefits but the reasoning of why it is done. To card races this cheap on the turf this early in the met is a bad sign. They are using these races to pad the numbers of starters per race and to capitalize on the popularity of Turf racing in a time when only a few tracks offer it and most importantly have to pay out a paltry purse as compared to a typical turf race. What is the downside? The fact that they are using the turf course heavily early in the meet to card such cheap races where they dont have to pay out much purse money means instead of splitting maidens or allowance races you will see them use a cheap claiming race as a turf race which is a troubling trend. Maybe some will like handicapping these types of races but you may wind up with a lot more of these and fewer better turf races.

Aha.

Grass does not grow well in the winter.
I knew it.

They may be smart.
Just tapping into what the
majority of customers want.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Aha.

Grass does not grow well in the winter.
I knew it.

They may be smart.
Just tapping into what the
majority of customers want.

I have never heard any clamoring for 10k claimers on the turf before.

They ruined one of the great meets in racing and they lose money with slot machines. They are not smart.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I have never heard any clamoring for 10k claimers on the turf before.

They ruined one of the great meets in racing and they lose money with slot machines. They are not smart.

You may be right.
But the handle will tell the truth.

101 horses pre-entered for 9 races (including Also Eligibles).


That comes out to 11.2 horses per race
for a mid-week opener and we're unhappy with that?

Originally Posted by The_Knight_Sky

101 horses pre-entered for 9 races (including Also Eligibles).


That comes out to 11.2 horses per race
for a mid-week opener and we're unhappy with that?

I'm unhappy with the lame smileys.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'm unhappy with the lame smileys.

They all blame Mr. Stronach.

[Echo Farm]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'm unhappy with the lame smileys.

Get used to them. Hopefully, T_K_S has learned his lesson about hotlinking his pictures from other sites.

I notice he hasn't posted on another forum since the host of his hotlinked photo substituted a photo of a partially transgendered individual and his/her friend enjoying some action for the pic he linked to.

It was sort of amusing, some people took screengrabs of his post.

The photo in this post is hotlinked from an Austrian website:

Originally Posted by The_Knight_Sky

They all blame Mr. Stronach.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The_Knight_Sky

101 horses pre-entered for 9 races (including Also Eligibles).


That comes out to 11.2 horses per race
for a mid-week opener and we're unhappy with that?

Let's see what it is in a month