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> Sports betting is 1-9 to become legal in some form
> as soon as the politicians figure out their share.
Finally got by the major hurdle legal hurdle . . . though most who thought it was going to be a slam-dunk wham-bam were grossly optimistic about how soon it would come to pass. . . . but if they don't pric
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JR Wrote:
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> Tropical storm bringing over 3†of rain tonight
> through Sunday. Seems little doubt it’ll be wet.
> Come one, come all ye mudders. Another wash out
> for the turf. Blah.
The entire week's a disaster . . . only major Eastern (relatively)
circuit which may duck the worst of this week's situatio
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JR Wrote:
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> Tropical storm bringing over 3†of rain tonight
> through Sunday. Seems little doubt it’ll be wet.
> Come one, come all ye mudders. Another wash out
> for the turf. Blah.
Friday looms a complete washout, with one inch plus expected, that day alone.
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shanahan Wrote:
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> don't waster your energy on CA stewards. They
> suck and are terrible. But consistent...
AKA: "Some horsemen are more equal than others"
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BB Wrote:
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> Topcat Wrote:
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> > The standing rule at Gulf has long been: Take
> the
> > originally-stated post time, and add seven
> > minutes. So long as there isn't a
> > turbulent/weather issue, it's been good as gold
> > for years.
> >
> > Saves a lot of stres
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BB Wrote:
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> A knowledgable fellow I follow on Twitter believes
> this is explained by a quirk in the will-pays
> related to a scratch in the finale that occurred
> after the start of the sequence. Basically, the
> will-pays treat all runners as a potential
> favorite, and therefore add in the bets on the
> scratc
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mattjr62 Wrote:
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> The name of the game is to sell these real
> bankroll tournaments to the host venue. In truth
> the organizers just want you to churn and that’s
> how we are able to sit in semi premium rooms at
> these boutique tracks for breeders
> cup(keeneland,del mar ) if you were at Santa Anita
> we were
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TGJB Wrote:
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>
> orseracing-authorities-approves-model-rule-regardi
> ng-interference
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> Not based on costing a placing-- they have to
> determine the horse fouled would have finished
> ahead of the fouler.
The philosophy outlined appears to reflect the standard posture of the NYRA room in recent seasons . .
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Kasept Wrote:
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> Sorry to rain on the blind without a cane innuendo
> and smears, but the direction to have Wolfendale
> do the Donna Brothers came from the national
> network that's distributing the 'SAR/BEL Live'
> show.
If that's indeed the case. . . then I'm surmising they didn't do
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kevb Wrote:
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> Of course, it's possible that she requested a
> change.
Wouldn't you be shocked? Have no doubt she's aware the broad-based acclaim she's enjoyed is based on her pre-race paddock observations -- which, if I may observe, boost the handle measurably.
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Tavasco Wrote:
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> BitPlayer Wrote:
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> > Why o why would NYRA take her out of the
> paddock
> > and put her on horseback for Belmont Live?
>
> In my experience, the decision you question
> probably centers on one individual. So I looked at
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moosepalm Wrote:
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> richiebee Wrote:
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> > Tavasco somehow your use of French is not
> driving
> > me wild the way Morticia did
> > her husband Gomez in the "Addams Family." And
> > since I know you are a cinema
> >
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Silver Charm Wrote:
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> Jim you all bought him privately using figures
> correct? Amazi had him. I gave up betting on him
> and World Approval at precisely the wrong times
> after countless stretch near misses. Including one
> Derby Day that still stings. Congrats to you and
> the Team
W/Beach, they cut loose the
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TGJB Wrote:
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> Yep. So, from what I hear, half as long.
Alan set a personal land speed record, last Saturday.
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Fairmount1 Wrote:
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> When Downs After Dark racing ended in June, I went
> down in the paddock area to see the party that
> would be happening there. Before I made it there,
> I ran into Travis Stone who was with his friends
> as he was leaving (just be aware that he is close
> to the Casse barn when you see morning l
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TGJB Wrote:
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> It' not. By the way, was the Papa John's guy the
> one who told his workers he would have to lay off
> a bunch of them if Obamacare became law, something
> like that?
>
>
Of course. Trump/Peyton Manning compadre.
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Tampa's very much a "cowboy" town. Some like that aspect, some don't.
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Fairmount1 Wrote:
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> FrankD is Uncle Bill's appointed Prince of the
> Backyard at Saratoga. Less than a week til "they
> are off at Saratoga" and maybe, just maybe, he
> will begin posting again with weather reports.
> The Triple Crown riffraff has finally disappeared
> in these parts.......until next
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Can't wait for a LOT MORE trainer/jock commentary regarding the preseason '17 "treatment"
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Stevens is WILDLY inconsistent. . . well-beyond expected standard deviation.
I'll leave it at that.
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They're all ON, per all reports from reliable sources . ..
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Waking up dead on one of NJ's limited-access highways is no way to go through life, son.
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Will consistently eyeball five of the top seven.
Gulf and Laurel suit me fine, as well. . . and occasionally, a couple of the others.
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jerry Wrote:
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> Depends on what you're into. All of the racing is
> good. There's a stakes race of some sort almost
> everyday. The weather's important. They card a lot
> of turf races so rain can really spoil a good card
> and they get some hellacious storms up there (as
> if that's predictable bu
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NormandyInvasion Wrote:
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> > John:
> > With the passion of your post I did some DD.
> > Yes Baffert had 7 horses kick the bucket and a
> > autopsy was given to them all.
> > Findings,they all had a thyroid medication o
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TGJB Wrote:
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> That guy died young, I think motorcycle accident.
> Without looking it up, name the other great movie
> he was in.
Alan Ladd's last picture was the most unintentionally-funny one in which he ever appeared . . . The Carpetbaggers . . so over-the-top. The finishing fight scene featuring Ladd and George Pe
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johnnym Wrote:
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> APny:
> Dortmund was ruined my Chrome. Chrome gutted that
> horse in the San Diego handicap and he was never
> the same.
> Arrogate repaid the favor in the the BCC, Chrome
> was all lathered up on Pegasus day thru in a
> clunker.
Sherman had serious concerns about the post in the Pegasus, an
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Boscar Obarra Wrote:
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> The block feature is fairly effective. Andy
> Serling uses it liberally.
It there's an operative in racing with thinner skin than Andy's, he/she has yet to make him/herself known.
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