tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post115565446801978666..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Secret Out on Principle SecretAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1155693105245368832006-08-15T21:51:00.000-04:002006-08-15T21:51:00.000-04:00They're trying to pump up that last weekend, which...They're trying to pump up that last weekend, which was proven to be anticlimactic and sparsely attended.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1155686421065206492006-08-15T20:00:00.000-04:002006-08-15T20:00:00.000-04:00True indeed, Walter. Part of the purse reductions ...True indeed, Walter. Part of the purse reductions and eliminations( my favorite the Lawrence Realization to the scrap heap) announced last December. The plus, from NYRA;s perspective, is the 4 Grade I's on Labor Day weekend.<BR/><BR/>Woodward was a better race IMHO at 12f. But those days are only memories, never to be relived. <BR/><BR/>Bank CheckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1155685342299450492006-08-15T19:42:00.000-04:002006-08-15T19:42:00.000-04:00Can somebody help me out? I'm a little confused. I...Can somebody help me out? I'm a little confused. I've seen reference made (at least a couple of times) to the Woodward Stakes being held @ Saratoga, I guess on September 2nd. Since when isn't the Woodward run @ Belmont? And one of the unique characteristics of the Woodward is that it was a one-turn mile and an eighth. If it's being run @ Saratoga, I guess it's not one-turn race anymore either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com