tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post395398571082486302..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: The Horrible Truth About Belmont (and Rap Tale)Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-85524225622339126572009-07-15T17:55:03.152-04:002009-07-15T17:55:03.152-04:00Well, actually several of the BC Board members wer...Well, actually several of the BC Board members were fired, or, rather, not re-elected. Their 400 page strategic plan, though, involves a lot of deckchair rearrangement. By itself, it's not a savior for the (dying) industry.Steve Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290710261555708639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-47664157492558011092009-07-15T12:02:38.978-04:002009-07-15T12:02:38.978-04:00What a corrupt Breeders Cup management, headed by ...What a corrupt Breeders Cup management, headed by Peter Land. They awarded the Breeders Cup 2 years in a row to Santa Anita, when Churchill, Belmont, and efery other racetrack in the country would have been available. Now the scam continues with the Win And You're In. Eight races were chosen from Del Mar, and not one from Saratoga. Peter Land should be hung by his testicles, and the entire Breeders Cup Board should have been fired. How much did they get in kickbacks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-52244769974056397362009-07-15T07:09:35.340-04:002009-07-15T07:09:35.340-04:00O/T DRF says Rachel to the Haskell. What a great...O/T DRF says Rachel to the Haskell. What a great catch for Mth.<br /><br />As an old time trainer once said, Saratoga is for people who don't know about Monmouth Park.ballyfagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946523913002020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-77189380386389832792009-07-14T23:32:11.145-04:002009-07-14T23:32:11.145-04:00Fat slob singing Incoherently.
I stopped listenin...Fat slob singing Incoherently.<br /><br />I stopped listening to that crap in high school.<br /><br />What's going on with you man!<br /><br />Frank DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-53074792073608572202009-07-14T17:36:39.673-04:002009-07-14T17:36:39.673-04:00Congrats with your success with Rap Tale and for m...Congrats with your success with Rap Tale and for maintaining such a great blog for racing fans. <br /><br />I said a long time ago that you should have had zero tolerance for abusive commenters, and never let them on in the first place - just zapped them into cyberspace thirty seconds after they tried to post. Sociopaths deserve only as much.<br /><br />I'd still love to see you disallow anonymous commenting here too. You have a very knowledgeable and diverse audience and it'd be great to differentiate Who is saying What. Unless it's someone like Fat Tony Ciullo, who was in witness protection for spilling all he knew about race fixing in the 70's and '80's, there's really no reason somebody can't give a screen name when posting.<br /><br />Cheers.jamesphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607923720458834783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-70996149741840171092009-07-14T11:33:28.011-04:002009-07-14T11:33:28.011-04:00Alan,
Congrats on the successful claim and the cl...Alan,<br /><br />Congrats on the successful claim and the clever management brought to bear in the campaign of Rap Tale.<br /><br />In all honesty, I managed 1:43 of the video of the band and decided you should have spent the weekend at Belmont.David M. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713856191037146192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-25479778121140498502009-07-14T10:52:43.682-04:002009-07-14T10:52:43.682-04:00I'll say it again here, and just as I said to ...I'll say it again here, and just as I said to you in person, Rap Tale was a great claim and anyone with any criticisms is nothing but jealous.<br /><br />It's a brutally tough game, and nobody is perfect, but Rap Tale was one of the better claims of the last couple of years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-64200657622994507202009-07-14T10:42:20.777-04:002009-07-14T10:42:20.777-04:00Ah, Rap Tale's revenge.
I saw the Candy Eclair...Ah, Rap Tale's revenge.<br />I saw the Candy Eclair but didn't know about the Virginia stake.<br />We still are avid followers of Highland Cat, who got a nice win on turf on a DQ at Philly a couple of weeks ago.<br />Not that anyone who posts here would care much, but Smarty Jones has a real nice 2-year-old in Backtalk, recent winner of a Gr 3 at CD. Smarty will not be the dud at stud that many have predicted, He had MSW winners at Belmont and Hollywood Park on Sunday. Just give him a little time.onecalicocatnoreply@blogger.com