tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post5199455903593962556..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Belmont News and NotesAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-77879069011275670092010-06-04T16:24:11.360-04:002010-06-04T16:24:11.360-04:00Does anyone know if the Belmont will be streamed l...Does anyone know if the Belmont will be streamed live on any free sites? My adw isn't allowed to stream NYRA races. I ditched cable long ago and don't pull in any ABC affiliates where I live. I know most of the undercard is supposed to be available online through ESPN3, but I can't find anything on the Belmont itself. I really don't want to go out to see the race if I can avoid it.<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-27032598250608616932010-06-04T13:59:21.937-04:002010-06-04T13:59:21.937-04:00Alan
Uptowncharlybrown looks to be sitting on a hu...Alan<br />Uptowncharlybrown looks to be sitting on a huge race tomorrow. I love the fact that they have been training him at Tampa and he is a big strapping type of colt that should relish this distance. He is also fresh and Ice Box will be too far back to catch him. Enjoy tomorrow and watch for #3 in the winner circle.<br />Andrew30for60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-82608179461444771272010-06-03T19:34:02.287-04:002010-06-03T19:34:02.287-04:00ElAngelo, thanks for the tip on The Mig article, w...ElAngelo, thanks for the tip on The Mig article, well worth the read.<br /><br />Always class and underrated, especially as a turf rider. I call it the patented Mig rail ride, sit in the pocket behind the pace and wait for exactly know exactly the right moment to stride, never rarely getting caught and trapped down on the rail.<br /><br />Impeccable timing, dont think the article mentioned his win the Breeders Cup a couple of years back, I was very happy for him that day.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-53578185999122924092010-06-03T13:25:40.864-04:002010-06-03T13:25:40.864-04:00We bash the guy plenty so let's give credit wh...We bash the guy plenty so let's give credit when it's due: Joe Drape's tribute/retrospective on Richard Migliore was very well done.El Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145024095815950963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-91217796143034589412010-06-03T12:50:33.191-04:002010-06-03T12:50:33.191-04:00re seconiditis:
Remember Jaques Who the NY gray w...re seconiditis:<br /><br />Remember Jaques Who the NY gray who ran 2nd a million times in a row before breaking his mdn?<br /><br />I do feel there are times when keying a horse in 2nd place in exactas and tris is a valid strategy.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip Figless. I had skipped that article, but will have to get it now.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-6616727537863737662010-06-03T12:21:12.982-04:002010-06-03T12:21:12.982-04:00"The one thing that makes me think twice is t..."The one thing that makes me think twice is that he's not really bred for marathon distances....but who really is in this, or most other fields?"<br /><br />A: Ice Box.<br /><br />Nice DRF article the other day on the breeder and his strategy, intentionally aiming to breed for stamina.<br /><br />Dam is his foundation mare, believe she won the LI Handicap at the Belmont distance on the grass. Most breeders would try to breed speed into her, this guy breeders her to stamina sires like Pulpit. <br /><br />Contrarian, wish there were more like him.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-69959454674239400582010-06-03T09:56:29.605-04:002010-06-03T09:56:29.605-04:00Re First Dude:
Some horses seem to have a habit of...Re First Dude:<br />Some horses seem to have a habit of coming in second. I think this is more than coincidence.<br />When I lived in Miami in the early 1970s there was a horse named Zoom Loom who was famous for coming in second in the majority of his races.<br />In fact, if a horse came in second a couple times, we used to say he was "another Zoom Loom."<br />Unfortunately, all of this took place before the Internet, so there are apparently no references to Zoom Loom available anymore.<br />So, as Alan suggests, First Dude's seconds may be more than coincidence.<br />I hear the flamingos are flying again at Hialeah. That was a great track in its heyday.onecalicocatnoreply@blogger.com