tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post5466023345372593119..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Big Saratoga NotesAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-22294107935366230022013-08-15T09:23:23.151-04:002013-08-15T09:23:23.151-04:00Fantastic!Fantastic!Inezhttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-11147529674078437662013-07-31T13:45:23.113-04:002013-07-31T13:45:23.113-04:00Steve, Saturday's card warranted the time inve...Steve, Saturday's card warranted the time investment, some do, Friday's did not.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-24510890355743247332013-07-24T23:58:16.310-04:002013-07-24T23:58:16.310-04:00Everyone should be able to drink all the nasty cor...Everyone should be able to drink all the nasty corn syrup coke they like, as long as I don't have to. <br /><br />I'm libertarian on that one, and I sure wish the conservative attack machine would hold to a similar principle and support individual freedom when it comes to drugs, gay rights and women's rights to control their own bodies.<br /><br />As for idling in the parking lot, that affects MY environment just like lead in your gasoline. Your plastic bags drive up my landfill costs.<br /><br />So while I agree there should be a limit on government rules, I hope you can agree government rules do have a place. <br /><br />Reasonable people can disagree about where that place should be, but there's so much talk-show rhetoric about the end of freedom that public debate over this stuff gets poisoned. <br /><br />Your post is not at all guilty of that ljk, but I hear it and read it all over. Sorry if I'm overreacting to your post.<br /><br />I'm going back to Saturday's Saratoga card now, and call me slow, but I'll spend many hours on it.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-47400763276072292152013-07-24T13:27:21.121-04:002013-07-24T13:27:21.121-04:00There should be some limit as to how the governmen...There should be some limit as to how the government can control what you do. I think the size of your soft drink is across that line.<br /><br />In the Spa City they passed an ordinance against "idling" in parking lots. Over the heat wave I was tempted to tell a few in the Price Chopper lot to turn off their engines and AC. Plastic grocery bags are the next target...<br /><br />I've suggested in the past that we agree that Saratoga has the best Stakes program (by far) in America. But you can't say best racing overall when so many races are NY bred restricted. Best overall racing belongs to the Keeneland meetings IMO.ljkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345829432231688681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-38874455126353547722013-07-24T12:58:03.694-04:002013-07-24T12:58:03.694-04:00Regarding the superfluous Curlin, the bottom two h...Regarding the superfluous Curlin, the bottom two horses should be in the Jim Dandy, and the rest should be in NW2x ALW, so they are diluting those races to theoretically get an extra starter in a race that needs no help. If they are good enough they will land in the Travers anyway.<br /><br />As for the other comment, the fact that it took you 5 hours to handicap this card is all we need to know.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-24423735984401399112013-07-23T21:36:02.841-04:002013-07-23T21:36:02.841-04:00The Curlin is about getting a starter or two for t...The Curlin is about getting a starter or two for the Travers. Drawing 5 or 6 is not a problem as the main objective is to increase the Travers field. Quite elementary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-28922208204431870682013-07-23T18:59:16.123-04:002013-07-23T18:59:16.123-04:00Friday's card only took me about five hours to...Friday's card only took me about five hours to handicap. Yeah....it sucks.<br /><br />Wow, figless, it's OK to admit Saratoga is great. By the way, that has always been the condition for the Curlin. However, paying attention has never been one of your strong suits.figless=brainlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1756805402425340682013-07-23T09:22:15.424-04:002013-07-23T09:22:15.424-04:00Racing six days already cacthing up to them, Frida...Racing six days already cacthing up to them, Friday has two races with only six betting interests, a maiden claimer, and three conditioned claimers.<br /><br />I think they changed the conditions of The Curlin, now restricted to non winners of a Graded Stake over a mile. <br /><br />No matter how they parse its still a disguised allowance that serves only to dilute the Jim Dandy which is already diluted by the Haskell.<br /><br />Aren't there enough 3yo Stakes on the calendar? At least open it up to older, would be more interesting as a 3 and up non winners of a Graded Stake, would give some older hard knockers a chance at black type.Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-29399654205950946722013-07-23T09:14:03.712-04:002013-07-23T09:14:03.712-04:00This issue came up with Iadisernia a few years ago...This issue came up with Iadisernia a few years ago, when he refused to send Delosvientos to the BC Marathon because it was run on a Saturday. It's not the Triple Crown, but for a trainer of his level, it's big deal to skip a $500k race where you would have the favaorite.El Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145024095815950963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-56680118912260151392013-07-23T09:07:33.544-04:002013-07-23T09:07:33.544-04:00Well at least Iadisernia practices what he preache...Well at least Iadisernia practices what he preaches....kind of hope God sends him a Derby contender to truly test his faith.Figlessnoreply@blogger.com