http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/milkshake-testing-latest-step-forward-integrity-oaklawn-park/
Since this article was posted on 3/2 at 5:45 p.m. several trainers that were being shutout altogether in the win column have posted wins in Hot Springs! Guys like Lynn Whiting, Dan Peitz, John Cox, Frazee and Holthus (2 today) all earned their first win of the meet since then. Congrats to them!
Meanwhile, two prominent claiming trainers have posted 1 win between them since 3/3 (including that race date but not including 3/2). Just a big coincidence that these top 5 trainers won a combined 38 races between the two of them through 30 days of racing but in the 7 days of racing since they only have one total win combined. Maybe they are running bad horses now or they already ran all their horses out of their condition or ran them in a spot they shouldn\'t have.....(Sarcasm on that entire sentence if you didn\'t catch it).
Guess it is all just coincidental........a few other interesting angles disappearing I\'ll keep to myself to play against but be aware the game can shift very quickly! Whether it is made at least somewhat public as in this situation is part of the problem.
I\'ll give Oaklawn one thing: At least they are TRYING! I can\'t say that for a few other racing states......
Somehow I\'m reminded:
Col. Jessep: [from the witness stand] Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who\'s gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago\'s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don\'t want the truth because deep down in places you don\'t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don\'t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
Colonel Nathan R. Jessup USMC
Was that from memory?
Okay, let me get this straight.
They just STARTED TCO2 testing.
As the kids say, WTF?? I made an issue of this back in 2008 to the Jockey Club, and again when Parx announced they were going to BEGIN doing it a couple of years later. Seriously??
Curious how horses from guys like Baffert and TAP, who habitually do VERY well there, do shipping in now for some of these derby preps.
Depressing ain\'t it.
One Liner did win the Southwest stakes for TAP.
This testing did not begin until a few weeks ago, after the Southwest was run, from what I understand.
http://www.drf.com/news/oaklawn-adds-extra-layer-pre-race-exams
You may find this article interesting as well which discusses an additional measure Oaklawn took at the same time. The term \"questionable marks\" is certainly interesting.
As to \"questionable marks\", the turtleneck is a dead giveaway.
From a practical or pragmatic standpoint, the way TAP\'s horses are running in
Florida (two stakes records at Tampa Bay last Sat)(28% strike rate at GP) why in
the world would he ship out of the Sunshine State...
Interesting that Tapwrit is this week\'s new Derby shooter. TAP\'s Derby numbers not
impressive, I think Tapit something like 0/15 as a Derby sire.
Reading the last paragraph of the DRF article, it seems as if OP has expanded
CO2 testing from stakes races only to \"random overnight\" races. Bravo
Cella. HOWEVER, it also seems (if I am reading this correctly) that OP has adopted
a more permissive CO2 threshold in order to be more in line with other
racing venues.
Maybe they should spend a few more dollars on testing?
I believe this is the third purse increase of the year.
We continue to be the F\'in IDIOTS!!!!!
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/220401/oaklawn-park-increases-purses
Good to see Miff mixing it up with the regulars over there in the comments section....the \"clueless\" label a dead giveaway.
Kudos to the Paulick Report for keeping these kinds of stories, and other unpleasantness long swept under the rug by the mainstream racing media, front and center.
I like visiting Saratoga in the winter. From afar.
http://wnyt.com/article/12544/
If you like that go 30 miles north to Lake George...Hey Frank D...Slipping and sliding in your 18\"+ ?
It seems a little late for SAR to not have a stakes schedule available (dates). Locals, is this odd?
It is a disaster up here. No mail, nothing open, no school, YMCA. Luckily, it was so cold that the two feet of snow was pretty light so we didn\'t have any power outages. Appreciate the Spa when you visit but the winters are long and harsh.
Dick
A local sent me a NYRA calendar this year. Happy to pass this along but ignore any typos or mistakes since I re-typed what I saw on the calendar immediately next to my desk and did not \"double check\" my work. Did I mention I can\'t wait until Travers Day???????
7/21: Schuylerville; Lake George
7/22: Diana, Sanford
7/23: Coaching Club American Oaks
7/24: Caress
7/26: Honoable Miss Hdcp.
7/27: John Morrissey (NYB)
7/28: Curlin
7/29: Jim Dandy; Vanderbilt; Bowling Green; Amesterdam
7/30: Shuvee Hdcp
7/31: Coronation Cup
8/2: Shine Again
8/3: AP Smithwik Mem; Birdstone
8/4: Hall of Fame
8/5: Whitney; Test; Waya; Lure; De La Rose
8/6: Troy; Alydar
8/7: NYSS Cab Calloway
8/9: Quick Call
8/10: NYSS Statute of Liberty
8/11: Tale of the Cat
8/12: Fourstardave Hdcp.; Adirondack
8/13: Saratoga Special
8/14: Saratoga Dew (NYB)
8/16: Bolton Landing
8/17: Union Avenue (NYB)
8/18: Skidmore
8/19: Alabama; Lake Placid
8/20: Summer Colony
8/21: Evan Shipman (NYB)
8/23: John\'s Call
8/24: NY Turf Writers Cup; Riskaverse
8/25: NY SHOWCASE DAY (6 stakes incl Albany and Fleet Indian)
8/26: Travers; Sword Dancer; Personal Ensign (and four other graded stakes)
8/27: Smart N Fancy
8/28: Bettter Talk Now
8/30: With Anticipation
8/31: PG Johnson
9/1: Lucky Coin
9/2: Woodward; Spinaway; Saranac; Glen Falls
9/3: Prioress
9/4: Hopeful; Beernard Barch Hdcp
So if I understand correctly, a calendar has been mailed to members, yet their own website has this today:
Stakes Schedule | NYRA - NYRA.com
https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/
Stakes Schedule | The New York Racing Association. ... The 2017 Saratoga Stakes Schedule is not yet available.
Drugs are a problem...and I\'m not talking stables.
Shanno:
Let me explain. For every year since about 1980, NYRA has had a calendar
\"giveaway\" on New Years Day. In olden times, you were entitled to one free
calendar for each paid general admission ($2). (This is the only giveaway I
used to \"spin\" for. Since it is now an outright purchase, no spinning is
required) (My least favorite giveaway was the \"free\" Belmont beer mug which
cost me $300, know what I\'m sayin?) In recent years, no general
admission is charged, so you can now buy unlimited calendars for $5 a pop. Such
a deal!?
On said calendar, stakes races are listed by date. This years calendar has this
listing, but the purse of the race and the grade of the race are not given. I
would attribute this to the fact that the calendar is produced before NYRA has
determined the purse money for all major stakes and the fact that certain
stakes may be upgraded or (more likely in recent years) downgraded.
So I would be inclined to trust Fairmount\'s tabular listing of the dates of
Saratoga stakes races as accurate, especially regarding the traditional weekend
stakes. On the final page of the calendar is the disclaimer that \"The New York
Racing Association Inc is not responsible for errors or changes in this
calendar\", but again with regards to the dates of Spa stakes, I
think you will find Fairmount\'s info to be accurate.
I know that is not as much fun as a drug fueled members only conspiracy, but
there you have it
Thanks for explanation. My drug comment was targeted for NYRA, not my friend Fairmount (Cubs fan onetheless) who I shall see this weekend at the Rebel.
richiebee Wrote:
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> I know that is not as much fun as a drug fueled
> members only conspiracy, but
> there you have it
I don\'t consider them mutually exclusive possibilities.
Dates must be right because it looks like everything is already sold out Aug. 26th