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Title: Belmont Delay
Post by: Edgorman on May 12, 2018, 10:45:45 AM
Anybody know why??
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 10:48:09 AM
was Just about to ask the same, 11 Races today ,almost 2pm   expect short post times
philywheel
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 10:49:58 AM
ask andy serling on twitter, I would ask but he blocked me for disagreeing with him
pphilywheel
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Post by: Boscar Obarra on May 12, 2018, 10:50:56 AM
jockeys threw a fit
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Post by: Edgorman on May 12, 2018, 10:54:04 AM
Thx.  I assume condition of track.
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 10:55:27 AM
i live not too far from belmont, didnt rain that much

philywheel
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Post by: BitPlayer on May 12, 2018, 10:56:19 AM
Some kind of jockey issue.  Check Dave Grening\'s Twitter feed.

https://twitter.com/DRFGrening
Title: Re: Belmont Delay
Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 10:56:53 AM
cant believe its the jocks, Really big day of racing,lots of money out there

philywheel
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 10:58:51 AM
they are starting to mount
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 11:06:46 AM
NYRA got almost xtra 100K for that delay in the pik 5
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Post by: philywheel on May 12, 2018, 11:13:10 AM
I waited a xtra 40mins for that, ouch
Title: Re: Belmont Delay
Post by: Al Caught Up on May 12, 2018, 02:26:12 PM
NYRA has been screwing around with the jockeys on a contract and the jockeys decided to remind them that collective action is still a possibility:


https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/227497/jockeys-delay-saturday-card-at-belmont-park
Title: Re: Belmont Delay
Post by: Al Caught Up on May 12, 2018, 02:54:45 PM
based on how he\'s riding, I think Valezquez got management to change the weight of scales for everybody but him. This is what they call putting on a clinic.