Good grief.
Cat,
Don’t forget Wednesday & Thursday tooðŸ'Ž
The turf courses almost got back to firm yesterday, still some give in the ground with clumps being kicked up.
Best case for Whitney Day will be a good track and soft turf.
There is no doubt in my mind that Klueless Kay & company have pissed off the weather GODS...... We have been on a 10 year run of super weather at the Spa, a handful of rain days and not losing too many turf heats.
The squeeze the 🋠dry crew had to raise admission prices again, create the $40 bar stoll in the top of the stretch complete with your own iPad where you can bet from and order $11 hot dogs & a $16 hamburger. $5 wasn’t enough for a water or soda so it went to $6 this year...
All this with a blended 20% take out to enhance the guest experience.
The weather GODS have had enough....😎
I have no problem paying for the amenities of the new stretch area. I find it spacious, modern and comfortable. It\'s also a great place to escape the big crowds on big days. Saratoga is still one of the few sports venues where you can bring your own alcohol as well as your own lawn chair and park it anywhere in the backyard. Those of us who don\'t like doing that appreciate having a place we can reserve in advance and have more amenities than ever before including tv\'s at each seat for watching simulcasting.
Way back in the day the spa was more of a retreat, a country fair type place, sweet, almost pure, immune from the downstate grind, greed and need to promote. It could afford to be. It carried its own. No more. NYRA has put its last daughter up for sale. Highest bidder. NSA.
Almost an inch and a half projected for Friday, now . . .
Frank
Now don’t back on us, what about next year with The new modern building being added to clubhouse turn ?
Your thoughts?
NC Tony
Tony,
Good to hear from you, hope we see you soon....
My friend rezlegal told me a good lawyer never asks a question that he doesn’t already know the answer to. 😎
I’m far from anti amenities and comfort. God knows I would have appreciated air conditioning in the club house table jacket wearing days. Change is inevitable and upgrades were in order.
Upgrades and changes could have been accomplished without making the Grand Old Spa Lady spread her legs like a commmon street walker.........
FrankD. Wrote:
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> Upgrades and changes could have been accomplished
> without making the Grand Old Spa Lady spread her
> legs like a common street walker.........
Now that this image is in my head, how do I get it out?
hellersorr Wrote:
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> FrankD. Wrote:
> >
> Upgrades and changes could have been
> accomplished
> without making the Grand Old Spa Lady spread
> her legs like a common street walker.........
>
> Now that this image is in my head, how do I get it
> out?
....think about the common street walker\'s lips....
I have a couple of comments but I don\'t want to be banned from this board for life...
1,2,4,5 off the turf
2 Graded Turf Stakes 10 & 11 are cancelled to be re scheduled
FrankD. Wrote:
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> 1,2,4,5 off the turf
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> 2 Graded Turf Stakes 10 & 11 are cancelled to be
> re scheduled
The Lure goes next Saturday . . . the Waya goes Sunday, 8/12 . . .
The the 5th is ON the turf per Grening, turf soft.