Yes folks, the time has come.
P-Dub will be making his first ever trip to Saratoga race course. The same friend who took me to the Derby this year has invited me to Saratoga. I was told to get a flight to Dallas and they will handle the rest.
So a far too early Tuesday morning flight from California to DFW. Then board his jet and take that to Saratoga.
4 days at the track, fly home on the jet Saturday night. Back to Palm Springs Sunday morning.
Which T-Generates will be there this week?? Would love to meet some of you.
Hey JB, you can tell everyone I'm not as angry as I sound.
Direct Message incoming. Please let me know you receive it in good order.
Paul, I will not. But several of the backyard crew will, and you will fit right in. I'll also try to get you into that CAW panel Thursday, where you can point out that GG has now joined Bay Meadows on the deceased list.
Sometimes angry is good.
Paul, this was a bad week for me, but I'm now doing everything in my power to make it.
Michael D. Wrote:
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> Paul, this was a bad week for me, but I'm now
> doing everything in my power to make it.
I\'m flattered, hope to see you there!!
With this announcement we may see a record turnout at the Backyard.
Or maybe not
Got the info thx Fairmount
TGJB Wrote:
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> Paul, I will not. But several of the backyard crew
> will, and you will fit right in. I'll also try
> to get you into that CAW panel Thursday, where you
> can point out that GG has now joined Bay Meadows
> on the deceased list.
>
> Sometimes angry is good.
So they are opinionated, rarely wrong, sarcastic, good looking, and damn good handicappers.
Sounds good
How many hours is Saratoga from nyc
statuette Wrote:
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> How many hours is Saratoga from nyc
175 miles north and back a hundred years, so, roughly, 3+sum(24x365x100) in hours.
Michael,
If you make it, do you have the contact info of any of the old timers to come see us? We have two diff locations we will likely be. Hope to see you. Been pre covid on a Travers Day i think last time I saw ya.
I wish I could be there P-Dub; we tried to meet up at either SA or HOL many years ago, but for some reason I couldn\'t find your A\'s hat. I haven\'t been to SAR since about 2005, there\'s no place like it.
lol
Bob, that's a paraphrase, and you're a thief
3 hours by car or train.
Ace Wrote:
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> I wish I could be there P-Dub; we tried to meet up
> at either SA or HOL many years ago, but for some
> reason I couldn\'t find your A\'s hat. I haven\'t
> been to SAR since about 2005, there\'s no place
> like it.
Ace,
I\'ll be at the BC as well as other days at SA. We\'ll make it happen
I did connect with Frank D. The connection wasn\'t the greatest, I think he said he was in the woods. Maybe burying a body who knows.
Looking forward to our first cold one
I\'ll see you guys Thursday....
You know what? You're the right guy for this, Bob. Why don't you post some links to some classic turf writing. Runyon, Smith, Palmer...
So in under an hour I go from being \"a thief\" to having an unpaid internship? Thanks, I guess.
Besides, around here that line needs attribution like \"To be or not to be\" needs it in Stratford-on-Avon.
But to show you I\'m not a complete curmudgeon, see if this will work. I presume people will still need to copy/paste into their browsers?
This is an apropos choice for the season. It\'s \"The Gray Horse\", a 1952 column by W.W. \"Red\" Smith (from \"The Red Smith Reader\", via Google Books). It will never stop astounding me that he wrote stuff like this six days a week, on deadline.
https://books.google.com/books?id=nSuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT118&lpg=PT118&dq=\"A+man+with+half+an+eye+-+which+is+all+anybody+could+be+expected+to+have+open\"&source=bl&ots=u3V5LdZAwH&sig=ACfU3U0SWOUtOHaJcrNfKmBuxOHEh93J9Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0g7jk-LuAAxWSEVkFHVc0BSkQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=\"A man with half an eye - which is all anybody could be expected to have open\"&f=false
What a beautiful track. Love all the trees.
Cashing a few tickets, knocking back an old fashioned. Meeting Frank Mirahmadi after the races.
I've been in touch with Frank D, I'll find you guys tomorrows
Found out no shorts in the box seats. I thought I was gonna be arrested for f—-s sake.
No shorts? That\'s unamerican! I wear shorts 365 days a year. Hope you all have a great time and cash a big ticket or two.
Better find a jacket by Saturday
That is what put Saratoga down the list of my favorite tracks. I too ran into that problem and as far as getting into the paddock, I was wondering if I needed a tux. Had a horse running and he was a turf horse and being in Seattle it was a journey and he entered three times and we traveled out their only to scratch all three times because of sudden rain. That is the other problem I have with Saratoga rain could come at any time and spoil the party. Still a beautiful track with great racing when the weather cooperates.
JB,
Not trying to disagree. Been awhile since i made the trip, but much faster by train no matter what. The train has a fixed schedule. Driving, there's a lot of potential distractions (read "drinking establishments"). Hell, it can 3 hours from Albany.
Enjoy!
Planning to be out there labor day weekend, for the record.
Why is speed bad on a soft or yielding turf course?