Racing Gods & weather !!!

[FrankD.]

How much can a person take ?

After 40 days of Saratoga of which 12 were wet tracks, thunder storms, tornado\'s and such we come to Breeders Cup Preview weekend.

The spiral started yesterday with severe storms again upstate and all the Capital OTB branches machines going down after the sixth race. It must have really pissed the racing Gods off that I crushed a $18.00 exacta & could not cash the ticket for over 2 hours. No problem we can bet on line ! Wrong answer as all Internet connections went down as well. I happen to live in an area where there still are a fair amount of bookies that will pay you and take up to 200 on a exacta or a bit more on a win bet. So I managed to lose 600 on the last 3 races but worry not the off track facility I was \" working \" in had ice cold Heineken\'s at $3.00 per and a character with a ski cap, plaid shorts, purple socks and a shirt that read respect is earned and beatings are free !!! You can\'t make this stuff up, he\'s a biker and a roofer that I know. Good thing because with the socks and the hat I thought it was a combo of Bill Spillane and TGAB. Anyway he had the good sense to start a $5.00 per horse race pool which I happily collected $ 45.00 on as I drew number 8 and Karakorum Electre won the 7th race.

On to Friday up early, 2 days racing forms and TG\'s a wet track and off the turf for sure. No problem will play a little handicap tomorrows card, have a few beers with the boys as all business is off until Monday. The card is decimated by scratches only 52 horses left for 9 races and probably more scratches coming ? Not much to bet on but we\'ll find a play or 2. I may even make a couple little series bets on the Yanks & Rays !

Saturdays forecast does not bode well especially with 6 turf races carded which will probably translate in all but the 2 stakes coming off the turf and killing tomorrow\'s card as well ? It\'s just not fair, Belmont Day was decimated, 25 % of the Spa meet and now the highlight of the Fall season at Belmont.

How much can a lifetime degenerate plunger take in one year ? Come on Keeneland & Churchill and please have some decent weather.

Good luck,

Frank D.

[TGJB]

I know for a fact Alan was here so it wasn\'t him. Can\'t speak for Spillane.

[richiebee]

FrankD. Wrote:
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> How much can a person take ?
>
> After 40 days of Saratoga of which 12 were wet
> tracks, thunder storms, tornado\'s and such we come
> to Breeders Cup Preview weekend.
>
>
> Saturdays forecast does not bode well especially
> with 6 turf races carded which will probably
> translate in all but the 2 stakes coming off the
> turf and killing tomorrow\'s card as well ? It\'s
> just not fair, Belmont Day was decimated, 25 % of
> the Spa meet and now the highlight of the Fall
> season at Belmont.

Frank:

I\'ll try to back you off the ledge here. The weather \"experts\" predicted about 5
times more rain than actually fell here this past week.

Looks like cool and windy conditions for today and tomorrow with only occasional
rain. I\'ll go out on a limb and call for track fast, turf good to firm, beer ice
cold, might even make a live appearance and enjoy some curry goat parmigiana.

[Silver Charm]

Good Luck everybody! Some more serious FUN starts tomorrow for the next 4 weeks....

[FrankD.]

Richie,

I\'m watching the occasional showers at Yankee Stadium !!!
I\'m staying out on the ledge. Maybe Bill Spillane could lend me his rain hat ?

Frank D.

[jimbo66]

I hate to whine and bitch, but tomorrow\'s card is so disappointing that I am not sure the weather matters much.

I don\'t remember seeing 6 less compelling stakes races on the same day.  I look forward to this day of gambling every year, but I don\'t know if I can find one horse that will be 4-1 or better that I can bet in any of the six stakes races, except maybe Aruna.  

Not to mention that in two of the short field races, there has been a key scratch.  Wanted to bet against Big Drama and he is out.  Was mildly interested in Sangaree and he is out.

Yuck.

[analizethis]

Any interest in Force Freeze in the Vosburg? A big new top first NA/lasix, has been given some rest and working lights out.