Nasal Strips

[TGJB]

Frankel definitely would have said so. Nice guy. With Baffert, depends on what kind of mood he\'s in and whether there\'s a microphone around. Had no dealings with the other two. Had dealings with LOTS of trainers in the east and midwest, and fired three in California alone, all of whom have trained GI winners.

[smalltimer]

TMW,
I\'m not anticipating a sudden improvement by any horse as a result of adding a nasal strip. Assuming a horse will improve with the strip is a total guess.

I wouldn\'t think after the fact the trainers or fans can no longer use Chrome\'s use of shoes or strip as a advantage to his winning.  The shoes and strip are available to every single horse in the race. Those changes have worked for him, they\'re legal, so we try to beat him knowing that.

If SI adds a strip and it assists his breathing, not that big of a deal. If a horse like Wicked Strong added a strip and it assists his breathing, whole different ballgame. Until they show improvement, I\'ll handicap these horses \"as is.\"

[TMW]

Funny you say Frankel was a nice guy. He really was. People were afraid of him out here because he had a lot of New York in him (no offense anyone). Anything but laid back and was very direct. Though didn\'t even call us when our horses were running -- \"if you are not even paying attention enough to know when your @#%^\'in horse is running too bad.\"

Liked animals more than humans. Miss him.

[Boscar Obarra]

Make sure this isn\'t an ignorance is bliss kinda thing.
 
 Very easy to cherry pick something like this after the fact as say , \"Aha, if I only knew, I\'d be a rich man.\"

 If you knew everything that went on , on a daily basis, your head would explode.

[magicnight]

TMW wrote:

Liked animals more than humans. Miss him.

Saw a bumper sticker once: The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.

[smalltimer]

Sorry, I already had my Sunday sermon.

[Boscar Obarra]

Right church , wrong pew?

[miff]

NYRA/Stewards gave an \"Oh, players want to know about the nasal strip on\"?

Seems it isn\'t an equipment change or is, depending on which way the wind is blowing or who you speak to at NYRA/Stewards.

Two billion $ bet on NYRA races,all three parties I spoke to were silent(stunned) when I posed the question.One guy suggested they might have to sight the horses in the paddock and then relay the info to the TV people to add it to the crawl....f-king unbelievable.

Just make it a NYRA house rule, nasal strip on/off must be reported pre race like blinker/shoe changes, post it and add it to the crawl.