Oaklawn Park, Milkshake Testing

[shanahan]

It seems a little late for SAR to not have a stakes schedule available (dates).  Locals, is this odd?

[Dick Powell]

It is a disaster up here. No mail, nothing open, no school, YMCA. Luckily, it was so cold that the two feet of snow was pretty light so we didn\'t have any power outages. Appreciate the Spa when you visit but the winters are long and harsh.
Dick

[Fairmount1]

A local sent me a NYRA calendar this year.  Happy to pass this along but ignore any typos or mistakes since I re-typed what I saw on the calendar immediately next to my desk and did not \"double check\" my work.  Did I mention I can\'t wait until Travers Day?

7/21:  Schuylerville; Lake George
7/22:  Diana, Sanford
7/23:  Coaching Club American Oaks
7/24:  Caress
7/26:  Honoable Miss Hdcp.
7/27:  John Morrissey (NYB)
7/28:  Curlin
7/29:  Jim Dandy; Vanderbilt; Bowling Green; Amesterdam
7/30:  Shuvee Hdcp
7/31:  Coronation Cup
8/2:  Shine Again
8/3:  AP Smithwik Mem; Birdstone
8/4:  Hall of Fame
8/5:  Whitney; Test; Waya; Lure; De La Rose
8/6:  Troy; Alydar
8/7:  NYSS Cab Calloway
8/9:  Quick Call
8/10:  NYSS Statute of Liberty
8/11:  Tale of the Cat
8/12:  Fourstardave Hdcp.; Adirondack
8/13:  Saratoga Special
8/14:  Saratoga Dew (NYB)
8/16:  Bolton Landing
8/17:  Union Avenue (NYB)
8/18:  Skidmore
8/19:  Alabama; Lake Placid
8/20:  Summer Colony
8/21:  Evan Shipman (NYB)
8/23:  John\'s Call
8/24:  NY Turf Writers Cup; Riskaverse
8/25:  NY SHOWCASE DAY (6 stakes incl Albany and Fleet Indian)
8/26:  Travers; Sword Dancer; Personal Ensign (and four other graded stakes)
8/27:  Smart N Fancy
8/28:  Bettter Talk Now
8/30:  With Anticipation
8/31:  PG Johnson
9/1:   Lucky Coin
9/2:  Woodward; Spinaway; Saranac; Glen Falls
9/3:  Prioress
9/4:  Hopeful; Beernard Barch Hdcp

[shanahan]

So if I understand correctly, a calendar has been mailed to members, yet their own website has this today:

Stakes Schedule | NYRA - NYRA.com
https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/stakes-schedule/
Stakes Schedule | The New York Racing Association. ... The 2017 Saratoga Stakes Schedule is not yet available.

Drugs are a problem...and I\'m not talking stables.

[richiebee]

Shanno:

Let me explain. For every year since about 1980, NYRA has had a calendar
\"giveaway\" on New Years Day. In olden times, you were entitled to one free
calendar for each paid general admission ($2). (This is the only giveaway I
used to \"spin\" for. Since it is now an outright purchase, no spinning is
required) (My least favorite giveaway was the \"free\" Belmont beer mug which
cost me $300, know what I\'m sayin?) In recent years, no general
admission is charged, so you can now buy unlimited calendars for $5 a pop. Such
a deal!?

On said calendar, stakes races are listed by date. This years calendar has this
listing, but the purse of the race and the grade of the race are not given. I
would attribute this to the fact that the calendar is produced before NYRA has
determined the purse money for all major stakes and the fact that certain
stakes may be upgraded or (more likely in recent years) downgraded.

So I would be inclined to trust Fairmount\'s tabular listing of the dates of
Saratoga stakes races as accurate, especially regarding the traditional weekend
stakes. On the final page of the calendar is the disclaimer that \"The New York
Racing Association Inc is not responsible for errors or changes in this
calendar\", but again with regards to the dates of Spa stakes, I
think you will find Fairmount\'s info to be accurate.

I know that is not as much fun as a drug fueled members only conspiracy, but
there you have it

[shanahan]

Thanks for explanation.  My drug comment was targeted for NYRA, not my friend Fairmount (Cubs fan onetheless) who I shall see this weekend at the Rebel.

[moosepalm]

richiebee Wrote:
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> I know that is not as much fun as a drug fueled
> members only conspiracy, but
> there you have it


I don\'t consider them mutually exclusive possibilities.

[Wrongly]

Dates must be right because it looks like everything is already sold out Aug. 26th