richiebee Wrote:
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> I\'m a wimpy weekend warrior. As such, I rarely
> look at weekday entries.
>
> Wednesday, a day off, I looked at Belmont entries,
> thinking maybe a rare weekday
> play. Not.
>
> 9 races. 6 (six) (SIX!!!) maiden races,
> supplemented by a 20K claimer, a 14K
> claimer, and a starter allowance which drew 5
> entries. Inconceivable that NYRA
> has maybe 1800 horses stabled at three tracks,
> plus all the horses stabled at
> Monmouth (which now races 2 days per week) and
> this is the best the racing
> department can do.
>
> I know there are some of you out there who will
> say \"Its a great betting card\"
> or \"I love betting maidens\" or as I like to say
> \"You don\'t know if its a good
> betting card until after the last race.\"
>
> Stop the insanity. After I finish this broken
> record of a post, I am downloading
> full card TGs from Laurel Park. On Wednesday I
> will make an excursion down to
> Monmouth Park, a nice outdoor OTB facility as
> Michael D likes to say, maybe
> stopping at Ocean View Bakery for a nice sub. Even
> though I haven\'t been there in
> 3 years,the 90 year old nonna behind the counter
> will remember exactly the
> way I like my turkey hero.
>
> Laurel has 9 races, bookended by a maiden claimer
> to kick off the proceedings and
> a turf MSW as the caboose. Two 5.5 furlong turf
> sprints, some hard knocking
> nickle claimers, a shipper with familiar running
> lines from Rudy Rod, and three
> entrants from the Untouchable Jamie Ness (if his
> strike rate goes over 40%, can
> we call him \"Lock Ness?\"). What more could a man
> ask for?
>
> I\'m flippin ya the bird NYRA, but I will see you
> live and in person for what will
> hopefully be an old school Super Saturday.
Plan to be in attendance, barring a monsoon. Anyone else going?
