Tropical Storm Sandy and East Coast Training

[Silver Charm]

The Weather Channel is hyping this up as some sort of East Coast disaster. Is it possible some people are considering getting on a plane NOW and heading for SA?

Why take the risk and wait it out??

[TGJB]

Certainly should be, for a lot of reasons. Tex Sutton probably scrambling.

[Silver Charm]

Just spoke to a friend of mine who does the weather down here and he advised that Sandy is the REAL DEAL.

If you are in the northeast area take it seriously. Normally the exact point where a Hurricane makes landfall is critical but in the case of this storm since the size of it is so large that the Hurricane force winds are much more spread out. Not nearly as contained as normally happens. Major tree damage, and power outages are a given.

GET READY!!

[sighthound]

I know one trainers horses are getting out late tonight, should be only opportunity before storm (none tomorrow). Sutton has to stop in Louisville and pick up other BC horses.  They are trying to get the Belmont horses into Louisville tonight.

If they don\'t get out overnight from Belmont, storm will hit and they\'ll be stuck until after the storm.

[justwin]

The flights going out tonight will be pretty turbulent for the flight to louisville and then for the first part of the trip out west. will they be high strung all week or is there enough time for them to settle. I will certainly take that into account.

[miff]

Some years back,a flight carrying Euro BC entrants hit strong turbulence during the flight. Every horse on the flight ran horribly.Dont think that was a coincidence.

Hot Cali weather, crazy flights possible, no 2yr old lasix. Should be a hanger this year.

[magicnight]

Looks like Mott made a good move getting his string flown out of Stewart/Newburgh last night. We shall see if that helps, but this looks like a tough Cup for the east coast horses. Miff, are you in Zone 1? Looks like we already have some flooding in Brooklyn and Queens.

Bob (Zone 2, just a half block away from Zone 1).

[miff]

Bob,

Zone 1,but pretty high up and about 1/2 mile from ocean, windy little rain but big mess still hours away.

Mike

[Silver Charm]

Guys if they got up in the air soon enough they were probably flying downwind! It makes a difference.

Hang in there during this Storm and good luck. A handfull of years ago I got unexpectedly blitzed by Hurricane Wilma down here at literally the same time. Sunday nite/Monday morning. By Wednesday morning I was out of Dodge and in Orlando for suitable Living Quarters. Because of a widespread power shut down the DRF production outlet in Miami was closed and there were NO FORMS printed for distribution for Breeders Cup even as widespread as Orlando. I used my Pre-Edition and TG was kind enough to Special FEDEX me a copy of the Sheets to my location.

On another anecdotal note a friend of mine who used to post here told me he watched the Cup that year in his Car from a handheld small TV that was plugged into his cigarette lighter. He lived in Delray Beach and was without power. Despite almost gagging from carbon monoxide poisoning he said he had St Liam in the Classic and the late Pk.....

[Niall]

Since the tracks at Belmont are closed today and perhaps tomorrow, they would fly out on Wednesday... Is walking the shedrow for 3 days problematic??

[justwin]

This is a list of the horses that did not make it out of NY. They will probably get out on wednesday. Per DRF: Horses that were scheduled to arrive here on Tuesday included Todd Pletcher’s quartet of Shanghai Bobby (Juvenile), Dreaming of Julia and Kauai Katie (Juvenile Fillies), and Turbulent Descent (Filly and Mare Sprint). That plane also was to bring Mucho Macho Man (Classic), Brilliant Speed (Classic), Belle of the Hall (Filly and Mare Sprint), Jersey Town (Dirt Mile), Not Abroad (Marathon) and Grace Hall (Ladies’ Classic) from New York. That flight was scheduled to stop in Louisville, Ky. to pick up Wise Dan (Mile ) and Fort Larned (Classic).

I was leaning to Not Abroad before this.

[phil23]

Solid job listing the horses justwin. This is, potentially, a very big deal. The best horse in the BC, the juvi fave, the two big juvi fillies plus MMM, who I have to imagine our host was going to make a pick (solid rest, fast, 2-4 grow).

Grening\'s latest is the Tex Sutton flight leaves NY at 8:15am on Wednesday. Apparently the BC has made arrangements to meet them at Cali airstrip so getting there late not a such a big issue as far as being on grounds in time.

OF course what is a huge issue is the effect this might have on the horses. No training (just walking) for three straight days cannot be a good thing.  To say nothing of any turbulence/disturbance on the actual trip.

[phil23]

oh and like anything else needed to happen, per hrtv, Royal delta got scraped up on her flight and was given a tetnus shot and antibiotic cream.

What\'s next?  Locusts?

[sighthound]

Not ideal - at this point they are trained, they are just maintaining their fitness.  So they won\'t lose anything.  

Primary threat is: they go stall crazy with little exercise (even if taken out and walked 45 minutes twice daily); they just need to safely get west, then get some slow gallops and trots in, and a little 3 furlong speed dump to tune them up.

Everyone on the east coast - stay safe, guys.