No it will definitely be going back. They're spending millions to upgrade Belmont.Oh I just read about it. That sucks. No mile and a half. Will they try to keep it up there? Everybody loves Saratoga.
No it will definitely be going back. They're spending millions to upgrade Belmont.Oh I just read about it. That sucks. No mile and a half. Will they try to keep it up there? Everybody loves Saratoga.
I believe the plan is Saratoga for 2024 and 2025 and then the new Belmont will be ready.No it will definitely be going back. They're spending millions to upgrade Belmont.
Why can't they run 1.5 mile race there? I know the track is only 1 1/8...Is it an issue with not having a place to start on a straightaway?Oh I just read about it. That sucks. No mile and a half. Will they try to keep it up there? Everybody loves Saratoga.
Yup.Why can't they run 1.5 mile race there? I know the track is only 1 1/8...Is it an issue with not having a place to start on a straightaway?
I’ll be there.Anyone headed to Saratoga for the Belmont? I’ll be there.
Sure but not much they can do and even at mile and half without the triple crown at stake it can just be another race.seems like it just becomes another race now...the Belmont is special because of the length of the track...
OTOH, I think the race will have a better field this year. US trainers hate prepping for distance races and they aren't very good at it. The shortened distance might keep a few from getting scared off.seems like it just becomes another race now...the Belmont is special because of the length of the track...
Why can't they run 1.5 mile race there? I know the track is only 1 1/8...Is it an issue with not having a place to start on a straightaway?
Perfect ride, horse was empty as he is every other race in his careerHe is probably the best ever. The best ever can have a bad day.
Happy to admit ignorance but can starting gate be angled to eliminate distance inequities?The wire really determines where the starting gate is - the starting gate would be in a weird spot if they were to try to run a mile and a half on dirt at Saratoga. Knowing where gate is set for the Travers, the Belmont would basically start with little run up to the turn - some horses would have to run much further than others, so no chance of a fair start.
If the gate isn't straight, I'm pretty sure chaos would ensue. It's not like track where all the runners stay in their lane until they overcome the stagger.Happy to admit ignorance but can starting gate be angled to eliminate distance inequities?
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Muth didn't earn any points because Churchill Downs banned the trainer from the Derby, making the horse ineligible. CD was sick of Baffert suing them.I think Muth will run in the Preakness. I really thought he would earn enough points to make the Derby.
Muth didn't earn any points because Churchill Downs banned the trainer from the Derby, making the horse ineligible. CD was sick of Baffert suing them.
Got it.I think Muth will run in the Preakness. I really thought he would earn enough points to make the Derby.
Watch the Arkansas Derby. Muth was a beast and there was a lot of talent in that race.
Muth will probably be my favorite regardless of the line
I take it you've seen "Let It Ride"!Got it.
Muth is now out of the money on my sheet. Thanks.
You can be walking around lucky, and not even know it.I take it you've seen "Let It Ride"!
I take it you've seen "Let It Ride"!
I'm thinking it Sierra Leone won the bob they would have taken a look at it...and dropped him to third. And I would probably have been put on suicide watch.Did not watch the race do this is the first time I’ve seen this. I didn’t realize Brian O’Connell does horse racing as well. That HAS to be a DQ
Happy to admit ignorance but can starting gate be angled to eliminate distance inequities?
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I'm thinking it Sierra Leone won the bob they would have taken a look at it...and dropped him to third. And I would probably have been put on suicide watch.
Probably will be close to odds on. Muth beat Mystik Dan by close to 10 lengths.I think Muth will run in the Preakness. I really thought he would earn enough points to make the Derby.
Watch the Arkansas Derby. Muth was a beast and there was a lot of talent in that race.
Muth will probably be my favorite regardless of the line