tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post1300944307984176573..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: British Scandal and How it Translates to American RacingThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-82147046594621531732011-08-19T22:18:21.152-04:002011-08-19T22:18:21.152-04:00Dear Pacingguy : I consulted with the Racetrack In...Dear Pacingguy : I consulted with the Racetrack Industry Model Rules committee at the University of Arizona to get a statement on the standard rules for declaring a horse after programming.<br /><br />http://ag.arizona.edu/rtip/industry/modelrules_pdfs/chapter24.pdf<br /><br />Literally scouring this document and others, I cannot turn up a standard rule regarding scratches caused by track condition.<br /><br />Sincerely, ScottScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-64213581627717638842011-08-19T06:01:16.389-04:002011-08-19T06:01:16.389-04:00Scott, we will need to disagree. If I came to see...Scott, we will need to disagree. If I came to see a horse race, I would feel cheated if I saw anything less. If they said SYAP was going to train, that would be one thing. It is a case of not meeting expectations.<br /><br />On another note, do you know of what rule allows the connections to scratch a horse due to the track being sloppy or not liking the surface? I have to wonder if the rules were bent to allow the streak to keep intact.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-59801931555073184332011-08-18T21:52:59.384-04:002011-08-18T21:52:59.384-04:00Dear Pacingguy : Have been to Tioga many times - h...Dear Pacingguy : Have been to Tioga many times - have interviewed Jason for a Hoof Beats piece, so I know all about the Tioga Renaissance. Trust me - I am a Tioga believer and wish with all my heart that I could pick up Tioga and drop it at the intersection of Exit 68 on the Long Island Expressway - home of the now torn-down Parr/Suffolk Meadows. If Yonkers is augmenting its purses as you see it, imagine what a Long Island Raceway would be doing by now.<br /><br />(Side note : Suddenly, those Roosevelt Raceway Hempstead IDA Bonds do not seem a lucrative, do they?)<br /><br />Back on topic though, let's be realistic about the situation : if more than a couple dozen of the 850 came to see Peelers race that Sunday afternoon (and to get a chance at the pending $2.20 mutuel) that would have been huge. My point is that the fans who wanted to see the big horse got to see him perform - albeit in warm-ups.<br /><br />Sincerely, ScottScott Jeffreysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-881806270610450082011-08-16T08:54:30.733-04:002011-08-16T08:54:30.733-04:00Scott, you mentioned 850 punters at Tioga Downs. ...Scott, you mentioned 850 punters at Tioga Downs. The number was surpressed due to the weather. A typical Sunday afternoon crowd at Tioga is in the 2,000s.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-28615761507933304422011-08-16T07:05:52.046-04:002011-08-16T07:05:52.046-04:00Scott,
Again I don't disagree with the decis...Scott, <br /><br />Again I don't disagree with the decision from a horseowner's perspective, but I don't think the people seeing SYAP warming up is what they wanted. They wanted to see her race. I am sure there were some who were disappointed.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-24270871007174144022011-08-15T21:53:15.797-04:002011-08-15T21:53:15.797-04:00Dear Pacingguy : During Sunday's card at Tioga...Dear Pacingguy : During Sunday's card at Tioga, See You at Peelers was announced by Darin Zocalli as being on the track on at least two different occasions. <br /><br />So, while this blog entry points to the divergent interests of owners and horseplayers, the horseplayers who were part of the live audience (reported at 850 punters) did get to see SYAP on the track before conditions deteriorated. The only "opportunity" that was missed by the crowd was a chance to cash a win ticket at $2.20.<br /><br />Sincerely, ScottScott Jeffreysnoreply@blogger.com