tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post3958654571443393683..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Yonkers International Preview That Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-68597142917234511812015-10-21T09:12:08.079-04:002015-10-21T09:12:08.079-04:00European racing is so much more exciting that harn...European racing is so much more exciting that harness racing here that it's ridiculous. the two-tier argument presented on this blog stating that it prevents movement is absurd at best.Countnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-11474240672680041102015-10-12T02:35:03.201-04:002015-10-12T02:35:03.201-04:00The Biggest disappointment about the race is the s...The Biggest disappointment about the race is the scheduling of it. Saturday afternoon against Keeneland, Belmont, and many other popular daytime signals....absolute shame to see a great card of harness racing with a million dollar race go virtually unbet...even the biggest value play in racing in recent history the picks that yonkers and nysbo SEEDED with $25,000 and guaranteed $75,000 ... the public wagered only $32,000 into this amazing net plus pool. What an epic fail. Also lacked proper publicity..but the main thing was the scheduling. .sheesh..unless they handled millions in the overseas pools ( which seems to be a big secret what they've been handeling through the French tote pools) then I think it was a waste of a big race and a big purse. Night time post with big publicity and t very coverage is what this race deserved. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-45110487633715317852015-10-11T09:01:31.283-04:002015-10-11T09:01:31.283-04:00And not surprisingly (as expected), the lead was e...And not surprisingly (as expected), the lead was established early, a snail's pace developed (a pace in line with the BOTTOM class at Yonkers), and not a single horse gaining any ground (despite all the "wonderful" two-tiered action. The reality is that the European "driving style" actually prevents action and movement because they're all in each other's way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-78616806856611912122015-10-09T21:44:37.005-04:002015-10-09T21:44:37.005-04:00The difference between this race and a European ra...The difference between this race and a European race is the length of the stretch and wideness of the turns. In Europe, the stretches are long and the turns are wider. They can wait more. You'll run out of track at YR. That's why I think it is more of a crapshoot.Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492130857796273001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-55289196244725888712015-10-09T10:18:42.741-04:002015-10-09T10:18:42.741-04:00For all the "movement" that supposedly t...For all the "movement" that supposedly takes place in these European races, a closer look shows that in MOST of them somebody works his way to the lead and the rest of the horses just stack up double tiered the rest of the way - way fewer "closers" and "big moves" than you would think. I'd go so far as to say that in Yonkers' OWN mile and quarter races, there is far more movement and "action" than in most of the European events. If you doubt this, watch a few videos of the International's top contenders - yes, there are horses "all over the place", but few are moving, and most end up going nowhere. By the way, if Creatine gets away trotting, you won't be seeing too much movement tomorrow, either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-27445801365866580392015-10-08T22:24:33.629-04:002015-10-08T22:24:33.629-04:00Marv, Not as much a crapshoot, more like a Europea...Marv, Not as much a crapshoot, more like a European race.<br />That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-43076791702133028502015-10-08T20:10:54.243-04:002015-10-08T20:10:54.243-04:00Sebastian K "slayed" Sebastian K in the ...Sebastian K "slayed" Sebastian K in the Preview (he made a break), Truth be told, he was already tailing before that, and was no good after!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-24151809198364821932015-10-08T11:55:40.338-04:002015-10-08T11:55:40.338-04:00A majority of the drivers in this race primarily d...A majority of the drivers in this race primarily drive on the other side of the pond. I would be very surprised if they sit in like American drivers do until there is 3/8th of a mile left in the race. No one will want to get locked in on the small track with a big field and being wide will help in the turns. We should see two tiers early and three or four later in the race. That will make this race a crap shoot of racing luck.Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492130857796273001noreply@blogger.com