SC:

Keeneland has been toying with the GPS technology which will allegedly be able to give an accurate raw time and measure ground loss. I'm wondering if this is the same sort of advanced technology which allows state troopers to clock oak trees travelling down the interstate at excessive speeds.

Apparently there are some glitches in this racetrack GPS technology. In the October 1, 2005 Bloodhorse, it was reported that Frankie Dettori gave Dubawi an awful trip in the QEII stakes, saving no ground, yet "statistics gleaned from data chips that are fitted into each saddlecloth suggested that Dubawi had lost no ground at all..."

Great job SC reaching back in the past for The Little River Band and Reminiscing; they were certainly one hit wonders. At the same time the song Reminiscing was popular, Laz Barrera had a good filly by the same name for Harbor View Farms.

Speaking of reminiscing, it doesn't take much to get me to remember how great Belmont and Saratoga were in the late 1970s -- not just the racing and wagering (there actually weren't many wagering options back then) but the facilities themselves. A weekday at Belmont you could just lose yourself in the silence.. you could basically hear the infield sprinklers in the couple hours before the races. You got the Anthem, scratches twice, then they're off. Now you have to sit through an hour plus of talking heads who tell you absolutely nothing blasted over an absolutely awful PA system. Saratoga is just as bad or worse... at about 10 AM they start you off with a diet of Mollica, Beyer, Crist, Andy the Dunce and Harvey the alta kokker that lasts right up until post time.

Give the folks who want to listen to the blather and prattle a free set of headphones, shut off the noise, and let the rest of us enjoy the ambiance of 2 of the most beautiful sports venues anywhere.

Will stop on this train of thought before Arts and Chuckles accuses me of excess "Remembrance of Things Past".