Polydust (536 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 27, 2006 09:04AM
A few small bets on horses running on Polydust should be enough to convince serious horse bettors that the stuff is not wagerable.
Turfway Park only offered one National Race of Note, The Lanes End/Jim Beam, whatever its current incarnation is. Which is the last good horse to come out of that race and make a serious impact upon the Division? Don't Say Balto Star, he didn't.
Could be Hansel. Guess Birdstone would have to be mentioned here.
Though its generally not a stellar race, this year's Poly Version of the Lanes End was comical for the lack of quality. Perchance the trainers are already voting with their entries.
Let them run on Polydust, but don't expect us to bet upon it.
The horses here break down
and the sky is grey
I've been betting NYRA
on a winter's day
They'd be safe and warm
If they raced in L.A
They're Kalifornia Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
I stopped by to see the clerk
and cashed again today
then, I got down on my knees
and I began to pray
you know the bettors like the cold
and that they're gonna stay.
Kalifornia Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
The horses here break down
and the sky is grey
At NYRA theres no Poly
and its the bestest way
If polydust was here too
They could leave today
They're Kalifornia Dreamin'
on such a winter's day
richiebee Wrote:
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> Mike:
>
> Was absolutely being sarcastic when I said
> Polydrek would increase handle and attendance.
>
> The Polydrekization of racing will not affect
> my wagering all that much. I would say that bets I
> make on racing outside of New York account for
> less than 2% of what I push through the machines,
> and most of that would be live appearances at MTH
> and some Fair Grounds wagers.
>
> If Polydrek came to the NYRA tracks, they
> probably lose me altogether. The only place Poly
> might have a place at NYRA is if they try an
> experiment and run over Poly instead of the Inner
> Dirt (some people would say that the Inner surface
> is also synthetic) for a couple of winters
>
> The other problems facing the Game are much
> larger than the surface on which the Game is
> played. The lack of growth in the fan base is a
> problem. Another aspect of racing as it is which
> bothers me is that breeders and pinhookers are
> doing better than most successful owners and
> trainers; the reason that this bothers me is that
> young animals will be asked to show bursts of
> speed before they are ready; this will result in
> additional medication being administered to 2YOs.
> The proliferation of cosmetic surgeries which make
> crooked yearlings look "straighter" will also I
> believe be part of the problem.
>
> There are of course racetrack ownership
> issues. There's Mr. Stronach, who I think will
> eventually leave the racetrack ownership business
> altogether. You might convince me that he would
> liquidate all and hold on to the Shoppes at GP and
> try to acquire NYRA (Didn't he put a brand new
> surface down at Santa? And now he's being told he
> has to replace it?). But if the construction of
> the Aqueduct Casino continues at its present pace,
> Magna may not even be interested.
>
> I am going to try to get some stats. In the
> last 20 years, how many racetracks conducted
> racing? How many races were run at these tracks?
> Next question: Number of foals born each year over
> the last 20 years? Question 3: How many of these
> foals ever make the races?
>
> My guesses: Less tracks, less races. As many
> or more foals, but a smaller percentage of them
> making it to the races. I'll report back.
>
> I think what bothers me is if that all the
> money in the T-Bred business is being made on the
> Green Monkeys and the home-run pinhooks, the end
> user, the owners who purchase racing stock, will
> end up with lots of expensive stock which will
> never be capable of winning out purse-wise on the
> track.
>
> Today's brainstorm: Honey Ryder, a big
> favorite in the Sheepshead Bay Hcp today at Bel,
> is 0 for 5 over Belmont turf courses, including a
> 5th place finish last year in the Sheepshead Bay
> (DRF says that race was run over Widener Turf
> Course last year??). A vulnerable highweighted
> favorite at odds of 6/5 or so? We shall see.
>
>
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