Re: Opening Day at Del Mar (545 Views)
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BitPlayer (IP Logged)
Date: July 17, 2006 11:59AM
Dana666 -
My own view is that appeal of Del Mar racing is more about the atmosphere and environs than about the quality of what's running around the track. This card isn't markedly different in quality from last year's Opening Day card. The Opening Day cards used to to be a bit better. In particular, I remember that they used to run open 2yo maiden special that has now been replaced by a Cal bred version.
I think most would agree that the quality of racing at Saratoga is superior, although (from what I've read recently) that may be declining this year as well.
A note about betting Saratoga at Del Mar: in past years, they haven't taken bets on the first two races from the Spa. There's a legal limit on how many simulcast races they can offer per day (how ridiculous is that in the TVG era?), and they prefer to offer races later in the day when more people are around. You can watch the races on the monitors, but you have to bet by phone, etc.
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