Venue choices for Saturday

[Real Quiet]

If anyone wants to weigh in here's my thoughts

Saratoga 2 to 10 plus the Haskell

Saratoga 2 to 11 plus the Haskell (if you want to play the late pick 5)

Full card at Saratoga

[Real Quiet]

By the way. The Haskell only has 7 horses entered so if you want to skip that from choices 1 and 2 that's ok with me.

[JolyB]

You have outlined three excellent choices. Any one of them will get my applause. If you had concerns, I didn't have any plans to play the late pick 5. There are plenty of other excellent wagering options on the card [the Grand Slam briefly came to mind LOL].

See you at the Spaaaa. And don't forget to read The Saratoga Special.

[Plenilune]

Choice #1 or #3. I'd rather not play the Haskell.

[RUFFIAN]

THE CAT MEWSINGS PURRRSNICKETY POINT OF MEW

Of course I realize that everybody traditionally wants to play Saratoga
when it opens up for their season

YET I felt Compelled to offer my Flamboyant Feline Opine

MONMOUTH HAS A BETTER CARD

If it were up to me which it is not
Going against the current of the handicapping stream

I would’ve gone for Monmouth as the main track
With the Saratoga bonus race

[JolyB]

Ruff, we will have to find a way to persuade you to travel East some July or August and spend a couple of days at Saratoga so that you can understand why so many of us look forward to its season and enjoy its racing so much. It doesn't have anything to do with the number of races or the number of stakes races, but with the ambience and the overall quality of the racing experience. As a handicapper, or a gambler or just as a fan of horseracing you can't help but get caught up in the atmosphere that permeates the town. I think that many of us who select Saratoga as a venue are secretly wishing that we could be playing the races live at the track rather than at home on our computers or watching on TV.

There's nothing wrong with Monmouth racing or the Jersey shore. Heck, I grew up there and placed my first bet at Monmouth many years before I reached the legal age to do so. Saturday's card looks just fine for Monmouth's signature day of the year. But on my opinion it just doesn't compare with the pleasure that one gets from digging into a Saratoga race card with purses for optional claiming races that exceed stakes purses elsewhere or trying to figure out how the shippers from other circuits stack up against the regulars from the NYRA circuit.

By the way, if you or anyone else likes the Monmouth card, don't forget to play the Haskell Challenge at haskellgame.com

[Real Quiet]

If there are no objections we will play Saratoga Saturday races 2 to 11. No Haskell.