Tuesdays are depressing

[Gander]

Anything more depressing than a Tuesday with only 1 week left of summer...
Walking home in the pouring rain and the first voice you hear on the TV is the track announcer from dreary old Philadelphia Park? This guy would be better suited calling a funeral than a horse race.

Originally Posted by Gander

Anything more depressing than a Tuesday with only 1 week left of summer...
Walking home in the pouring rain and the first voice you hear on the TV is the track announcer from dreary old Philadelphia Park?

I have to admit that I went to the kitchen to get lunch and put on the tv, it was on the OTB channel from when i was watching it last night and the first thing I heard was the delaware park guy. rain coming down outside, its dark out, and then you hear that and say My God summer is almost over.
It was a short and rotten summer this year, I want a do over.

I can't wait until the first Saturday in November. The stage has been set and i'm ready to see some history unfold before my eyes.

[Gander]

Oct 7th at Belmont is every bit as good as BC Day.

I hate this week every year, the only good thing about Labor Day weekend is there is now racing at Saratoga.

Today is so slow at work, I could easily sneak out of here and catch some races but it has to be freaking Tuesday. Whats worse is it looks like Translyvania outside.

I need a pick me up.

[PSH]

Funny, i have been thinking the same thing the past few days.
It is like a weird dream with myself living in No Cal and having visited Saratoga earlier in the month during the Whitney weekend. Seems like it was ages ago not weeks and that Summer is over. My kids are back in school already (didn't school start after Labor Day when we went?) and yes, there is still racing at Saratoga and still very good quality racing but it is just a few days from ending.

Not living close to Saratoga, i do not get the same effect and feelings as those of you who do live close. That said, unfortunately there are no do overs but just the wait and slow buildup in anticipation to next year.

Thanks to all of you (Steve, Mike, Hooves, etc.) who made my trip to Saratoga special this year. ALthough in my heart it is already over, i can already think about next year when i bring my family for a whole week.

PSH

Originally Posted by Gander

Oct 7th at Belmont is every bit as good as BC Day.

I hate this week every year, the only good thing about Labor Day weekend is there is now racing at Saratoga.

Today is so slow at work, I could easily sneak out of here and catch some races but it has to be freaking Tuesday. Whats worse is it looks like Translyvania outside.

I need a pick me up.

You can say that again. How bad is this day? Transylvania has to be nicer than this. I've only tied one on one time the the whole meet. But I have to tell you, that Mich ultra 12 pack I bought a week ago still has 11 left. And this day is so depressing that I've contemplated an assault on the 11 remaining soldiers.

[Gander]

Its great living here but as Oracle will probably attest to, with the huge highs come the very bad lows. Tuesdays that are nice out I can sort of deal with. Having a 1 day break from racing isnt a bad thing but when the 1 day is dark & rainy, it makes it hard to get up.

We have dreadfully long winters that we have to endure only to get to summer, which is too short!

[Gander]

I had one beer yesterday (during the first race) and it tasted like heaven. I may go home and eat an entire pizza and watch Vanilla Sky.

[2MinsToPost]

just think, october 6th is when big bad beautiful beulah park opens up its meet. there is a pick me up! nothing will cheer you up more then seeing our gray skies, green paint, make that dull green paint and some $3,000 claiming races as darkness approaches at 4:15 pm est in december

Come on Tuesdays are awesome. Monday is over. We are one day closer to the holidays and closer to the wonderful weekend card at Toga.

[Gander]

Mondays blow as well. Especially in the fall when NYRA is dark (Belmont only runs 5 times a week) and we have to see all those endless boring NFL highlights on ESPN as well as hear that stupid "I love" song.

[JJP]

Tuesdays are, without question, the worst day of the week.

Has Sar or Dmr ever run on Tuesday? Other than this past July 4th, does Arlington, Churchill or Monmouth ever run on a Tuesday? Does the NFL have "Tuesday Night football?

At work, I'm refreshed from the weekend and too busy to realize the next weekend is far away. By Tuesday, reality sets in. Mondays are much better than Tuesdays.

Thank God this Tuesday is almost over.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Mike, are you going to be there on Friday for the 3 o'clock post? I'll be heading over. Sorry, I haven't stop by Steve's yet this meet. Everytime I go over I'm either with the family or get mixed up with other friends and forget.
I know it's near the end of the meet, but better late than never. I'll stop by Steve's and give a shout out. I'll be the skinny one with little hair and bad clothes. At least my girlfriend thinks so LOL! The clothes that is...

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Mike, are you going to be there on Friday for the 3 o'clock post? I'll be heading over. Sorry, I haven't stop by Steve's yet this meet. Everytime I go over I'm either with the family or get mixed up with other friends and forget.
I know it's near the end of the meet, but better late than never. I'll stop by Steve's and give a shout out. I'll be the skinny one with little hair and bad clothes. At least my girlfriend thinks so LOL! The clothes that is...

LOL!!!
I will absolutely make it a point to be there and meet you. I've really wanted to make your acquaintance. Lets have some fun and have a few beers as well.

[GPK]

Tim....get your head out of your ass ....you need to be happier than a homo in jail. You had a HUGE hit yesterday in the last race. If I had hit that...I would be on cloud 9 for a month.

[Rupert Pupkin]

I love Tuesdays. I'm thrilled to have a day when I don't have to watch any races. I actually wish there was no racing anywhere on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Even on Tuesdays I occasionally have to watch a race. Today there was a first-timer that I liked at Delaware so I did make one bet and watched that one race. But it was still pretty much like a day off since it was only one race. The horse won but unfortunately she got bet way down.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by JJP

Tuesdays are, without question, the worst day of the week.

Has Sar or Dmr ever run on Tuesday? Other than this past July 4th, does Arlington, Churchill or Monmouth ever run on a Tuesday?

Thank God this Tuesday is almost over.

Long ago (in a galaxy far,far away?), there were no TB races on Sundays in this country. None. Wasn't until the late 1970s that the laws against wagering on races on Sundays were repealed or made moot by non-enforcement. But instead of asking for more days to race on from the racing commission, tracks simply killed their Tuesday cards so that they could run on Sundays. (Most tracks didn't run on Mondays except holidays; track workers need SOME day off to go shopping. Oh, yes; many localities, like Lexington, had Sunday closing laws, too. It DOES sound like a far away galaxy.)

So the answer to your question is YES, these tracks ran on Tuesdays in the days they couldn't run on the more lucrative Sundays.

Originally Posted by Dixie Porter

Everything's JUST FINE here in St. Tropez..............

BTW, Tuesday is the BEST day of the week. It's the day all the BM's you murdered over the weekend come to PAY UP.

What ... no Mykonos this year?

What will the Niarchos, Onassis, and Kulukundis families do without you?

Summer does not end here. DAmn its hot... still.

Please God when does the first cold front arrive so we can dive into the 70's?
Going on Thursday, first races of the week at Retama tomorrow. But what a pitiful card. We are not going to make it without slots. The purses are tiny this year.