@andyserling $455 million for that eyesore? Why do new racetracks need to look like bloated cruise ships? Why not take a cue from the popular throwback baseball stadiums? Why not look at -- oh I don't know -- SARATOGA, a beloved anachronism. The new Belmont is a tasteless waste of money.
@andyserling@depazracing Andy, unrelated, but is there any discussion about the planned length of the Belmont at Saratoga? IMO, in a nod to tradition, the race should be at least 1 5/16ths or 1 3/8ths. 1 1/4 erases the "Test of Champions" Belmont aura, don't you think?
@DRFLivingston@TheSirBarton Me too! After the Derby and Preakness losses, seeing Easy Goer's Belmont romp is the best racing moment I've seen in person.
@DRFLivingston@nmrhof I saw his 2 MassCap wins. Cigar trailored through Massachusetts escorted by a phalanx of state troopers and the races drew 25,000+, unheard of at Suffolk Downs. Talk about an exacta bet!
@andyserling Part of me is disheartened. To hell with Baffert, the Preakness, racing, the whole thing. Another part is waiting for all this to cool off, wash over, get half forgotten. After all, it's the only game in town.
@andyserling Andy S. & B. got the key to the Derby right: Medina's deceptively good SAD. He ran in SA's deep sand mid-track and almost beat Rock World on golden rail. I was all over Medina to win and e xacta, my 1st KD win since Funny Cide. Beyer's 1st KD win ever?
@andyserling My picks that don't count consistently come in. Authentic was my paddock pick, he looked absoltely demonic as Baffert threw the saddle blanket on him. I knew right then he'd win. Course, this was Sunday, I DVR'd it.
@mcap7@HumanaryStew@andyserling Better than some? You kidding me? Gary Stevens in Seabiscuit was easily, by 10 lengths, the best movie acting I've ever seen by a pro athlete, most of whom, in front of a camera, are painfully, cringeworthily, bad.