Liam
07-20-2011, 10:18 PM
Betting Guide for the Saratoga Season 2011
Christmas in Saratoga Springs ~
On Friday August 22nd, Opening Day of the 2011 Saratoga race meet will finally be here. The 40 quickest days of the year will be upon us.
The Saratoga racing meet is the toughest and most prestigious racing meet run in the United States. Horses, trainers, and jockeys come from everywhere all trying for the same thing - an elusive Win at Saratoga.
Owners and trainers do things during the Saratoga meet they would never do anywhere else to get their picture taken in the winners circle. Veteran trainers to the hollowed Saratoga grounds always have an ace or two up their sleeves in order to cash that ticket and get that win. They will train horses for months and months specifically to return to the races in Saratoga. I remember 20 years ago Sid Watters trained a horse in the dark in order to keep her a secret so he could cash a ticket at Saratoga. She got beat a nose on a very bad ride by Mike Smith. Mr Watters never saddled another horse in NY because of that race. But that's another story for another time.
What makes the racing at Saratoga especially hard is the mixture of horse and jockey populations with the 'normal' NYRA horses....
Continued on the blog. Click here (http://www.e-ponies.com/blog/).
Christmas in Saratoga Springs ~
On Friday August 22nd, Opening Day of the 2011 Saratoga race meet will finally be here. The 40 quickest days of the year will be upon us.
The Saratoga racing meet is the toughest and most prestigious racing meet run in the United States. Horses, trainers, and jockeys come from everywhere all trying for the same thing - an elusive Win at Saratoga.
Owners and trainers do things during the Saratoga meet they would never do anywhere else to get their picture taken in the winners circle. Veteran trainers to the hollowed Saratoga grounds always have an ace or two up their sleeves in order to cash that ticket and get that win. They will train horses for months and months specifically to return to the races in Saratoga. I remember 20 years ago Sid Watters trained a horse in the dark in order to keep her a secret so he could cash a ticket at Saratoga. She got beat a nose on a very bad ride by Mike Smith. Mr Watters never saddled another horse in NY because of that race. But that's another story for another time.
What makes the racing at Saratoga especially hard is the mixture of horse and jockey populations with the 'normal' NYRA horses....
Continued on the blog. Click here (http://www.e-ponies.com/blog/).