For the third year in a row, I am having difficulty buying the tickets I want for Saratoga. Once again, I tried to purchase tickets for the entire meet. However, I was notified by NYRA that I can do that only if I also purchase admission to the track as part of the seat price. As many of you know, I am a handicapper for the Saratoga Special. As such, I have a press pass which allows me access to any part of the track I wish or need to go. But to get seats I still have to pay for an admission. Way to go NYRA. When will NYRA ever listen to its fans. It sure is doing its best to keep me from attending.
I stopped going to Aqueduct four years ago as NYRA made it plain it would rather not have fans there. For the three or four fans who continue to go, please be careful of the casino there. There was a massive brawl there on Good Friday nite as a new bar opened with free drinks.
As I am not really active in the breeding business anymore, I will turn the direction of this blog to head towards more handicapping and/or betting strategies. During the year, I will tend to post my thoughts on major stakes races and once Saratoga opens I will post to links to the Saratoga Special. Since we only post our picks in that paper, I hope to be able to expound on the why of my picks instead of just listing them in the paper. For those of you who are not familiar with the Special, it is published every race day but Monday during the meeting by the Clancy brothers, Sean and Joe. It has a strong handicapping section and features eclipse award winning writing. Check it out--its free. The top Public handicapper for Saratoga last year is listed there.
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