Few Belmont Things I saw...
Lap, Just Like you said early in this Thread.
You have people that THOUGHT this was Easy Money and a Sure thing, and went on to bet the "Farm"
Now they are trying to Look at the Big Picture, Without a " Looking Glass "
It was this, it was That, It was FIXED !!
Nothing !! I Repeat NOTHING is a SURE THING...Specially Horse Racing !!
Shit ! in my day, I remember some drivers trying to Fix a Race up in Monticello back in 1983. And they messed it up and didn't Cash !
1. The middle of the track was like quicksand, the rail was very good to be at.
2. The heat was unfucckingreal.
3. Water pressure to track was shut down at around 2pm. Toilets were a mess. Honestly, fuucking gross.
4. Clubhouse was a fashion runway. Fuccking hot in there too.
5. Desormeax rode his races like he was sick. He also pulled up another horse earlier in the day. He was riding his mounts not to fall off...Horrible dislpay or riding for the day. He should have just ridden Brown and thats it.
6. The track maintenance people barely had enough water to water the track, the track did not look the usual rich dark brown. It was really deep.
7. Desormeax rode Brown bad in the Belmont, choked him the whole first 3/16....
Dutrow was a mess before the race, he actually went to sit in the wrong box twice. I wonder if Dutrow was a little high himself. He did not look good...Maybe heat, but he just looked bad.
I think the combination of the heat and no winstrol did him in.
Oh and by the way, the animal people were pretty good in their demonstration. Signs were good, and they acted right.
The one sign "Big Brown", the Barry Bonds of Horse Racing, I thought was kinda funny.
Weirdest thing I saw...Show pool at opening had 600,00 for denis of cork, and 1.1 million on big brown, I thought there we be alot more of a difference.