tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post871320624930535466..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Secretariat - Maybe Not 100% Accurate, But Thank God it Isn'tPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-20880762578213540722010-10-14T15:16:32.048-04:002010-10-14T15:16:32.048-04:00Thanks for the post Sunny. Always an interesting r...Thanks for the post Sunny. Always an interesting read!!Pull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-9860105943599692802010-10-14T14:54:52.948-04:002010-10-14T14:54:52.948-04:00Dear Pull the Pocket,
Haven't seen the movie ...Dear Pull the Pocket,<br /><br />Haven't seen the movie yet, but I am an avid Pull the Pocket reader and here are a couple of comments on some recent topics that have appeared here:<br /><br />Last week's Breeders Crown races were interesting to watch in the same way that the baseball playoffs are interesting to watch, simply from a fan's standpoint. But I disagree wholeheartedly that it was a great night for bettors. I don't know what Kimelman was trying to sell by saying it was. As far as betting goes, it sucked. Pocono is purely a minor league player and its management certainly reflected as much on Breeders Crown night. <br /><br />One single Pick 4 and a Pick 6 on the whole card? NO Pick 3's, not a single one? One early and one late Daily Double, five hours apart? What is this, 1962? <br /><br />For those of us that prefer Pick 3's - and Daily Doubles to back them up - and who consider Pick 6's purely sucker bets, this was a terrible card on what should have been a huge handle night. You would never in a hundred years see this at the Meadowlands, Mohawk or Woodbine. <br /><br />Pocono always was a backwater track whose racing only still exists because of the adjacent casino. That a track like this thrives while the Meadowlands struggles is damn shame.<br /><br />And speaking of small, inconsequential tracks: Takeout reduction or no takeout reduction, I will not bet a nickel on any race at Tioga Downs. I understand your point that seeing a track reduce takeout is a commendable thing, but most of the Tioga purses - except for one or two races on the weekend - are $5,000 or less. Some are as low as $2,000. The winner's share of such purses (a couple of thousand dollars) is therefore less than what it costs to keep a horse in training these days. How, then, can these races be on the up and up? <br /><br />This is, of course, my humble opinion. But if cheating has been shown - and widely rumored - to take place at the major harness tracks, how on God's green earth would the Tioga's of the harness world be considered honest players<br />Plus, Tioga allows a scoundrel like Howard Parker to race. The Meadows allows Eric Ledford. Sorry, I can't wager my hard-earned money on any race which is tainted just by the presence of such people. <br /><br />That a track like Pocono gets to host on the top 2 or 3 racing cards of the year speaks volumes about the sad state of harness racing these days. Thanks for letting me air these views and good luck.<br /><br />Sunny Jim<br />New Jerseyjamesphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607923720458834783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-66978678564647758382010-10-12T19:13:11.283-04:002010-10-12T19:13:11.283-04:00While I saw Seabiscuit, I am passing on this movie...While I saw Seabiscuit, I am passing on this movie as I have no interest. I remember Secretariat, I don't need to see the movie to remember it.<br /><br />Gosh, I am old.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-44730580353306051382010-10-12T18:56:33.999-04:002010-10-12T18:56:33.999-04:00Good catch!
In my best Star Trek impersonation - ...Good catch!<br /><br />In my best Star Trek impersonation - I'm a horseplayer not a pilot dammit :)<br /><br />PTPPull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-28912040949373641962010-10-12T18:23:17.871-04:002010-10-12T18:23:17.871-04:00I like the plots. A screenwriters job for you.
Ju...I like the plots. A screenwriters job for you.<br /><br />Just one thing how do you downgrade from a 747 rustbucket to a shiny new airbus?St.Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015912239120662263noreply@blogger.com