Lion Heart

Rosario's fine - he just won the 5th race.

We should know shortly - he's got a mount in the 5th and 7th race.

That's an awful lot in a very short time, at Finger Lakes.

May they all RIP, and may Finger Lakes get a handle on what is causing this.

Quote from: ElPrado on October 31, 2013, 10:05:14 AM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/81670/guillot-apologizes-to-lukas-who-accepts

But, "he would do it again"...

Yutaka Take

Omar Figueroa

Quote from: Raven on October 30, 2013, 10:32:06 AM
Old Rosebud

I think this contest runs through alphabetically and not tacking on to the last letter?

Assateague

Domino

What a story:  http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Domino.html

Quote from: jjacks1 on October 29, 2013, 01:46:44 PM
Maybe not the right spot to ask this but does anyone know where I can find a good online Arabic dictionary? So many horses are named with names I can't pronounce much less know what they mean. I've tried using Google with the horses' name but that got me nowhere. Any suggestions?

Individual nouns for simple things are easiest to look up in any dictionary (horse, father, etc), and phrases are the most difficult, in any language.  And supposedly much more so in a language from a different culture.  Based on what little I remember from a very interesting linguistics class I once took in college. 

Quote from: Kennedy on October 28, 2013, 08:43:02 PM

Quote from: Zenyatta on October 28, 2013, 07:16:11 PM
You all have excellent memories, or are good record-keepers!

Good record keeping is the key. Memories can alter the facts over time but put it down on paper and you'll see where you really stand.

I think good record keeping is a key to getting better.

Good record keeping, but of a lot more than just the name.  Also of what criteria you looked at and how you weighted those criteria.

That is sort of also my problem, a few I remember, but that's it.

Afleet Alex
Barbaro
Eight Belles
Regal Ransom (first choice was meant to be I Want Revenge, but we all know how that went)
American Lion
Bodemeister

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Quote from: Goldi on October 27, 2013, 08:08:38 PM
I empathize with those New Yorkers who love Aqueduct, but the place is a mess. It would cost millions to make it a place people would actually want to attend for something other than a big stakes. The writing has been on the wall ever since Cuomo decided to involve himself in horse racing and slots in NY. The real estate is simply too valuable. Unfortunately, I think the horse has left the barn on this one.

I thought that the whole slot thing was supposed to help this- only took them 10 years to get that going.  Didn't they just do a renovation to the grandstand a few years back?

They did.

Someone wants his hands on it.  And evidently none of the owners, trainers or fans have any pull.

Or, enough pull.  Typical for big developers to have a politician's ear far more than other interest groups, including constituents.

Quote from: jjacks1 on October 27, 2013, 08:05:39 PM

Quote from: Dave in TJ Mex on October 27, 2013, 07:55:52 PM
What does Aqueduct average in attendance in the winter?

3,000 tops, maybe?

Must be damn cold there in winter - I wouldn't want to go. Surprised they run in winter - I would think the ground would be very hard! But still in spring, summer and fall it would be a  great place to go. And so much racing history there!

Aqueduct weatherizes the inner track and races on that in the winter.  Still, seems there were more breakdowns than usual on the inner track last winter, and if I recall, the weather cooperating, they switched back to the main track earlier than normal, because of the breakdowns.  Anybody's guess if the surface really was to blame or the shape of the turns or horses being run back too soon, what with nice lower end purses.