By Ralph the Cat
Especially when it comes to "MY" blog. But hey, I'm still alive and well. Ive just been busier than a hooker on a Friday night. So here's the deal, jockeys are still lazy and unprofessional, trainers still cheat, agents still suck and track management still don't know how to run a track. Oh, I almost forgot, bettors still like to bitch about the stupidest of things. Ahh, horse racing in the 21st century.
In other news, MNR slashed purses like a used car salesman. Their product is shit as well, much like a used cars salesman. I wont blame that on management.... yet, but I do think HRTVs exclusive coverage of CT and TVGs non-coverage of anything associated with West Virginia racing might have something to do with the donkeys at MNR. I know, I know, there's only so much they can do. Like make the WV Derby a grade II, and maintain the highest stakes purses they've ever had. As long as they cut the bottom purses they can maintain excellence! I ask, why help the ship-in stake trainers who don't give a rats ass about MNR racing, but force legitimate stables, not the small stables, but legitimate stables with good horses to consider shipping to PID, Penn or even CT. Watch the names disappear slowly but surely as our $2,500 claimers run for a claiming tag of $5k with purses dropping to $8,000. Ahhh, MNR wanted to look like CD, now they look like TDN. But hey, we have a Grade II race!
I'm not pointing fingers, or saying anybody is wrong, I'm just saying there's a few things that aren't right, and the the few things that are right, I don't give a rats ass about.
In other news, Ozzy got wasted, cheated at Black Jack and was banned from MNR. I didn't see it in writing yet, that's just a rumor, but you know what they say about rumors, they're usually half true. He probably wasn't wasted, he was probably high.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
An Authentic Rant
by Chris Longshot
Is it me or is watching the speed bias races at Mountaineer night after night like watching the Bill Murray classic, Groundhog's Day??? Another minute's passed, another MNR jock that has tried to commence a rally up the rail and failed miserably. I mean do these guy's watch race replays or recognizes biases. Parker and Whitney's back, great!! There goes all the value of the past few months. Time for the jocks to stop appeasing these guys and race just as agressively, like they did before these guys came back. Am I the only one who noticed how many bad breaks horses get at Mountaineer. I mean how in the world are you supposed to predict the probably pace when you have an epidemic number of horses breaking bad. If I was running MNR, I would have every horse show at least one recent gate work and extra training for the gate crew. Its become absurd, no wonder why the tracks so hard to predict, you almost never get a clean start at the break. It's gotten to the point where you have to predict 2 pace scenarios: the likely pace, and the unpredictable pace after 2 or 3 of the chalks break bad. Another minute goes by another longshot horse that makes a big move around the turn only to flattened out soon after. How about the longshot leader out by 4 lengths entering the stretch, looks stong and quits inexplicably with little pressure. Matter of fact its become apparent MNR is riddled with horses who are quite excellent at running 4 furlongs. Another race goes by, another Eric Reed horse finishes up the track at 3/5. I don't get it, talk about a guy who's reputation proceeds himself. The guy doesn't win at Oaklawn, ask Whitney, doesn't win in Kentucky, ask Castanon, doesn't win at Mountaineer, ask Whitney again, can you tell me where this trainer actually wins races, oh and Beulah doesn't count. Enough is enough already with Eric Reed's reputation and his lackluster 3/5 shots at the mountain. I have had enough, despite the fact I never use them anyway. Equally puzzling is the money put down on Jay Bernardini horses and the money lost on Larry Rivelli's short chalks. Then again you have to respect a trainer that deceives players and sends out horses with hidden infermities begging to be claimed. The latter two have been going well recently at MNR but you'll see history repeat itself before its too long. All these trainers horses continously get bet heavily, despite their pathetic performances at MNR. Hey there goes Rod Moyners again burning more money on a supertrainer claim gone awry. Where does this guy get all this money??? Does he actually expect to win with the horse?? Another race passes, another jock who has decided to change tactics with our money. Would be nice if they could tell us this before the race, oh well there goes the probable pace scenario again. Just wondering did Peter Berry have a bet on Marble Cliff the other night??? Was awfully excited!!! I figured the horse was a 80-1 shot after hearing the call. Another night passes another bias that has developed at the Mountain. One day the inside is good, the next day the outside is good, first 3 races the inside paths are good, next 3 races the outside paths are good. If its 30 degrees this means this but at 20 degrees this develops. I need a bottle of advil. Im convinced the track surface at Mountaineer is as hard to crack as the DaVinci Code. Can someone tell the jocks to at least try to look like your making an attempt to hold place/show spot after being passed in the stretch, some of them just quit riding once they have been passed no wonder why it always seems that illogical 40-1 longshot closer gets up for 3rd. Also some these jocks ride so high in the stirrups and so nonchalantly no wonder why their horses lack that finishing punch, how about moving the arms vigorously, get lower, it might just help. Is it me or does it seem like there is 3 races going on within a race at Mountaineer?? there's more gaps in the field then in Michael Strahan's teeth. Do some even get out of a gallop??? Another race passes and yet again Whitney sits patiently on a stalking chalk, with a full head of steam, while the leader kicks clear due to the soft pressure. How about the jock that lags 16 lengths off the lead and makes up a lot of ground just in time to nab 6th, nice ride jock, just wondering what the hell are they waiting for???? Another race goes by another Alan Crago horse that blows up the tote without warning. Conversely, a Doug Shaneyfelt chalk has just won by many many lengths, go figure! As DM would say, That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
Is it me or is watching the speed bias races at Mountaineer night after night like watching the Bill Murray classic, Groundhog's Day??? Another minute's passed, another MNR jock that has tried to commence a rally up the rail and failed miserably. I mean do these guy's watch race replays or recognizes biases. Parker and Whitney's back, great!! There goes all the value of the past few months. Time for the jocks to stop appeasing these guys and race just as agressively, like they did before these guys came back. Am I the only one who noticed how many bad breaks horses get at Mountaineer. I mean how in the world are you supposed to predict the probably pace when you have an epidemic number of horses breaking bad. If I was running MNR, I would have every horse show at least one recent gate work and extra training for the gate crew. Its become absurd, no wonder why the tracks so hard to predict, you almost never get a clean start at the break. It's gotten to the point where you have to predict 2 pace scenarios: the likely pace, and the unpredictable pace after 2 or 3 of the chalks break bad. Another minute goes by another longshot horse that makes a big move around the turn only to flattened out soon after. How about the longshot leader out by 4 lengths entering the stretch, looks stong and quits inexplicably with little pressure. Matter of fact its become apparent MNR is riddled with horses who are quite excellent at running 4 furlongs. Another race goes by, another Eric Reed horse finishes up the track at 3/5. I don't get it, talk about a guy who's reputation proceeds himself. The guy doesn't win at Oaklawn, ask Whitney, doesn't win in Kentucky, ask Castanon, doesn't win at Mountaineer, ask Whitney again, can you tell me where this trainer actually wins races, oh and Beulah doesn't count. Enough is enough already with Eric Reed's reputation and his lackluster 3/5 shots at the mountain. I have had enough, despite the fact I never use them anyway. Equally puzzling is the money put down on Jay Bernardini horses and the money lost on Larry Rivelli's short chalks. Then again you have to respect a trainer that deceives players and sends out horses with hidden infermities begging to be claimed. The latter two have been going well recently at MNR but you'll see history repeat itself before its too long. All these trainers horses continously get bet heavily, despite their pathetic performances at MNR. Hey there goes Rod Moyners again burning more money on a supertrainer claim gone awry. Where does this guy get all this money??? Does he actually expect to win with the horse?? Another race passes, another jock who has decided to change tactics with our money. Would be nice if they could tell us this before the race, oh well there goes the probable pace scenario again. Just wondering did Peter Berry have a bet on Marble Cliff the other night??? Was awfully excited!!! I figured the horse was a 80-1 shot after hearing the call. Another night passes another bias that has developed at the Mountain. One day the inside is good, the next day the outside is good, first 3 races the inside paths are good, next 3 races the outside paths are good. If its 30 degrees this means this but at 20 degrees this develops. I need a bottle of advil. Im convinced the track surface at Mountaineer is as hard to crack as the DaVinci Code. Can someone tell the jocks to at least try to look like your making an attempt to hold place/show spot after being passed in the stretch, some of them just quit riding once they have been passed no wonder why it always seems that illogical 40-1 longshot closer gets up for 3rd. Also some these jocks ride so high in the stirrups and so nonchalantly no wonder why their horses lack that finishing punch, how about moving the arms vigorously, get lower, it might just help. Is it me or does it seem like there is 3 races going on within a race at Mountaineer?? there's more gaps in the field then in Michael Strahan's teeth. Do some even get out of a gallop??? Another race passes and yet again Whitney sits patiently on a stalking chalk, with a full head of steam, while the leader kicks clear due to the soft pressure. How about the jock that lags 16 lengths off the lead and makes up a lot of ground just in time to nab 6th, nice ride jock, just wondering what the hell are they waiting for???? Another race goes by another Alan Crago horse that blows up the tote without warning. Conversely, a Doug Shaneyfelt chalk has just won by many many lengths, go figure! As DM would say, That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
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