Looks like After Market will be scratched

DiscreetCat · 08-11-2007, 08:34 AM

Just heard on the radio from a guy at Del Mar; Alex Solis (scheduled to ride After Market in the Arlington Million) was seen at the track around 6:45 this morning. If he were headed to Arlington, i'm sure he would've already left...

DiscreetCat · 08-11-2007, 09:05 AM

Also of note: They had the communications director from Arlington on the show, and he said that the course still had a lot of water on it. They were able to cut the grass yesterday, and it's very sunny (with a little wind) today, so they're hoping it'll dry out some. He then said that MAYBE, if it dries out enough, the course will be upgraded to "good" later in the day. He said if they ran the races right now, it would likely be listed as "soft". He said they wanted to cut the grass on Thursday, but the heavy machinery "would've sunk". This of course is why After Market will apparently be scratched. And it says a lot that Shirreffs would scratch the 2/1 ml favorite for the Million (a race he's been pointing to for some time) after his horse had already shipped halfway across the country to run. You can bet that the turf course is still in pretty bad shape...

bbixler · 08-11-2007, 09:16 AM

This is confirmed......

Today's Scratches at ARLINGTON PARK

Race Horse Scratch Reason
4 Marvin Also-Eligible
4 Nine Patch Also-Eligible
5 Come On Jazz Trainer
9 After Market Trainer
11 No Llores Catita (CHI) Trainer

08-11-2007, 08:34 AM	#1
DiscreetCat Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,130 Thanks: 75 Thanked 195 Times in 164 Posts Rep Power: 18	Looks like After Market will be scratched Just heard on the radio from a guy at Del Mar; Alex Solis (scheduled to ride After Market in the Arlington Million) was seen at the track around 6:45 this morning. If he were headed to Arlington, i'm sure he would've already left...

08-11-2007, 09:16 AM	#3
bbixler Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Spring Grove, PA Posts: 281 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 5	After Market is out This is confirmed...... Today's Scratches at ARLINGTON PARK Race Horse Scratch Reason 4 Marvin Also-Eligible 4 Nine Patch Also-Eligible 5 Come On Jazz Trainer 9 After Market Trainer 11 No Llores Catita (CHI) Trainer

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08-11-2007, 09:05 AM	#2
DiscreetCat Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,130 Thanks: 75 Thanked 195 Times in 164 Posts Rep Power: 18	Also of note: They had the communications director from Arlington on the show, and he said that the course still had a lot of water on it. They were able to cut the grass yesterday, and it's very sunny (with a little wind) today, so they're hoping it'll dry out some. He then said that MAYBE, if it dries out enough, the course will be upgraded to "good" later in the day. He said if they ran the races right now, it would likely be listed as "soft". He said they wanted to cut the grass on Thursday, but the heavy machinery "would've sunk". This of course is why After Market will apparently be scratched. And it says a lot that Shirreffs would scratch the 2/1 ml favorite for the Million (a race he's been pointing to for some time) after his horse had already shipped halfway across the country to run. You can bet that the turf course is still in pretty bad shape...