Tuesday Evening Notes
– Harlington is out of this Saturday’s Surburban with a foot injury (DRF); Hesanoldsalt and Malibu Moonshine are in. Corinthian is still a draw, but honestly, the Suburban has gone from being a race I can hardly wait to see to one I feel pretty meh about. The Mother Goose, also on Saturday, isn’t arousing that much more interest, with a field of five shaping up, including perennial runner-up Octave.
– Only four weeks until Saratoga opens (Saratogian).
– Bill Finley follows up with Andrew Lakeman, paralyzed from the waist down in an accident at Belmont last month, as the rider begins the long rehabilitation process this week.
– “What racing needs, is racing” (Union-Tribune).
– Elliot Spitzer continues to push a plan to close Aqueduct. “Whether or not you have racing at Aqueduct, you have an enormous piece of land there that can and should be used for some other things,” said Governor Spitzer. “That’s a remarkably valuable piece of land from a public perspective” (NY Daily News).
