Aqueduct has rescinded the 15 day rule as of March 5th according to a posting on the NYRA web-site.  This is good news as far as I am concerned, because it’s always been the province of the owneer/trainer to make the best decisions on behalf of the  their horses.  To bureaucratically manage the timing of racing and exercise just doesn’t make sense.  However, to provide standards of physical well being, with the 25 length rule and showing an ability to work to at least a minimum standard of 53 seconds for 4 furlongs seems like an excellent idea.  So maybe, New York will come through this mess with a proper set of standards in place.

And the Aqueduct card is a good one.

Santa Anita sets up with a series of small heats on Thursday.  I always like these,  I think this is an excellent place to find some “short price overlays” which come in more often because racing luck and stress is slightly reduced in theses smaller heats…  Have fun…

Aqueduct is still scheduled to run, so it could be FAST or it could be WET.  As of 7:30 PM it was snowing pretty good in Brooklyn and depending on the temp tomorrow, it it’s plowed off the track before melting, then it will be fast — if it melts – it will be WET.  IF they cancel, I will automatically provide a refund for anyone buying the JJPP for Sunday…

Santa Anita remains the great race place this time of year.  The racing has been sensational and the handicapping (using the Power Page) – should have everyone feeling pretty good…  Meinhertzhagen was another fabuloust STAR horse winner at 7/1 and an exaxta with the top rate Courageous call was a nice score on Saturday…