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00:00I want to go back to what I asked you about yesterday about the mile and a quarter.
00:09Now we're going to, you know, it changes everything.
00:12Like the, to me that the champions race is the Belmont to have to go a mile and a half.
00:18What is the reaction been from all the trainers and jockeys to going a mile and a quarter?
00:25Like I know that the Sierra Leone team is licking their chops because they feel like
00:30this horse is built for a mile and a quarter and it's, you know, we're all in the minute.
00:35They knew it was at Saratoga.
00:36Like, yeah, we're going there because we can win this thing.
00:39And then you're, you're winning a piece of one of the big three.
00:42What is the reaction to it?
00:44Yeah, I think the reaction has been very good and you can see that by the field that was
00:49drawn.
00:50We have the Derby winner.
00:51We have the fitness winner, Derby runner up, who's the favorite as you noted.
00:55And frankly, this is the only time horses would normally run a mile and a half.
01:00And I don't think trainers are really a fan of that.
01:02So they probably liked the mile and a quarter a little better because they know how to prepare
01:06their horses for this.
01:07The mile and a half is a bit of a wild card.
01:10What did you think when you heard that they were going to renovate the Belmont and the
01:16track and everything about it, spending almost a half a billion dollars on that renovation
01:22and that you heard they were doing it and how long it was going to take?
01:25What was your initial reaction and what was the reaction at like daily racing form of
01:30it?
01:31Well, I know personally, I was glad to see it because most racetracks are a bit outdated
01:37now they're too big for the crowds that are drawn.
01:39I mean, this isn't the fifties anymore.
01:42We're not getting 50,000 people at the racetrack on a Thursday or even a Saturday most times.
01:47So it'll be nice to have a good modern clubhouse and something that's more fitting because
01:53I've been to Belmont and it's just huge.
01:55I mean, you could get lost there and not find your way out for a whole race car and it was
02:00so big.
02:01So I think it's a good thing and it'll be a much better park when it comes back.
02:06As for this race, hey, nobody's ever going to complain about going to Saratoga.
02:10I'm sure my colleagues at DRF are happy to be there.
02:13I'm going to try to get there next year.
02:15I couldn't make it work this year, but I always love Saratoga and the racing's great.
02:20Even outside the Belmont Stakes all weekend, it's really good racing.
02:24So I'm looking forward to watching and hopefully next year being there.