The Random Sports Thread

At the Marlies game on Monday, I was told that if the Marlies advance to the next round (the Caulder Cup) that they will be putting the ice back in Scotiabank Arena for the Marlies to play. This is because CocaCola Coliseum is right beside BMO Field which is stupidly being used for the stupid FIFA World Cup and they won't allow any other events in the area during their stupid tournament. The seats we get at Scotiabank are not as nice as the seats at CocaCola even though they are the same price range.

I am also not looking forward to the next 3 weeks in Toronto. All for a stupid soccer tournament.
 
I decided to watch the early coverage of Fox Belmont after all just in time for the first race with a horse named "John the Beerman"
Next race Woody Stephens has "Six Speed" "Englishman" (trained by same as Golden Tempo) and Pat Day Mile winner "Crude Velocity".

As for coverage, it is not bad. They have Charissa Tompson, former BTN and current Fox Football and Jonathan Kinchen You Tube Horse Analyst. He even groomed up.

Meant to mention about last month, "Golden Tempo" won the Kentucky Derby the same way as "Secretariat", starting dead last, to first, just 3 seconds slower
 
My thoughts on the Belmont Stakes

I had, between the Belmont and the Stanley Cup, to get in a much-needed bike ride. Time went fast.
"Englishman" won the Woody Stephens Good opening card race.
"Journalism" finished 3rd in the Met Mile. Looked tired and not the same horse as last year.

Belmont Stakes
Hey "Golden Tempo" Other than "the Puma", "Golden Tempo" took on the best horses during the Kentucky Derby Prep and Championship Point Season
"Renegade" "Commandment" "Chief Wallabee" "Emerging Market" and beat them all again. Must have been all those kisses he got from his trainer the day after the Kentucky Derby
 
A shakeup this week announced for Triple Crown 3-year-old horse racing. They are trying to glamourize the races after the Belmont Stakes by including them in a new championship series with a 5-million-dollar purse for the standing leaders. In the meantime, the Preakness announced it was being pushed back 3 weeks from the Kentucky Derby instead of 2 weeks. But it will not be part of the new series. Confusing. This would just make the Kentucky Derby another race instead of the 3-year-old champion, I do not know if I would like that.

The inaugural 2027 Thoroughbred Championship Series is expected to include:

  • Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs Racetrack on May 1
  • Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets at Belmont Park on June 5
  • Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs Racetrack in July (exact date TBD)
  • Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in late July/early August (exact date TBD)
  • Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in late August (exact date TBD)
  • Championship Race at Churchill Downs Racetrack in September (exact date TBD)
 
College Football is back. It is nice to watch a little college football on Saturday. Not this Saturday for Week 0 as I have my Oldies Concert to go to but Week 1 for sure
 
Random Sports Notes from the weekend:
How about those Braves! 1st place. It reminded me long ago when the Braves were in the playoffs and a guy at work said "How about those Braves" to me. So for years after, every time I saw him, I would say, "How about those Braves" Others would hear me say that to him and started to pick it up. Dodgers are also in 1st place but so are the Brewers. We did not go to a Brewer game this season and it's probably too crowded to go now. I will pass for the next season.

I got to see the 1st quarter of the UNC/TCU football game being played in Ireland for Week 0. With the nice scenes of Ireland. I watched highlights of the rest of the game later. Good win for Bill Belechek and UNC. He really needed that one. Next Saturday, Wisconsin has a tough one against Notre Dame at Packers Stadium to kick off Week 1.

I watched the highlights of the Travers Stakes since they want to make this race part of a Championship Series next year. The race did not look very glamourous. It looked more like a February Kentucky Derby Prep race instead. Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner "Golden Tempo" finished 3rd while Preakness winner "Napaleon Solo" finished 2nd. Somewhat nice for the Preakness given how they are being ousted out of the new Championship Series. But apparently "Golden Tempo" has been ill this summer and raced for the first time since the Belmont. He is still the best horse of the year. "Renegade" "Emerging Market" "Silent Tactic" and "The Puma" did not factor in this race.
 
College Football Week 1: Craziest game end ever. Michigan 13 Western Michigan 12.
Michigan gets 46 yard touchdown with 1 second remaining. Officials put one second back on the clock from the previous play when everyone though the game was over
 
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