You can t train like you want to and you can t use certain races because everything is patterned and planned for the whole meet. And the trickle down effect impacts training, field size, public interest, attendance and handle. It can be very adverse to what you re trying to accomplish. When the weather is good like this and horses can be trained properly and be pointed to certain races, it makes things a lot easier and better for everybody. But we are having a lot of sick horses on the backside and that has affected us more than the rain would have.
Some horses are coughing, others have high temperatures.
It s something that just has to run its course. And it s a little bit worse than it s been in the past. Hopefully, those horses will get better and provide the supply we ll need in a week or two. But any way you look at it, this weather pattern has helped us a lot. For Santa Anita, call it an ideal dry run.