Alright, let’s talk about getting those Belmont results, the one they ran up at Saratoga this year, though the title mentions the ‘Big A’ which always makes me think Aqueduct. Felt kinda weird, not having it at Belmont Park, you know? But Saratoga’s Saratoga.
Trying to Keep Up
So, race day comes around. I had stuff I absolutely had to do. Family commitments, the kind you can’t just ignore for a horse race, believe me, I checked. So I wasn’t glued to the TV like I usually would be. Instead, it was me trying to catch updates on my phone between pretending to be interested in other conversations.
First, I tried just refreshing the main sports sites. Slow. Like, really slow. You’d think in this day and age, getting race results would be instant, right? Nope. Kept seeing the ‘pre-race’ stuff way longer than I expected.
Then I tried texting a buddy.
- He’s usually right on top of this stuff.
- His first text back was just “Whoa.” Not helpful, mate!
- Then he sends another text saying one horse won, but the name seemed kinda off from who I thought the favorite was.
Getting the News
So now I’m juggling the phone, trying to look up what my friend texted, still nodding along to whatever Aunt Carol is talking about. Pulled up a racing app I barely use. That one seemed to have it right, finally. Confirmed the winner. It wasn’t who I’d put my pretend-money on, naturally.
It just felt… different this year. Not just the track change. Maybe it was me being distracted, sneaking around for updates like a kid hiding a comic book. Used to be simpler, you just watched the race, end of story. Now it’s this scramble across different apps and texts.
Anyway, got the results eventually. Saw who won, who placed. The whole thing felt a bit anticlimactic because of how I got the news, piece by piece. Still, a big race is a big race, even if you catch the results sideways while nodding about someone’s garden gnomes.
