"I guess the county executive's race has started early," he said.
The men's race has started as the elite field leads the pack over the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge.
The race has started in a far field, but you can already hear the rumbling of the horses.
No winner in the eight-year history of this race has started from farther back in the pack.
Therefore, any bets that come in from off-track locations in the seconds before a race begins will not affect the odds until after a race has started.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association did not make any proposals about odds fluctuations after a race has started, a source of contention to many fans.
The American intellectual left, lost in the old paradigm of static classes and monolithic races, has started sounding very much like the American right.
One of its innovations was to give punters the chance to bet after a race has started, right up to the end of the event.
Mr Sarkozy, who has yet formally to enter the race, has started to talk publicly about life beyond politics.To the surprise even of some who work with him, Mr Hollande declared war on global finance.
When a race has started and there is no shell to hold on to until the next one, he lies on his back and thinks, not even talking to the other stake-boat men.
