HOL trims stakes purses; Rosario's book to Ebanks
 

Hollywood Park, in an effort to protect overnight purses, has responded to the declining economy by shafting its stakes calendar for the spring/summer meet, which opens the week of April 24.

The $5.8-million stakes schedule, is down from $8 million last year.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/55771/gold-cup-to-highlight-hollywood-meeting/print

F'in shame.

Racing is so dead in that state.........but hey so is the rest of the business industry.

It looks like the cut to min purse levels allowable?

YO VIC Monmouth Park is looking for a few small fine youngmen. No earthquakes and claimimg races that go for 70k.. And you don't have to deal with the weather..

Gold Cup will be run under stakes conditions.

Neither me or my young men are going anywhere. We're very much looking forward to riding, calling and have a great summer at Hollywood Park.

Vic SPA Monday Wednesday Thursday Monmouth Friday - Sunday.. You are looking at 6 to 8 mill in pots a week...Your good horses are coming east anyway dont you have to follow the herd? Clean mountain air and then the sweet shore.. Let someone else call the 5 horse fields..lol

It will be interesting to see the jockey colony that ends up at the Jersey Shore this summer.

I think it is..You would think the fact that the best stakes are on the weekend would keep Saratoga very well stocked. Should be interesting names.. If your Joe Bravo your in for a major change..No more 6 horse fields that he is 2/5 in that is for sure..

I think Bravo has been up against it the last couple of years. Obviously he doesn't ride as many races, but the last couple of years he's had some competition from guys like Coa, Lezcano, Trujillo and Centeno. But you would think that the competiton will get even tougher when a few of the NYRA guys migrate south to Monmouth for the summer.

No chance. We're very happy just where we are.

Yeah why would you risk being exposed as average at best?

Yeah

Vic is taking over the WEST COAST. Garcia is on FIRE. Joel has been a top guy for a while, Vic is the man.
Hes like Dre, Snoop and Pac all rolled into one.

!!!!!

I was DJ'ing all three this weekend in my one of three blowouts this year this weekend.

Keep the faith Vic it's noble! When your clients come to MP because they get sick and tired of races not filling and when they do they are for 34k instead on 80k will see how long the party line holds together..I do look forward to your calls..Love your work on that end

I'm speechless.

Freddy,

Listening to some small-time horse owner's advice regarding where a successful, meet leading jockey should hang his tack is like a trainer with a top class mare poised to give Zenyatta a run for her money listening to some jock agent's suggestion to run against stakes colts at distance beyond her scope instead.

I would never offer advice to Vic. I just love him so much I think I should lookout for my main man..


BTW its Mr micro small-time owner in the future

Yes. Better to play it your way. Say something and remove all doubt.

Joel is 3rd in North America in purses. Martin 4th.

Party line seems ok as of now.

Please keep me posted though.

Thanks for listening.

Well the summer is a coming and you and yours will be behind the eight ball racing for popcorn and peanuts daily.. Perhaps you haven't digested 8mil to 5.8 so let me help.. You are working for 20% less money...its a pay cut! Uhm MP is will be attracting the best of the best..I guess 3 and 4 don't think they can hang when the chips are on the table.. Jeez throw your hat in the ring

3&4 seem happy to me.

Our ring is So Cal racing. Both guys love it here. Have great lives and make plenty of money.

As long as racing exisits in So. Cal. I and hopefully anyone I advise will be right in the middle of it fighting for whatever chips are on the table.

That IS NOT going to change.

Don't bother.

Thanks for listening.

3 and 4 (fine jocks) won't be 3 and 4 much longer, but you know that because you recognize they will be running for purses less then second rate curcuits.. Vic the patient is dying, the captain dies in the end as the boat sinks to the bottom

I really cant even tell if your serious, this guy is on fire right now.

Joel finished 5th overall in North America last year and never once rode a race outside California. If the patient dies I'll be at bedside holding his hand.

I think they are two very sharp young jocks..They race against swill but that is another issue and doesn't mean they couldn't complete against the best.. ANYHOO they are racing on RUBBER and in a place were purses are in serious decline.. MORE IMPORTANTLY So Cal is a quickly becoming a joke.. Save the gold cup graded races will be at INDUSTRY MANDATED mins.. Realize an overnight stake at MP will be worth 20% more then a G3 at HP..

Vic could be racing for 7 mil a week instead he will race for 2 mil a week...

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God I wish I owned me some phat photoshopin' skillz :(

BTW Vic riding in the Derby. Preakness, and Belmont doesnt suck...Hopefully we get to see Joel on dirt at CD in the fall.. Does he except mounts when the temp is under 60?

Just for you Dan......

Of course we are still weeks, works and races away. Joel does have what I feel are legitimate Oaks and Derby prospects in Crisp and Dave in Dixie. We'll see what the future holds.

Thanks for asking.

No thanks for the sarcasm.

Thanks for listening.

Garrett Gomez

Rafael Bejarano

Joe Talamo

Victor Espinoza

Mike Smith

Tyler Baze

Swill?

You're an idiot!!

Hopefully they can continue to "complete" at a high level.

Vic, kudos for taking most of the good natured and some not good natured barbs with class.

I've been a Martin Garcia fan since really before his "beginning." I think Derby Cat and I both touted some Joel Rosario when he was first appearing in the Bay Area.

I live in California now, and have for 10 years. But I cut my teeth following low to mid ranks midwest racing as a kid and then was a regular attendee at Gulfstream and Hialeah in the 1970's heyday.

I've been to multiple Kentucky Derby's, Woody Stephens numbers of Belmont's and one Preakness. Saratoga twice, and Del Mar once.

Toss in a Prairie Meadows, the requisite Beulah, some Sunland, Emerald Downs, Shakopee and Arlington Park and more, and I've been (about) everywhere (man).

I'm very happy that you share your thoughts and experiences posting here, and happy to occasionally get to follow and enjoy your work in Southern California.

Please tell me you only put Victor Espinoza on here because you have have letters in your first name in common. I can't and won't argue with the others but seriously, your two jocks are gonna put that dude out of business. He is horrendous.

You gonna tell him what you want for Christmas, too?

I like the calendar from Santa Anita already graciously bequeathed by others here during the holiday season. Thanks for thinking of my holiday list, just the same.

Yeah it's understandable because you still have your dignity. That alone would make it nearly impossible to move east and kiss every ass and taint on the backside of Monmouth.

You better hope Drugs doesn't read that one. He's got some Espinoza stats that might make you change your mind.

rumor on the del mar message board and pace advantage message board that ronnie ebanks is now joel rosarios agent. can anyone confirm this?

Oh HERE WE GO!!