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Originally Posted by theiman
The other 46 weeks of the year at NYRA is not much to look at. I have seen similar small fields that other venues have had problems with, poor track conditions and cancelled days at Aqueduct. Cancelled races at Belmont too.
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Your most laughable comment yet. Yeah.. that Belmont Fall Championship Meet is a real eyesore with the 16 graded stakes.. And the spring racing at Belmont is just dreadful. The Aqueduct main track meet in the late winter/early spring (Wood) is always welcome relief from Gulfstream's embarassing product and the fall (Cigar Mile) at Big A is a pleasant last hurrah before the winter sets in.
Your small field comment displays a lack of current event knowledge as field size has increased dramatically since mid-summer in NY with the purse increases. Field size up.. handle up.. You're using old notes.
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Originally Posted by theiman
Does anyone think that if NYRA still had the contract for about 10 more years they would make any effort to improve conditions at Big A or Belmont backstretch areas? ---I doubt it. More likely status quo, open the doors, take in the money and close the doors at the end of the day. Better yet, if anyone had a business they owned, would they want it to be run by NYRA's management?
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More lack of knowledge and parrotting of someone's smear tactic press releases. Guess you're not familiar with Anna House.. or the backstretch employees health care program.
Running a racetrack is not like any storefront business. It's running a sports franchise, small city and zoo all at once. And as to your last ridiculous assertion, there isn't a business anywhere that wouldn't love to have the likes of Charlie Hayward, Steve Duncker, John Tierney, Bob Palumbo, et al, on their staff or Board.