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Originally Posted by Cardus
Pat, I doubt we'd be at this impasse if Saratoga's meet were imminent, and I suspect that we wouldn't be at this point if we were in the midst of Belmont's spring meet.
I don't say this lightly, for a good friend of mine is a NY owner -- and a thoughtful DT contributor -- but at this point, it's best for the long term that racing is shut down now. Of course, if ALL of the salient points could be addressed in the next two days -- it seems impossible -- then I'd think differently. Half-baked plans serve no long term good. And from what has been made public, I had no sense that everything was being discussed sufficiently.
I understood the first extension, but after NYRA was left, essentially, dead on the vine following that period, I think we knew we'd wind up with this situation.
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It is getting to a point that some drastic action has to be taken. It is obvious that if another extension is given we will be back at this same point in a couple of weeks. The NYRA employees have been wondering for over a year if their jobs are secure. Unfortunately most legislators only act when pressure is put on them. So I guess it is time to put pressure on them.
If they close on Thursday I will be one of the first to be affected, I have a horse in the fifth race that day.