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Originally Posted by moodwalker
I have heard the same from my friends who have worked there.
Let me ask you this, why do you think they put people without much knowledge about the intricacies of the game in the decision making positions?
I had a discussion about that very fact with one of the professors over at the University in the Equine Department.
It sure does seem odd.
How did you like Meeker? And how long do you think Greg Bush will last with the way things are going?
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The primary factor is that there are very few people that have a broad racing knowledge and qualify from an education and experience standpoint, believe it or not....it is a very limited group, so they go out to relative sports industries and hire people from those sources....Theie VP of Marketing came from AFI Bowling company, which involves sports, but he knows nothing about racing....it is what you have to deal with...they are assuming that smart and diligent people with adapt and it doesn't work much of the time...
As for Meeker, I thought he was OK....Reportedly, he didn't want to hack us after the Derby but the Board (Mr. Duchessois) made him do it.....Mr. D makes 90% of the major decisions there and wants a puppet for a CEO - that is the real reason Meeker stepped down...
I will say this though...I betcha the environment gets a little less volatile now that Meeker is gone beause he ran that place like a dictatorship and that is why it was very militant and very strict and cut-throat for a while IMO....
It really is a great company though and it is a shame that they are this unstable....I'm seriously not bitter at all about my situation, although I obviously was dissappointed....