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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Basically then we're lamenting the same thing. I know that the jobs are not applicable but did want to mention in the entire discussion that there are a lot of employees getting shafted.
The NY bred purses have been reduced recently. Are there still too many NY bred races? Sure. I've believed for quite some time that the proliferation of the La Bred program has kept FG from becoming a premier winter signal.
I guess my issue is that you have horses that are worth X amount, who would run for X amount and are actually running for X times 5. Is it a big deal? Not really, but 80k for Jersey bred MSWs is an awful lot. If I start rolling quarters now and turning in cans do you think you could find one for me and you to claim?
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I agree that 80k is kind of crazy for that class of horse but there are reasons beyond the obvious why they are as we have discussed. I thought that 18k was a lot for kickin n screamins race yesterday based on the quality or lack of quality. But a lot of that is because we have been conditioned to smaller purses that were the norm for so long. Higher purses will lead to better quality over the long haul though in Monmouths case who knows how long this will play out. believe me there are a lot of people who have asked the same question about Jersey breds and if you could guarantee that those purses would be in effect for say 10 years you would see a definite increase in the quality of NJ breds. The quality of (non-Strawbridge) PA breds will dramatically increase over the next few years because people have sent a whole lot of pretty good mares there in foal to good stallions. The program was almost dormant but now the Breeders awards and purse incentives are so good that a lot of KY breeders are dropping a significant amount of their horses there. It is hard to see now but it is coming. That doesn't mean that Philly park is going to become Belmont but better horses does equal better races. Naturally the takeout issues among others still remain there but the racing has gotten better and should improve as people look to run the better bred PA breds there for the incentives.