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Old 07-22-2010, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Antitrust32 View Post
I have never once screamed about the piggish nature of the tracks. I'm always on the side of the horsemen / organization that puts on the racing product.

I've always thought the tracks get the raw end of the deal. Obviously, they negotiate the deals, but what are they going to do? Not sell the signal & go out of business?

sorry for the poor oversimplification, or gross misrepresentation
The irony is that everytime an entity like NYRA or Tracknet tries to get more money for its signal, among the first people to balk and pull the signal are the members of the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative, which includes the NJSEA tracks.
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