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Originally Posted by oracle80
This whole thing just stinks, and has for so long.
Last night I'm channel surfing and get to our OTB channel and on teh screen is Yonkers raceway. They were closed for like 18 months for "remodeling". 
The point is that heres this harness track that was on the verge of extinction and here they are up and running with slots.
Saratoga Harness has had them forever it seems, Vernon Downs was closed and shuttered and bankrupt(its in central NY state) and now they are also open and racing with slots humming.
Monticello is like the worst place on the planet, and they have slots up and running(harness track about 90 miles away from NYC), Finger Lakes has had them a long time, and on my way home from Kentucky I pulled off the Buffalo exit to go to the harness track there for the first time in my life to catch the last few from Aqu and CD the day after the BC and to my shock, all these cars were in the parking lot and when I walked inside there were slots everywhere.
Yonkers, Monticello, Vernon Downs, Buffalo, Finger lakes, and Saratoga Harness all have slots in place but noone will approve NYRA's at Aqueduct? Where they would reap the most money?
Its been a disgusting display of politics and anyone with a brain can see that political forces motivated by special interest groups have done everything they can to try and force NYRA under. There is no way that these slots shouldn't be running, and thats sure not NYRA's fault. Its a disgrace. |
I said it from the beginning, THIS WHOLE THING is out of politics in N.Y.
Now, that "starts day #1" governor" will be in power, things SHOULD straight out or will they??? I STILL haven't found anybody who thinks NYRA's on-track product is so bad, so why the need for change? Will it REALLY be better if someone else runs N.Y. racing? I still think, things "down the road" WILL be worse! As for the horseman, NOTHING is stopping those who don't like racing in N.Y. run by NYRA to go elsewhere. I've been around the game for 20 years, NYRA has been worse in that time more than the last six years. I really think that some on this site, have just an "axe" to grind with them. They ALWAYS complain about NYRA, but STILL benefit from them. Complain, complain...if you don't like it...don't play here! The politicians are to blame here and no one else. They think they'll get more of the "pie" with someone else running the show. If the "new people" fail, WHO will you NYRA haters blame next.....