Wooley gets it, I guess others don't

gales0678 · #1 06-09-2009, 01:11 PM

According to Chip he doesn't get why the Racino in the Big A with all the slots, restaurants , etc.. has not opened yet

Slots literally saved Sunland Park he claims and would be a financial bonanza for the BIG A and NY racing in general.

With what is going on in Albany I guess we will never get the slots , what a shame.

It seems to have worked at Yonkers Raceway , purses are up and the place is packed on the weekends

Anybody have any updates in this ongoing issue - thx

phystech · #2 06-09-2009, 01:28 PM

About the only people that don't get it are the politicians. And, actually, that isn't a true statement 'cause they get it too - but they haven't figured out how to get IT in their pockets.....

sumitas · #3 06-09-2009, 01:30 PM

If only the Injuns would stop their rain dance for their racino at Belmont .

Bobby Fischer · #4 06-09-2009, 01:33 PM

what did he get? appreciation for kindly making a pro-racino statement while he has his 15minutes?

gales0678 · #5 06-09-2009, 01:35 PM

that slots are the future - they saved Sunland Park his home track and they may save other tracks across the country , a lot more people play the 1 arm bandits then the ponies

Kasept · #6 06-09-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

what did he get? appreciation for kindly making a pro-racino statement while he has his 15minutes?

This is a very silly comment. In fact, Chip Woolley had been earlier lauded in Kentucky and Maryland for actively speaking out on behalf of Horsemen on the slots issue, utilizing his own remarkable rise from obscurity as the point of reference.

Woolley has been a surprise to everyone who has encountered him. He's bright, articulate and in touch with the current state of the game. Just because he also happens to be a Southwesten version of a hardboot, doesn't mean he doesn't have something to contribute.

VOL JACK · #7 06-09-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

This is a very silly comment. In fact, Chip Woolley had been earlier lauded in Kentucky and Maryland for actively speaking out on behalf of Horsemen on the slots issue, utilizing his own remarkable rise from obscurity as the point iof reference.

Woolley has been a surprise to everyone who has encountered him. He's bright, articulate and in touch with the current state of the game. Just because he also happens to be a Southwesten version of a hardboot, doesn't mean he doesn't have something to contribute.

Gimme a break Byk...the guy is the biggest baffoon around.
His statements regarding RA connections when he was being the Chicken$h!+ trying to dodge the filly really showed his true colors.
Does 'they are the ones causin all the problems by tryin to supplement the filly' ring a bell???

freddymo · #8 06-09-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

This is a very silly comment. In fact, Chip Woolley had been earlier lauded in Kentucky and Maryland for actively speaking out on behalf of Horsemen on the slots issue, utilizing his own remarkable rise from obscurity as the point of reference.

Woolley has been a surprise to everyone who has encountered him. He's bright, articulate and in touch with the current state of the game. Just because he also happens to be a Southwesten version of a hardboot, doesn't mean he doesn't have something to contribute.

Please enlighten us how millions of people losing millions of dollars in an idiot box helps horse racing.. Oh I guess you mean the inflated purses for a few years till the folks are broke and the state has to bail them out with welfare food stamps and free medical and legal fees. Horse racing thrived when it was one of the very few gambling options.. More gambling dollars spent on ancillary products can never be a good long term solution. Less dates, less horses and consequently less folks in the business is the answer..Its just a bitter pill to swallow but it is the long term I care about not some inflated overnight purse for chemists to get horses hopped up for..

Kasept · #9 06-10-2009, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Why have people been surprised? And how many people have been surprised?

Because of the way things started right after the Derby and how awkward he was initially. And nearly everyone who has dealt with him since has been surprised at the kind of guy he turned out to be. I called Joel Marr (Pepper's Pride) in New Mexico on the Monday after Derby to ask him about Woolley. Marr is a friend of his, and he said that Woolley would be hard to get to know, but that once he warmed up to people he was very easy to get along with and a really good guy. And he was right.