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[Gander]

Thats absurb Pointg5. What we do without money burning mules like Hippy Hippy Red and Heres Ya Souvenir?

[pmayjr]

I totally disagree with you Pointg. Claiming races are what fills sometimes more than half of a racing card at a given track. And me, a guy who loves betting crap climing races, that's where I make my $$$ in this sport. I don't make it on the 6-horse field grade 1, or that allownace 44kn1x. I make it on 5kclmN3L races. If I don't have my claiming races, I might as well just show up 2 times a year- once on Derby Day, and Once on B.C. Day.

Also, you might as well just close and board up Canterbury, Mountaineer, Chuck-town, Penn National, Remington, Delta, Evangeline, etc etc etc etc. Pretty much any track not in So-Cal, NY, Kentucky or Florida...

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by Gander

Thats absurb Pointg5. What we do without money burning mules like Hippy Hippy Red and Heres Ya Souvenir?

I do not like claiming races, can't stand them...

I wanted to be a middle linebacker for the Bengals growing up, I would have a better chance of being President...I dealt with it and moved on, that's the same way I feel about claiming races, if you can't compete on the top level...Why bother?

[pmayjr]

Pointg,
Speaking of Linebackers... view this post quick lol
http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4697

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Pointg,
Speaking of Linebackers... view this post quick lol
http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4697

Is it work safe?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Pointg5

Is it work safe?

Everybody can have an opinion...I just don't have to honor it!
Claiming races are the backbone of the sport...eliminate them and only the boys from Dubai and fat cats from Europe and billionaires from the US would be involved in the sport! How many owners can afford a two million dollar yearling? How many trainers could get by with ..oh lets see...no horses in their barn??? You would put hundreds of thousands of folks out of work, condemn tens of thousands of horses to slaughter...why? Because you don't like claiming races??? Here's an alternative...don't watch and/or bet them!!!

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Everybody can have an opinion...I just don't have to honor it!
Claiming races are the backbone of the sport...eliminate them and only the boys from Dubai and fat cats from Europe and billionaires from the US would be involved in the sport! How many owners can afford a two million dollar yearling? How many trainers could get by with ..oh lets see...no horses in their barn??? You would put hundreds of thousands of folks out of work, condemn tens of thousands of horses to slaughter...why? Because you don't like claiming races??? Here's an alternative...don't watch and/or bet them!!!

Like I said, I wanted to play Pro Football, never going to happen, too slow, way too slow...Does that mean it's my only line of work and I could do nothing else?

[Gander]

"The world needs ditch diggers too"

-Ted Knight, Caddyshack

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Everybody can have an opinion...I just don't have to honor it!
Claiming races are the backbone of the sport...eliminate them and only the boys from Dubai and fat cats from Europe and billionaires from the US would be involved in the sport! How many owners can afford a two million dollar yearling? How many trainers could get by with ..oh lets see...no horses in their barn??? You would put hundreds of thousands of folks out of work, condemn tens of thousands of horses to slaughter...why? Because you don't like claiming races??? Here's an alternative...don't watch and/or bet them!!!

And I also want to Thank Brainiac, really don't watch/bet on them, gee, I never thought of that...

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Pointg5

I do not like claiming races, can't stand them...

I wanted to be a middle linebacker for the Bengals growing up, I would have a better chance of being President...I dealt with it and moved on, that's the same way I feel about claiming races, if you can't compete on the top level...Why bother?

Why bother?
You have to be making a joke!
Only 2% of foals born are entered in a stakes race.
Only 25% even make it to the track.
I'm guessing you'd like to do away with farm teams for baseball and football.
Everyone should just show up at the Bengal's summer camp, put on their gear, and hit the field.
Yeah right!

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Why bother?
You have to be making a joke!
Only 2% of foals born are entered in a stakes race.
Only 25% even make it to the track.
I'm guessing you'd like to do away with farm teams for baseball and football.
Everyone should just show up at the Bengal's summer camp, put on their gear, and hit the field.
Yeah right!

This is how I feel, not that it's right or wrong, just my opinion...I am sure everyone could make good cases for having them...