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Old 02-26-2010, 11:32 AM
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Less racing, but presumably of higher qualty. No complaints here.
If an allowance race is going to be carded with a 75k purse, MDN SPL at 75, and 50k claimers 75k you are going to see a bunch of nice races. Plus maybe some people will come to NJ vs. WB.. I can't see people running to poly in Canada when they wil have dirt and grass on the Jersey shore in JULY.
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Old 02-26-2010, 11:41 AM
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I can live with Fri-Sun only since those are the days I go to the track anyway. I'm always skeptical of anything this screwed up state proposes however. I need to hear more opinions from better informed people.
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Old 02-26-2010, 12:44 PM
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I think it is a wonderful idea.
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Old 02-26-2010, 12:59 PM
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It would figure to weaken Saratoga's cards if it runs through labor day.
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Old 02-26-2010, 01:12 PM
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It would figure to weaken Saratoga's cards if it runs through labor day.
I think that is the objective.
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Old 02-26-2010, 01:14 PM
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In other words .... we can look forward to MUCH better weekend racing cards in Jersey .. and more NY breds and turf sprints at Saratoga? ... I dunno if that's the greatest of trade offs.
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Old 02-26-2010, 02:16 PM
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Turning out there's a bit 'less' to this than it looks..

Original reporting of the story by Tom Luicci/The Star-Ledger
http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/in...outh_park.html

It's not just 50 days in the summer, and the $50MM number includes the stakes AND overnight programs...There's also a 21 day Sept-Nov meet that will run for $250-$300k/day ($5.5MM), and the stakes program is worth about $5MM. So take $10-$11MM off the $50MM total and you are actually around $775-$800k a day for the summer meet. And even that number is not purse money exclusively.

And I'm being told that the Star-Ledger was very premature releasing this. There are many i's to dot and t's to cross yet...
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