NY

[Grits]

Linny, I enjoy your contributions to this board, probably more than anyone here, and I don't know anything whatsoever about you except that you are one smart cookie, especially when it comes to NY racing, and clearly all aspects of the game for that matter.

You're right--dead right. Its a hard sell, regardless, partnerships or sole ownership--when one hears "be prepared to lose your money".

LOSE. Why do I want to stand in a winners' circle, just so I can have my photograph made--while LOSING money. Something is wrong with this picture to me. I don't like losing money for FUN. That's not fun.

[Linny]

Originally Posted by Grits

Linny, I enjoy your contributions to this board, probably more than anyone here, and I don't know anything whatsoever about you except that you are one smart cookie, especially when it comes to NY racing, and clearly all aspects of the game for that matter.

You're right--dead right. Its a hard sell, regardless, partnerships or sole ownership--when one hears "be prepared to lose your money".

LOSE. Why do I want to stand in a winners' circle, just so I can have my photograph made--while LOSING money. Something is wrong with this picture to me. I don't like losing money for FUN. That's not fun.

Thank you Grits, I had missed this post. Very kind of you to say.

[sumitas]

NY breeders need more support, not less. The state bred races are for NY breds. If you want in, then buy a NY bred.
I highly doubt the NY thoroughbred program will be altered to benefit out of state interests at the expense of the NY horse industry.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by sumitas

NY breeders need more support, not less. The state bred races are for NY breds. If you want in, then buy a NY bred.
I highly doubt the NY thoroughbred program will be altered to benefit out of state interests at the expense of the NY horse industry.

Since when did racing in NY become the sole property of the NY breeders? The statebred program has lowered the overall quality of racing in NY not enhanced it. I remember when NY racing meant top quality, class racing. Except for Saratoga and weekends at Belmont that is no longer the case. I have no problem with NY bred horses, I just dont want to see them dominate the cards further than they already do.

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Since when did racing in NY become the sole property of the NY breeders? The statebred program has lowered the overall quality of racing in NY not enhanced it. I remember when NY racing meant top quality, class racing. Except for Saratoga and weekends at Belmont that is no longer the case. I have no problem with NY bred horses, I just dont want to see them dominate the cards further than they already do.

It is New York State. Maybe NY breds needed to be conceived in NY. That really should be the case.

Maybe then NY breds Behaving Badly, Fleet Indian, Pentatonic, etc. would have been bred to NY stallions; and make NY racing "better."