CRIST: (Updated: Bruno proposal)

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by theiman

The other 46 weeks of the year at NYRA is not much to look at. I have seen similar small fields that other venues have had problems with, poor track conditions and cancelled days at Aqueduct. Cancelled races at Belmont too.

Your most laughable comment yet. Yeah.. that Belmont Fall Championship Meet is a real eyesore with the 16 graded stakes.. And the spring racing at Belmont is just dreadful. The Aqueduct main track meet in the late winter/early spring (Wood) is always welcome relief from Gulfstream's embarassing product and the fall (Cigar Mile) at Big A is a pleasant last hurrah before the winter sets in.

Your small field comment displays a lack of current event knowledge as field size has increased dramatically since mid-summer in NY with the purse increases. Field size up.. handle up.. You're using old notes.

Originally Posted by theiman

Does anyone think that if NYRA still had the contract for about 10 more years they would make any effort to improve conditions at Big A or Belmont backstretch areas? ---I doubt it. More likely status quo, open the doors, take in the money and close the doors at the end of the day. Better yet, if anyone had a business they owned, would they want it to be run by NYRA's management?

More lack of knowledge and parrotting of someone's smear tactic press releases. Guess you're not familiar with Anna House.. or the backstretch employees health care program.

Running a racetrack is not like any storefront business. It's running a sports franchise, small city and zoo all at once. And as to your last ridiculous assertion, there isn't a business anywhere that wouldn't love to have the likes of Charlie Hayward, Steve Duncker, John Tierney, Bob Palumbo, et al, on their staff or Board.