Pletcher going to California

Originally Posted by georgewashington

You seem to know very little about the Gulfstream situation and what the business plan is. You might want to stick to talking about something that you know about. Gulfstream was built with slots in mind and they are coming. The meet will be a top meet in the country by 2008. Horseman love both facilities. Everyone knew they would have to live with growing pains.

Unlike the disgusting dorms NYRA provides at Saratoga and Belmont, Gulfstream has some of the nicest dorms in the world for the backstretch workers. I guess NYRA puts all the money in the purses. Who cares about the backstretch workers. Right?

Oh I'm quite aware of the plan!! The plan is to run lower quality racing with rock bottom purses until slots come in and then they can pay all the freight.
Funny, but Ky and Cali and Ny don't have slots and they all pay purses much higher.
Horsemen may love the facilities but as many have wondered aloud, why go to the work of installing such great surfaces to race on and the great Palm Meadows training center if all you are gonna run is claiming races?
Two years in a row the horseman have gone in and complained about the races being written. Its been covered in the DRF, in case you don't read that publication.