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02-26-2010, 12:32 PM
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02-26-2010, 12:41 PM
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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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02-26-2010, 01:59 PM
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It would figure to weaken Saratoga's cards if it runs through labor day.
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02-26-2010, 02:14 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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02-26-2010, 03:16 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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