Stronach reneges on SA surface change..

[randallscott35]

I don't blame him. 6 horse fields till the cows come home.

[hockey2315]

Wouldn't "throwing money down in an open pit" be business as usual for Magna?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Wouldn't "throwing money down in an open pit" be business as usual for Magna?

I think you can only declare bankruptcy once every 3 years so just wait a bit.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

So .... I guess they're just going to cancel everytime it rains?

I think people are starting to forget that Santa Anita's winter meet always was without a doubt the place that showcases the best racing in the winter.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

So .... I guess they're just going to cancel everytime it rains?

I think people are starting to forget that Santa Anita's winter meet always was without a doubt the place that showcases the best racing in the winter.

I prefer Tampa these days.

[Danzig]

wonder how much one cancellation costs them? someone had to have crunched the numbers, and realized the rare rainy day doesn't cost as much as a surface change. too bad

[packerbacker7964]

If I had one of the best 3 yearolds I'd ship them out of there as fast as I could. How can you train and prep in those conditions? Welcome to Oaklawn Bob Baffert will you be staying here long?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

They've had to cancel multiple Saturday cards! - that's beyond crazy.

They had 6 cards that were cancelled in 74 years of dirt racing.

Two of the six were cancelled on back to back weekdays because they had 17 straight off tracks and they didn't want to fill races with all 5, 6, and 7 horse fields.

Two more of the six were were cancelled on back to back weekdays when all the top stories in the LA Times were about floods causing major havoc.

The other two cancelled days were in the 1950's. Probably both on weekdays as well.

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I don't blame him. 6 horse fields till the cows come home.

i know, but the guy finally speaks out. he should of fought those tracks from day 1. he hates them and half the owners won't come out there. why didn't he object years ago. that law was the dumbest thing ever up until the aqueduct slot machine debacle. if horse racing can't shoot itself these states are always willing to lend a hand.....lol

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

i know, but the guy finally speaks out. he should of fought those tracks from day 1. he hates them and half the owners won't come out there. why didn't he object years ago. that law was the dumbest thing ever up until the aqueduct slot machine debacle. if horse racing can't shoot itself these states are always willing to lend a hand.....lol

I kind of agree, the CHRB mandated the synthetic surface with a shoot first ask questions later mentality. Now the track is a disaster and the state (not like they have any extra money to help out) is nowhere to be found. It's very unfair situation for the racing community out there. Plus if they went back to dirt, what's from stopping the CHRB from doing the same thing all over again and mandating some other kind of synthetic surface say 7-8 years down the road?