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Old 03-21-2010, 09:49 AM
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Steve is there some kind of protest/rally today that's going to affect the races?
There's a 12n-2p Horseman's rally and press conference at Belmont. My guess on this is that the BEL-AQU shuttle van broke down or got stuck in a traffic situation and couldn't get to the D-barn in time.


EDIT: I didn't think Violette was dumb enough to do something like this. He's the proverbial 'smartest guy in the room'... according to himself.
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Old 03-21-2010, 09:55 AM
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Any updates on Gulfstream?
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:08 AM
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Just another day @ NYRA......
On a side note; between here in NY and Kentucky, state goverment are KILLING our sport!
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:13 AM
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Rick Violette is explaining the situation right now on Trackfacts (Capital OTB)
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Rick Violette is explaining the situation right now on Trackfacts (Capital OTB)

He should focus on popping his firsters.
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:47 AM
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No. There's a 12n-2p Horseman's rally and press conference at Belmont. My guess on this is that the BEL-AQU shuttle van broke down or got stuck in a traffic situation and couldn't get to the D-barn in time.
It is in fact being reported as a protest of the poor handling of the slots measure by the state...
http://drf.com/news/article/111603.html
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:50 AM
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Very odd.
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Old 03-21-2010, 10:56 AM
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Yep NYRA doesn't need the handle money? Of all things to do? Owners don't earn, Trainers don't earn, NYRA doesn't earn and all for what a 80 people and a Megaphone? It is important for State to make a decision but why this?
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Yep NYRA doesn't need the handle money? Of all things to do? Owners don't earn, Trainers don't earn, NYRA doesn't earn and all for what a 80 people and a Megaphone? It is important for State to make a decision but why this?
Totally agree Fred. Shocked Violette would orchestrate this the way it was done.
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This explains why Valid Sum worked on Friday, if they all knew the first race wasn't going to run anyway.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:07 AM
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Totally agree Fred. Shocked Violette would orchestrate this the way it was done.
Nothing like alienating owners, fans, and management.. How does this help get the message out? Buy a full page in the NY TIMES, hire a PR firm, drop a sky diver out of a plane in between races with a sign that get gets on local news.. Cancel a race is just biting the hand that feeds you on EVERY level...Oh BTW...screw the bettors for the changes to boot
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:13 AM
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Dey tuk ur slots
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Nothing like alienating owners, fans, and management.. How does this help get the message out? Buy a full page in the NY TIMES, hire a PR firm, drop a sky diver out of a plane in between races with a sign that get gets on local news.. Cancel a race is just biting the hand that feeds you on EVERY level...Oh BTW...screw the bettors for the changes to boot
Well said Freddy. The only people that are affected (with exception to the connections of the horses entered in the 1st) are the bettors. And they will just invest their money somewhere else. Really with the next two days being dark, they would have had plenty of time to march/rally in Albany get some press coverage and be back in plenty of time to run the entire card on Wednesday.
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Old 03-21-2010, 02:02 PM
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the bettors ... will just invest their money somewhere else.
The powers that be over at NYRA somehow fail to grasp this. I give it another year before even the diehards start looking elsewhere.

On a positive note:

1) Campo actually carded another 5.5F race today --- go figure Not like he's stuck in a 6F rut.

2) The turf course is really, really green (which is the way NYRA likes it).
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