Garrett At The Shore

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Revidere

Is this where we insert the inevitable Rachel vs. Zenyatta comparison?

I laughed.


--Dunbar

[randallscott35]

Johnny V taking the turnpike as well.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/112429.html

[slotdirt]

Definitely more likely to spend some time on the Parkway if he's headed to Monmouth.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Definitely more likely to spend some time on the Parkway if he's headed to Monmouth.

That's what I meant. Thanks

[philcski]

Cordero said the fact trainer Todd Pletcher will be sending a lot of his better horses to Monmouth - which is offering an average of $1 million a day in purses - is one reason he will be there.

"I have very little business [at Belmont],'' Cordero said. "Why have Johnny ride one or two horses a day when I can ride six or seven? I'm going to go there for sure.''

Interesting... I don't think there's any way to argue against that this will be a wildly successful experiment at Monmouth.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

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Interesting... I don't think there's any way to argue against that this will be a wildly successful experiment at Monmouth.

I don't understand how it's even possible that it will be anything close to " wildly successful. " I understand how it should be really good from a racing/handicapping standpoint, and it will be hard not to pay attention to their races, but I think you need to clarify what you mean by this. From a financial standpoint it seems extremely unlikely it will be at all successful.

Monmouth is a great place. From a fans perspective this should be terrific....but successful? For whom?

[Lovely Laurel]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't understand how it's even possible that it will be anything close to " wildly successful. " I understand how it should be really good from a racing/handicapping standpoint, and it will be hard not to pay attention to their races, but I think you need to clarify what you mean by this. From a financial standpoint it seems extremely unlikely it will be at all successful.

Monmouth is a great place. From a fans perspective this should be terrific....but successful? For whom?

The intrigue is what will make this successful. The concept is new to a sport that hates to embrace anything new. Huge purses, high profile barns, and the nation's best jockeys signing up every day will make this a runaway success. Not to mention the field sizes. Also, a 3 day/week program will keep the meet far from boring and "watered down."

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't understand how it's even possible that it will be anything close to " wildly successful. " I understand how it should be really good from a racing/handicapping standpoint, and it will be hard not to pay attention to their races, but I think you need to clarify what you mean by this. From a financial standpoint it seems extremely unlikely it will be at all successful.

Monmouth is a great place. From a fans perspective this should be terrific....but successful? For whom?

It will be wildly successful for fans- who will get a Saratoga-esque experience, and horsemen- who will be chasing mammoth purses, and since Kulina cleverly wrote the condition book there will be ample opportunities for the "regular guy"; hopefully from a handle perspective as well if others agree with me that this (and Saratoga of course) will be the place to focus their wagering capital. I'm not sure how well it will work out for the state of New Jersey, because reduced race dates obviously means unless they increase handle by 40% (probably unattainable) it's a net loser versus the traditional plan. I'd assume NJSEA ends up saving a lot of money on converting Meadowlands and on daily operational costs, but I don't know how their balance sheet looked before it.