No Cal Racing Wednesday

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by philcski

I don't know for sure. Probably the cost of stabling a horse in California, the surface issues, and no opportunity to poach runners from other circuits since they're basically on an island. People are still betting the product which means there could still be life.

If I were a trainer, though, that's where I'd want to be (if they went back to dirt.)

They have always been an island.

The reason the model does not work if you are an owner is the cost, the gov in socal has some many regulations to meet the cost is ridiculous, its not the labor.

There is very little incentive to me to have a big stable in socal. People still bet the brand name.

Dirt or no dirt has little affect on this, problem started about 1990ish.