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[Travis Stone]

There are too many "Derbies" for this time of year. Indiana, Super, Pennsylvania, Remington... they all compete for the same depleted horse flesh.

In our case, our stakes coordinator became very sick this summer and missed a lot of time. He's back at work, is a stand-up guy and I wish him the best.

That said, we're stuck at LAD. Given our schedule, the only alternative would be to run the race in October... but every Saturday in October is congested with big races at BEL, HOL/SA... so we'd have no shot to generate the handle dollars we generate on Super Derby Day during that month.

We could pull back into July, but the Swaps - as an example - would be the type of race we'd have, plus it's usually 105 degrees.

So some years we'll get a Blame, other years we won't... that's the spot we're in.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

There are too many "Derbies" for this time of year. Indiana, Super, Pennsylvania, Remington... they all compete for the same depleted horse flesh.

In our case, our stakes coordinator became very sick this summer and missed a lot of time. He's back at work, is a stand-up guy and I wish him the best.

That said, we're stuck at LAD. Given our schedule, the only alternative would be to run the race in October... but every Saturday in October is congested with big races at BEL, HOL/SA... so we'd have no shot to generate the handle dollars we generate on Super Derby Day during that month.

We could pull back into July, but the Swaps - as an example - would be the type of race we'd have, plus it's usually 105 degrees.

So some years we'll get a Blame, other years we won't... that's the spot we're in.

Just keep up the good game......

Enjoy, ONWARD, and prosper.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

There are too many "Derbies" for this time of year. Indiana, Super, Pennsylvania, Remington... they all compete for the same depleted horse flesh.

That said, we're stuck at LAD. Given our schedule, the only alternative would be to run the race in October... but every Saturday in October is congested with big races at BEL, HOL/SA... so we'd have no shot to generate the handle dollars we generate on Super Derby Day during that month.

We could pull back into July, but the Swaps - as an example - would be the type of race we'd have, plus it's usually 105 degrees.

So some years we'll get a Blame, other years we won't... that's the spot we're in.

There's a huge alternative to altering the traditional calendar placement of the Super Derby (the name alone connotes that it should be more important than all those other Derbies you listed)...

...bring back the $1 million purse.

It was the only reason the race was popular to begin with.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

There's a huge alternative to altering the traditional calendar placement of the Super Derby (the name alone connotes that it should be more important than all those other Derbies you listed)...

...bring back the $1 million purse.

It was the only reason the race was popular to begin with.

Can you loan us $500,000? Easier said than done... but I agree.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

There are too many "Derbies" for this time of year. Indiana, Super, Pennsylvania, Remington... they all compete for the same depleted horse flesh.

In our case, our stakes coordinator became very sick this summer and missed a lot of time. He's back at work, is a stand-up guy and I wish him the best.

That said, we're stuck at LAD. Given our schedule, the only alternative would be to run the race in October... but every Saturday in October is congested with big races at BEL, HOL/SA... so we'd have no shot to generate the handle dollars we generate on Super Derby Day during that month.

We could pull back into July, but the Swaps - as an example - would be the type of race we'd have, plus it's usually 105 degrees.

So some years we'll get a Blame, other years we won't... that's the spot we're in.

Give it up already.





That place is an amusement park.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

We could pull back into July, but the Swaps - as an example - would be the type of race we'd have, plus it's usually 105 degrees.

At least it has cooled off in September. Nothing says fall is coming like 100 degree days.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

At least it has cooled off in September. Nothing says fall is coming like 100 degree days.

We're in summer round two. It's brutal. I felt like a jock in the sweatbox yesterday playing golf.