State of racing in 5 years

[MISTERGEE]

I would always punch the lower ticket amount in case of a signer

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

I would always punch the lower ticket amount in case of a signer

Ok, but what is the law on the 50 cent wagers?

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Ok, but what is the law on the 50 cent wagers?

winnings of $600.00 USD or more are taxed when the winnings are also at least 300 times the original wager

[2Hot4TV]

The state of racing in 5 years?

about the same with the same trend of higher take outs and decreacing on track attendence.

5 horse races in California will be the norm.

[RockHardTen1985]

I think Chuck will have at least 4, if not 5 Champions....

[Travis Stone]

NY doesn't have to change. They handle the most out of any racetrack out there... their business is the strongest of all, particularly with Saratoga in the mix. Aqueduct in the winter for goodness sake out-handles most racetracks in the summer.

Furthermore, when NYRA runs, the industry receives a general bump in the overall marketplace... so them not running would pinch the marketplace as an industry. NYRA is not pinched by having too many races. They're the victims of the larger problems of lack of quality horses and what's left of the quality horses getting shoved into one shed row, forcing those trainers to spread them out.

Contraction in terms of races starts with tracks stretching-out their meets, barely making enough in terms of handle/field size/revenue, and struggling to get by as is. NYRA's not struggling in any sense of those.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

NY doesn't have to change. They handle the most out of any racetrack out there... their business is the strongest of all, particularly with Saratoga in the mix. Aqueduct in the winter for goodness sake out-handles most racetracks in the summer.

Furthermore, when NYRA runs, the industry receives a general bump in the overall marketplace... so them not running would pinch the marketplace as an industry. NYRA is not pinched by having too many races. They're the victims of the larger problems of lack of quality horses and what's left of the quality horses getting shoved into one shed row, forcing those trainers to spread them out.
Contraction in terms of races starts with tracks stretching-out their meets, barely making enough in terms of handle/field size/revenue, and struggling to get by as is. NYRA's not struggling in any sense of those.

Pletcher is going to start to charge tracks entry fees to have his stock frequent there surface soon.. It really isnt that far "pletched" who would have thought networks would be able to dictate to providers 15 years ago?

[Thunder Gulch]

The disappearance of the annual infusion of Dubai money will mean there is a lot less to go around to the Breeders, which will have a negative trickle down effect all the way through the system.