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Old 05-21-2011, 02:00 PM
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You can't see a darn thing on the track feed with all of those infield tents.
I don't know what's more ridiculous...the racing so far or those tents.

Way to go Pimlico!!!
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Old 05-21-2011, 04:15 PM
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No Dixie on NBC?

I guess interviewing Kathy Ritvo was a bit more important.

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Old 05-21-2011, 04:16 PM
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No Dixie on NBC?

I guess interviewing Kathy Ritvo was a bit more important.

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Paddy won!
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Old 05-21-2011, 06:00 PM
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I don't know what's more ridiculous...the racing so far or those tents.

Way to go Pimlico!!!
Didn't you win a bet on the Galorette?
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Old 05-21-2011, 06:29 PM
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Didn't you win a bet on the Galorette?
Yeah. Doesn't change the fact the racing was an embarrassment and the tents were worse.
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Old 05-21-2011, 06:35 PM
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Yeah. Doesn't change the fact the racing was an embarrassment and the tents were worse.
The card worked when trainers were willing to wheel-back in two weeks, but now Pimlico is left with nothing but the leftovers. Belmont, I think, has the best Triple Crown undercard, and they're in a better spot with 5 weeks off the CD races and a later time in the year for other horses to get going.
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Old 05-22-2011, 06:59 AM
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The card worked when trainers were willing to wheel-back in two weeks, but now Pimlico is left with nothing but the leftovers. Belmont, I think, has the best Triple Crown undercard, and they're in a better spot with 5 weeks off the CD races and a later time in the year for other horses to get going.
The purses are also a joke.
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Old 05-22-2011, 08:38 AM
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The purses are also a joke.
Doesn't matter though... if you put another $100k on each of those races, do the fields grow by that much?
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Old 05-22-2011, 09:41 AM
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Doesn't matter though... if you put another $100k on each of those races, do the fields grow by that much?
No. That being said what a waste of a grass course they have at Laurel.
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Old 05-22-2011, 10:20 AM
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Doesn't matter though... if you put another $100k on each of those races, do the fields grow by that much?
i don't think the top end needs attention, but the bottom end of the spectrum sure does! if the bread and butter daily fare were to get purse boosts, thus helping more folks to actually make a little more money to cover expenses, you might manage to entice more owners into the game. and that's what the sport needs. the super rich and rich can afford a high priced hobby, but many others cannot. help them get in, and stay in, and other wants will follow. more owners-trainers make more. fields grow. the number of fans would most likely increase with better betting opportunities-plus more owners means more friends and family in their wake.
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Old 05-21-2011, 06:42 PM
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Yeah. Doesn't change the fact the racing was an embarrassment and the tents were worse.
Those Tents remind me of being at a dog show.
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