John Shirreffs moving to New York

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

So is this really Hollywood Parks last year?

heli, i thought of your question while reading my b'horse magazine last night. it seems that california and the horsemen are looking at fairplex to start adding dates, or maybe making changes at los alamitos. there was also mention of a stronach owned facility, but the name escapes me at the moment. there was a line in the article that said many horsemen think 2013 is hollywood parks last year.

Originally Posted by Danzig

heli, i thought of your question while reading my b'horse magazine last night. it seems that california and the horsemen are looking at fairplex to start adding dates, or maybe making changes at los alamitos. there was also mention of a stronach owned facility, but the name escapes me at the moment. there was a line in the article that said many horsemen think 2013 is hollywood parks last year.

Thanks for answering. As long as the track is not All weather like Hollywood, I am good.

[alysheba4]

if they go to los al or fairplex it will be a complete joke.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

if they go to los al or fairplex it will be a complete joke.

i'd have to think that fairplex, of the three mentioned in the article has the best shot to get more dates. seems tho that santa anita will get the bulk of the dates, with the other places having more use as training/stabling facilities.
with los al having full-time qb racing, i don't see them adding much for t'breds. and if they don't want to add a turf course, that doesn't help their situation either.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Thanks for answering. As long as the track is not All weather like Hollywood, I am good.

sure. i remembered you asking while i was reading the article. i don't think they're looking much for a replacement track for dates; i guess santa anita will get them a lot of that. seems, from what i've seen, that they are more concerned with stall space and training facility issues.

edit~~ just grabbed that issue. san luis rey downs, a training center 'may be back in the picture'. that's the place stronach, etc owns. has a one mile track.
fairplex would expand the 5f track to 6f, and add a five furlong turf track.
los al has a 5f track. they'd change it to 7f, but no turf track added.

Originally Posted by Danzig

sure. i remembered you asking while i was reading the article. i don't think they're looking much for a replacement track for dates; i guess santa anita will get them a lot of that. seems, from what i've seen, that they are more concerned with stall space and training facility issues.

edit~~ just grabbed that issue. san luis rey downs, a training center 'may be back in the picture'. that's the place stronach, etc owns. has a one mile track.
fairplex would expand the 5f track to 6f, and add a five furlong turf track.
los al has a 5f track. they'd change it to 7f, but no turf track added.

5 furlong turf track? why even bother? Whatever the replacement track is, the quality of racing in So Cal will be diminished for sure

[Danzig]

yeah, 5f doesn't seem like much. what i don't understand is why they didn't start making changes sooner. did anyone out there get caught by surprise that hollywood will close? they've had several years to start working on an alternative to hp.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah, 5f doesn't seem like much. what i don't understand is why they didn't start making changes sooner. did anyone out there get caught by surprise that hollywood will close? they've had several years to start working on an alternative to hp.

It's horseracing, no one is in charge and why bother with trivial issues like a major track closing with no clear replacement available when we can argue about lasix and where the breeders cup will be held in 2015.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It's horseracing, no one is in charge and why bother with trivial issues like a major track closing with no clear replacement available when we can argue about lasix and where the breeders cup will be held in 2015.

yeah, well, ya gotta have your priorities...