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Old 05-23-2010, 06:02 PM
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Old 05-23-2010, 07:53 PM
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Maybe they can merge the GG and HP entries and make a semi decent card?
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:05 PM
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Maybe they can merge the GG and HP entries and make a semi decent card?
Maybe they can be the River/Thistledowns of the west and alternate races
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:44 PM
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or run on friday,saturday,sunday like monmouth.
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:46 PM
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Maybe they can be the River/Thistledowns of the west and alternate races
you see allan goldbergs stuff the last 5 weeks? They are in the barn cooled off and the check has been cashed before the other horses hit the wire.. Word is the Arizona Green Tea with soobee and honey is the new tonic of choice in the barn.
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:51 PM
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you see allan goldbergs stuff the last 5 weeks? They are in the barn cooled off and the check has been cashed before the other horses hit the wire.. Word is the Arizona Green Tea with soobee and honey is the new tonic of choice in the barn.
Yeah I noticed that. Arizona Green Tea haha...juicing on the cheap. How are the vets gonna make any extra money?
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Old 05-23-2010, 08:58 PM
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Yeah I noticed that. Arizona Green Tea haha...juicing on the cheap. How are the vets gonna make any extra money?
Trust me his vet is working overtime at nite with a mask on..lol I think his last 7 entered have won
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Old 05-23-2010, 10:25 PM
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On a side note,AZ Green tea is made in New York. They were one of the companies that were told they would be boycotted because of the 1070 bill.
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Old 06-15-2010, 03:03 PM
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Hollywood has cancelled racing this Thursday (June 17).
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Old 06-15-2010, 03:11 PM
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Hollywood has cancelled racing this Thursday (June 17).
Maybe they can card Zenyatta to parade between races to draw a crowd of 12k.
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Old 06-15-2010, 03:38 PM
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Maybe they can card Zenyatta to parade between races to draw a crowd of 12k.
Do they have any bobbleheads left?
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Old 06-15-2010, 04:04 PM
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I bet Del Mar will have some 4 day race weeks.
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Old 07-05-2010, 03:38 PM
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Hollywood Park has cancelled its live racing program for Thursday July 8, because of insufficient entries, the third day of racing lost under such circumstances at the spring-summer meeting.

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Old 07-05-2010, 08:57 PM
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Hollywood Park has cancelled its live racing program for Thursday July 8, because of insufficient entries, the third day of racing lost under such circumstances at the spring-summer meeting.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/114508.html
An ominous sign for?

A. California Horse racing
B. The state of the California economy
C. The state of horse racing
D. All of the above
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:00 PM
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An ominous sign for?

A. California Horse racing
B. The state of the California economy
C. The state of horse racing
D. All of the above
Just A IMO.

There just isn't enough horses based in SoCal to run 5 days a week.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:27 PM
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If they were smart and they arent they would just run 3 days a week....add a day here and there for holidays and such.
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:37 PM
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If they were smart and they arent they would just run 3 days a week....add a day here and there for holidays and such.
While I do think that would help, wonder how many people would drop out of the the game?

How do you pay the bills for 7 day a week training when there are 26 or so races run?
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Just A IMO.

There just isn't enough horses based in SoCal to run 5 days a week.
obvious

why?
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Old 07-05-2010, 09:43 PM
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While I do think that would help, wonder how many people would drop out of the the game?

How do you pay the bills for 7 day a week training when there are 26 or so races run?
I'm not sure I follow the logic? If they dropped a few days they could run more races on the days that they did run. And since they seem to be having trouble with filling races wouldnt reducing the number of races seem logical? How many horses that want to run arent getting a chance to?
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Old 07-05-2010, 10:25 PM
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obvious

why?
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.)
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