CushionTrack: "We'll fix or replace SA surface"

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Originally Posted by Honu

I have a bad attitude? Whatever........the horseman are who are suffering thru this demise , the track still plays fast , a handicapper can still use speed in his fugures . I work for a trainer , not a gambler , my concern is with preparing the horses for the races so people can come and do what they do.
The owners that employ my boss are very wealthy and even when they dont win races for long stretches at a time they still have plenty of money to spend , you think B. Wayne Hughes needs purse money to stay in the game ? think again , he doesnt. I know that gambling is what fules most of the sport , but let me tell you something , if they just raced for a trophy and bragging rights in the Kentucky Derby there would still be horses running in it .

true. but i'd image plenty of track employees are happy to have bettors, as are much of the staff for trainers, etc, since thousands of races not called the ky derby would disappear. no need for thousands of workers nationwide for a handful of good horses and wealthy owners.