Ellis Park closing, now opening

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav[B

]I am done with riders[/b], unless they are french, or named Shane Laviolette......

Save that until after Jesse in the third today

Geary just held a press conference. It's still closed. Unemployment reps are at the track.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Geary just held a press conference. It's still closed. Unemployment reps are at the track.

You live in that area, right? What is the sentiment- leave it closed or try to save it?

Originally Posted by philcski

You live in that area, right? What is the sentiment- leave it closed or try to save it?

Leave the track open and get a new owner. Geary is not a popular guy.

[Strategic Mission]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Leave the track open and get a new owner. Geary is not a popular guy.

I am sure hundreds are lining up to buy a track when they can't even control the signal that they own. Pools are likely to be smaller than at a local fair.

[philcski]

I gave you a buyer with fresh cash. They could easily make a run at it.

Was looking forward to a visit there in a couple weeks, hopefully this bluff-down breaks up and we get so see some racing there.

Originally Posted by Strategic Mission

I am sure hundreds are lining up to buy a track when they can't even control the signal that they own. Pools are likely to be smaller than at a local fair.

If I recall, Geary was the only interested party left when Churchill had it for sale.

This is a pretty telling quote from a gentleman who is highly regarded locally...

"I'm just hoping someone can come along and resurrect it," said Bob Jackson, director of simulcasting for the track and a 40-year employee of Ellis Park. "Hopefully a buyer can be found and get this place open again."

[cmorioles]

I think it is a great move by Geary. Screw the horsemen. Overall, they are getting more than they deserve anyway via slot subsidies.

Just as there is far from any guarantee of making money betting, there shouldn't be one for being a horsemen either.

They want more money. Where does anyone here think that money is going to come from? ADWs won't stick around if they can't make a profit. Racetracks are the same. So, where would this "additional" horsemen's money come from? Of course the usual, the bettor will pay for it.

The game needs ADWs to survive. Do the horsemen honestly think people will come back to the track? Do they think we will open 15 separate accounts so we can bet on all the tracks? If so, they are idiots. The only hope they have is to get people to bet more money, not by making it harder to bet and taking more of what we do.