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Old 03-16-2010, 09:33 PM
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What's scary is they average $1.5 million or so in total handle on Mondays and Tuesdays. I guess people really will bet on anything!
Hard to believe how bad the racing is there. Just awful
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Old 03-16-2010, 09:39 PM
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Hard to believe how bad the racing is there. Just awful
The horse are for sale at 3 times slaughter?
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Old 03-16-2010, 09:50 PM
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The horse are for sale at 3 times slaughter?
At face value they are

Why anyone would choose to be there is a mystery to me.
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Old 03-16-2010, 09:57 PM
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At face value they are

Why anyone would choose to be there is a mystery to me.
Fn ridiculous that horses are used to compete at such disdainful levels.
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Old 03-16-2010, 09:59 PM
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At face value they are

Why anyone would choose to be there is a mystery to me.
That's what I'm wondering...what is the draw for guys like that to race there. I understand the people who have been there for years but these other guys...I don't get it. Do you think it is just to get some numbers in the win column?
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:03 PM
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That's what I'm wondering...what is the draw for guys like that to race there. I understand the people who have been there for years but these other guys...I don't get it. Do you think it is just to get some numbers in the win column?
I horse costs 2k a month at least to keep in training...win a 4k purse and live another month
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:06 PM
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I horse costs 2k a month at least to keep in training...win a 4k purse and live another month
But wouldn't it be more profitable to package a couple of those horses up for a couple thousand dollars and just sell them to one of the Beulah based trainers? Maybe they just want a win picture?
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:18 PM
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In re: O' Neil

Has Reddham stopped buying horses all together?
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Old 03-16-2010, 10:18 PM
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Look at the 3rd race from Beulah today where O'Neil had the winner. I can't believe the O'Neil horse paid $3.80 against that field.

Trainer of the 2 is 1/38 at BEU
Trainer of the 3 is 1/35 at BEU
Trainer of the 4 is 1/19 at BEU
Trainer of the 5 is 4/125 at BEU
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Old 03-17-2010, 12:21 AM
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But wouldn't it be more profitable to package a couple of those horses up for a couple thousand dollars and just sell them to one of the Beulah based trainers? Maybe they just want a win picture?
I think they just want to boost the win%. Same thing Clement does every summer at Suffolk except Suffolk is like Keeneland compared to Beulah
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Old 03-17-2010, 12:18 AM
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That's what I'm wondering...what is the draw for guys like that to race there. I understand the people who have been there for years but these other guys...I don't get it. Do you think it is just to get some numbers in the win column?
I dont know why else O neill would do it. Seems like he owns most of the horses as well.
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Old 03-20-2010, 12:32 AM
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Ahhh...the trickle-down effect.
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