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Old 01-07-2011, 08:50 AM
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It didn't happen at a NYRA track so it's A-OK! Besides, they have a dime P6 and a 15% take out pick 5 so this must have just been a mistake!
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:54 AM
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Well said.

"This is the same pattern of disregard that Gulfstream has exhibited in recent years when taking races off the turf after P4 sequences have started."
Ugh, that still grinds my gears.

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It didn't happen at a NYRA track so it's A-OK! Besides, they have a dime P6 and a 15% take out pick 5 so this must have just been a mistake!


If NYRA would just get with it and remember their place by adjusting their post times then everything at GP would be completely perfect.
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:56 AM
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It didn't happen at a NYRA track so it's A-OK! Besides, they have a dime P6 and a 15% take out pick 5 so this must have just been a mistake!
Al,

As my man Sciacca says, "Exactly!"
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:13 AM
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I wasn't aware of the incident Thursday, but I did see they abandoned the Sunday All Grass Late Pick 4 which was wildly popular last year (at least is was with me ).

As with all Magna owned tracks, it seems to be one step forward and two steps back.
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:28 AM
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I wasn't aware of the incident Thursday, but I did see they abandoned the Sunday All Grass Late Pick 4 which was wildly popular last year (at least is was with me ).

As with all Magna owned tracks, it seems to be one step forward and two steps back.
I'm obviously biased because it was the brainchild of a very good friend of mine (the all-turf Pick 4 that is) but it's just a further example of a Magna/MID track not getting it.
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Old 01-07-2011, 11:03 AM
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I wasn't aware of the incident Thursday, but I did see they abandoned the Sunday All Grass Late Pick 4 which was wildly popular last year (at least is was with me ).
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I'm obviously biased because it was the brainchild of a very good friend of mine (the all-turf Pick 4 that is) but it's just a further example of a Magna/MID track not getting it.
I tried to move the All Turf P4 over to our quarterhorse meet here at Louisiana Downs starting Saturday, but the grass is dormant. Bummer!
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:44 PM
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I wasn't aware of the incident Thursday, but I did see they abandoned the Sunday All Grass Late Pick 4 which was wildly popular last year (at least is was with me ).

As with all Magna owned tracks, it seems to be one step forward and two steps back.

I'm pretty sure that was only towards the end of the meet ( March + ) after a lot of the larger outfits shipped out.
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:48 PM
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I'm pretty sure that was only towards the end of the meet ( March + ) after a lot of the larger outfits shipped out.
It started on February 21.
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Old 01-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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I'm pretty sure that was only towards the end of the meet ( March + ) after a lot of the larger outfits shipped out.
We started it in mid-February or so.

The larger outfits start the mass exodus right around Fla. Derby, or as the joke goes, when the first condition book for Keeneland comes out.
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:37 PM
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I wasn't aware of the incident Thursday, but I did see they abandoned the Sunday All Grass Late Pick 4 which was wildly popular last year (at least is was with me ).

As with all Magna owned tracks, it seems to be one step forward and two steps back.
you are not the only one. i liked that sequence too
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:30 AM
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Al,

As my man Sciacca says, "Exactly!"
You know what kills me though? In a case like this everyone complaining about it says "Look what even NYRA (pronounce that with all disgust possible) does to protect the bettors in this case!" but then when it happens about one day out of the year there, you invariably get complaints about how it's wrong that bettors couldn't keep the other half of the entry on their bets because they had the <fill in the blank>. When you can't win no matter what you do, do you wonder why track management starts to get surley?

I always refer to Rule #5 in these situations: No matter how good something is, some horeplayer will start bitching about it....
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At least there hasn't been any problems with the starting gate.
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:52 AM
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In this game you just get so used to getting screwed, its hard to work up much indignation over any one incident. We're all walking around wearing "kick me" signs.
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Old 01-07-2011, 10:28 AM
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In this game you just get so used to getting screwed, its hard to work up much indignation over any one incident. We're all walking around wearing "kick me" signs.
Pretty much which is why we should starve the beast where applicable.
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Where is HANA now? LOL at them
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