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Comment on Tales from The Crown: Kentucky Derby Weekend by Christian

Christian — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 03:24:49 +0000

Runkle and Campo administered the equivalent of an extreme makeover adjusting the horse s nutrition, grooming, training intervals, even his shoes and it was as if a new animal emerged. Pleasant Colony put muscle on his tall frame (almost 17 hands high), improving both his endurance and durability. In a strikingly short time the stable had extracted greatness out of mere potential. So much so that Campo put down a 25 1 early bet on his new horse to win the 81 Kentucky Derby.

Comment on Don’t Wait for a Triple Crown: How Racing Can Capitalize Now on Pharoah-Mania by Fans Provider

Fans Provider — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 05:15:12 +0000

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Comment on Your 2016 Thorobros Mint Julep Guide by John Burke

John Burke — Wed, 04 May 2016 17:47:33 +0000

These comments would all seem to qualify as Suddenbreakingnews !

Comment on 40 Days: A Salute to Saratoga –The Running of the Picnic Tables by John Burke

John Burke — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:19:27 +0000

I laughed- I cried and I ran the gamut of human emotion!!! This was funny. Nice job

Comment on 40 Days: A Salute to Saratoga–Todd Pletcher by John Burke

John Burke — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:05:58 +0000

Is the a connection in your picture between Todd P and the horses ass?

Comment on Lessons of the Past 37 Years: Don’t Move Too Soon by Brian Rucker

Brian Rucker — Thu, 28 May 2015 02:25:45 +0000

Nice read fellas! Enjoy the work!

Comment on Horse Madness: Play In Round–Shackelford v. Uncle Mo by James Snyder

James Snyder — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:14:41 +0000

Uncle Mo wins at a mile. Shackleford wins at a mile and a quarter but Mo gets my vote. Shackleford cost me too much money

Comment on Using Breeders’ Cup Preview Days to Engage the New Fan by Master Of Hounds

Master Of Hounds — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:13:03 +0000

Thanks Mike, I appreciate you continuing the conversation on this point. The future of racing may be boutique meets and “big days.” If your overarching point is that the image and prestige of the sport is hurt (if not destroyed) by low level tracks that survive basically as an excuse for ownership to run a slots parlor, you won’t find any argument from me. Our view, however, is that a sport that has only boutique meets and big days is still very viable. Look at NASCAR — there are NASCAR tracks around the country that host one or two events per year, and then host concerts and other things in the interim. And even if wagering is down $5 billion, there is still plenty of money bet on horse racing and, really, that was the whole point of our article — we think there are some common sense things that can be done to revive horse betting. Would love to hear some more of your thoughts on this, though, this has been fun. Also — one final thing. I don’t know that much can be drawn from NYRA until it re-privatizes. As a quasi-governmental organization, it has been too fouled up by bureaucracy and patronage from the Cuomo administration to glean anything meaningful about its future, in my opinion.

Comment on Using Breeders’ Cup Preview Days to Engage the New Fan by Master Of Hounds

Master Of Hounds — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 20:08:10 +0000

Rob, we sure do appreciate you taking the time to read and respond to this article. I don’t disagree with you — if you read some of the earlier posts on this site, we specifically cite the amount of time between races as a negative for this day and age, where people want constant “action.” In fact, that specific concern was the basis for my idea that tracks work to create a robust inter-track wagering menu so that you can bet horizontal wagers among tracks. That way people can have a vested interest in a race every few minutes and there wont be long periods of downtime. Obviously, there is disagreement on this point as well. Prior commenters on this very board have said that shortening the time between races would hurt their enjoyment of the sport. I think creating more inter-track wagers could be a “best of both worlds” situation. I love your thoughts and I hope you keep reading us and commenting. FYI, we also read and enjoy your site and follow you on Twitter.

Comment on Using Breeders’ Cup Preview Days to Engage the New Fan by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:14:40 +0000

We are not really disagreeing. The future of racing will likely be more boutique type quality meets with the small cesspools going dark, good contraction imo.

As to handle, it’s down a staggering $5 billion from its peak at app $15 billion.The generous subsidies to other sports just enhance profititabilty as opposed to racing which stays on life support with it. There are few venues, if any that turn a profit with subsidy $$ backed out of the equation.

CDI, a successful gaming company, is selling off all racing interest except their Kentucky Derby brand. NYRA is on slot life support and most venues are faced with declining attendance,
foal crops and an aging customer base.

Game Isnt dead, but at best in survival mode.

Best luck,
Mike