Racetracks Fire Back in ADW Conflict

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http://news.bloodhorse.com//viewstory.asp?id=46078

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THG to Racetracks: Let's Meet on ADW

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/46063.htm

[JustRalph]

Charlie Ruma at Beulah park has another ace in the hole. They are running out of good commercial property in the Grove City area. Thousands drive right by the Grove City exit every day to an outlet mall just down the road. Charlie could probably get a decent price in the near future..................

[RichieP]

From the article.

“These guys are going to kill the industry,” Ruma said July 10 of the THG, whose president, Bob Reeves, is an Ohio HBPA board member. “They are biting off the hand that feeds them.”

Ruma, who has dealt with Reeves in past negotiations, said he has no time for Reeves. Much of the conflict stems from a still-active lawsuit involving the Ohio HBPA rescinding its approval for the Beulah Park signal to be sent to a Pennsylvania harness track.

“We told (Reeves) to stuff it,” Ruma said. “We said, ‘You think the Ohio signal is worth something? We don’t. See you later.’ The THG has never contacted me as Beulah Park. All they’ve done is shut me out. I will shut down that racetrack, will go to the Ohio State Racing Commission (for relief), and if I’m turned down, I don’t care.

“They want to play games, but I don’t want to play anymore. I’d be better off not racing.”




Shut it down Mr. Ruma. Let the THG rot on the unemployment line and get a taste of the real world.