takeout
12-24-2003, 10:01 PM
Maryland Jockey Club not doing well? What a shocker. Better bring a violin and some hip waders to read this one. Joe can pile it pretty high. Meanwhile, I'll see if I can find some cheese for this whine:
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After horsemen threatened to cut off simulcasting, the MJC agreed to keep the Pimlico stable open for the winter. MJC officials said closing it would have saved $600,000 to $700,000. De Francis later canceled the company Christmas party.
"I'd rather cancel the Christmas party than lay somebody off," De Francis said. "We're trying to look under every rock behind every tree for cost-savings this year."
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Sounds pretty funny coming from a guy whose salary alone is more than what would've been saved by closing Pimlico for the winter. This guy is a real piece of work.
http://www.sunspot.net/sports/horseracing/bal-sp.keyser21dec21,0,7609389.story?coll=bal-sports-horse
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After horsemen threatened to cut off simulcasting, the MJC agreed to keep the Pimlico stable open for the winter. MJC officials said closing it would have saved $600,000 to $700,000. De Francis later canceled the company Christmas party.
"I'd rather cancel the Christmas party than lay somebody off," De Francis said. "We're trying to look under every rock behind every tree for cost-savings this year."
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Sounds pretty funny coming from a guy whose salary alone is more than what would've been saved by closing Pimlico for the winter. This guy is a real piece of work.
http://www.sunspot.net/sports/horseracing/bal-sp.keyser21dec21,0,7609389.story?coll=bal-sports-horse