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Forum: General Racing Discussion 12-07-2023, 12:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 4,399
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Well, it's been fun. Something will happen that...

Well, it's been fun. Something will happen that will prevent completion of it since politics are involved. We've seen our last true Belmont Stakes imo
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-21-2023, 05:17 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Every day that a track is open, excluding...

Every day that a track is open, excluding Saratoga, Del Mar, and Keeneland, is a day where the track owner spends more than it takes in. Their money is in host fees and OTBs.

Backside workers...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-20-2023, 11:11 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I'm hardly going to mourn the loss of TUP but...

I'm hardly going to mourn the loss of TUP but this will keep happening so long as each state sets its own race dates. Racing needs more big days, spread out and across the country, not less. It...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-07-2023, 07:59 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 6,800
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Just remember. All means ALL. There are no free...

Just remember. All means ALL. There are no free lunches when you leave a horse or two out of your strategy lol
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-02-2023, 10:31 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Being part of Maryland does mean that Baltimore...

Being part of Maryland does mean that Baltimore City residents in part fund the Maryland Stadium Authority along with every other Maryland taxpayer

As far as the Nashville threat, that city is...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-02-2023, 08:59 AM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Wow shocker, an unsound horse was injected,...

Wow shocker, an unsound horse was injected, masked infirmities/pain to the horse, was pushed to the limit, and broke down?

Like I’ve said before, this sport is its own worst enemy. There are too...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-01-2023, 07:37 AM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I never thought I’d see the day when Andy and I...

I never thought I’d see the day when Andy and I would agree on something

Horses don’t just take bad steps, and unsound horses don’t breakdown. Identify the unsound horses prior to entering the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-27-2023, 11:29 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
It's an interesting article, I don't think that...

It's an interesting article, I don't think that synthetic surfaces cure all ills over the longterm
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-26-2023, 09:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,818
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Society has changed in how it views animals. i...

Society has changed in how it views animals. i see people with their dogs at the grocery store now, out at restaurants, etc. People left those animals outside in the 80s in dog houses.

Nobody...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-26-2023, 08:13 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,818
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
This sport in so many ways is its own worst enemy...

This sport in so many ways is its own worst enemy in the US
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-25-2023, 07:44 AM
Replies: 300
Views: 28,965
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I think the bottom line here is that the tracks...

I think the bottom line here is that the tracks allowing these are a penny smart and a pound foolish. With NYRA having wagering pool integrity called into question despite the size of its handle...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-20-2023, 10:45 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
It's only August, but you're coming into the...

It's only August, but you're coming into the homestretch with the lead and it's looking unlikely you're caught
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-19-2023, 11:57 AM
Replies: 300
Views: 28,965
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
If you think it's bad now, wait until AI matures....

If you think it's bad now, wait until AI matures.

It's become a real chore to follow a circuit, handicap a card the night prior, then watch when a few drops of rain in the morning takes all...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-13-2023, 02:57 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
*if NYRA didn’t sell the broadcast rights to fox?

*if NYRA didn’t sell the broadcast rights to fox?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-12-2023, 08:32 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
NBC and Fox will dictate the dates, make no...

NBC and Fox will dictate the dates, make no mistake about it. It’s the environment we find ourselves in right now, tv channels are dictating college sports conferences and throwing tradition out the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-10-2023, 04:33 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
What past records? The triple crown has...

What past records? The triple crown has historically moved around with 4 winners of it not running at the current schedule
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-10-2023, 01:18 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
The Belmont is pointless without the Preakness...

The Belmont is pointless without the Preakness running before it, which makes the entirety of Belmont’s stakes card that day pointless too.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-10-2023, 09:38 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,265
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
NYRA is going to have to adjust the Belmont and...

NYRA is going to have to adjust the Belmont and part of its stakes schedule, it's in a bad spot politically given everything that's gone on regarding horse safety to take a position against spacing...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-07-2023, 10:29 AM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
While that's progress, it's irrelevant imo. The...

While that's progress, it's irrelevant imo. The only thing that matters right now is the present and the standards applied to it. Society changes, it views all animals a lot differently than it did...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-06-2023, 11:57 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Why am I not surprised to look up the pedigree...

Why am I not surprised to look up the pedigree and see Unbridled's Song in there?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-06-2023, 09:16 PM
Replies: 188
Views: 15,576
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I don't ascribe to the idea that horses take bad...

I don't ascribe to the idea that horses take bad steps or that a surface is at fault for breakdowns in some cases yet other races go off fine.

The American thoroughbred bloodstock went down the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 07-20-2023, 03:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,753
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
It's almost like those other established stakes...

It's almost like those other established stakes races for various sexes, ages, and surfaces served a purpose like spreading out a dozen different stakes races to a dozen different tracks that through...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 07-20-2023, 02:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,753
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I'm sure it came from a direct line of idiots...

I'm sure it came from a direct line of idiots that decided that 2 days of stakes races in one location was better for the health of the game than spreading it out over a dozen tracks on a dozen...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 07-17-2023, 10:34 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 16,036
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
There's a lot of hands in that takeout cookie jar...

There's a lot of hands in that takeout cookie jar with ADW allowing everybody to wager from his/her couch. This business is going to keep contracting tracks and shedding jobs so long as the ADWs...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 06-25-2023, 12:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,733
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
AP had a plan to remain competitive and even...

AP had a plan to remain competitive and even offer a better product around 2013 or so. Had it gotten slots and a reduced calendar of racing dates while maintaining the host schedule for simulcast,...
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