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Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 03:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,223
Posted By VeryOldMan
My sincere condolences for your wife. May her...

My sincere condolences for your wife. May her memory be for a blessing.

This fellow Marylander hates the two finish lines at LRL. Different strokes, etc.!
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 02:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,223
Posted By VeryOldMan
Testify - current MD resident here and have been...

Testify - current MD resident here and have been to both. Realize others here are similarly placed.

Laurel exists in a bit of its own island, so there really isn't a neighborhood to speak of....
Forum: General Racing Discussion 12-20-2023, 08:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,609
Posted By VeryOldMan
I don't wish the guy ill - he just didn't bring...

I don't wish the guy ill - he just didn't bring anything to the telecast. I thought the coverage took a step backwards when he would take over from Richard Migliore, who is a much sharper and more...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 12-11-2023, 08:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,129
Posted By VeryOldMan
He's not the first jockey, nor will he be the...

He's not the first jockey, nor will he be the last, to get tricked by the use of two different finish lines at Laurel. He thought they were using the 16th pole finish line. I personally am not a fan...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 11-26-2023, 05:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,140
Posted By VeryOldMan
The obvious snark is that CDI - the largest horse...

The obvious snark is that CDI - the largest horse racing enterprise in the US, which runs the most prestigious race known by the general public, and runs a track in the state literally known as the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 11-06-2023, 11:57 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,591
Posted By VeryOldMan
Sad day. His sister got very emotional after...

Sad day. His sister got very emotional after Cody's Wish won - in hindsight, I wonder if the family knew Cody's time was drawing near. One of the best horse racing stories of recent years and may...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-06-2023, 12:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,524
Posted By VeryOldMan
My sarcasm detector is out for repair - are we...

My sarcasm detector is out for repair - are we being serious here?

With the Breeders Cup arriving in 4 weeks, this is possibly the last feasible weekend for prep races. Isn't it that simple?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-04-2023, 10:58 AM
Replies: 317
Views: 36,740
Posted By VeryOldMan
Nice - WarGames has entered the chat! :) ...

Nice - WarGames has entered the chat! :)

Agreed re the underlying substance - for some reason, the posts read like they're AI generated. Could just be his writing style. But it does stand out.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-03-2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,500
Posted By VeryOldMan
Well that's a disturbing development - there's...

Well that's a disturbing development - there's more than one?!

I follow SwiftHitter's Twitter feed - I have no problem with him being a "citizen journalist", so to speak, and this industry is ripe...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-02-2023, 04:01 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 36,740
Posted By VeryOldMan
The NYRA race replay doesn't give a direct...

The NYRA race replay doesn't give a direct drop-down of the head-on for the 5th for some reason, but if you go to 2:22 of the available video it shows a replay of the key head-on shots, including the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 10-01-2023, 06:24 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 36,740
Posted By VeryOldMan
Can we retitle this thread "NYRA Gripes" or...

Can we retitle this thread "NYRA Gripes" or something else closer to reality? NYRA's product, like all, could use improvement, but the idea that it has a daily "fiasco" is completely overwrought.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-28-2023, 02:44 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,500
Posted By VeryOldMan
Ray Paulick posted a link to the underlying...

Ray Paulick posted a link to the underlying complaint with his story, for those interested:

https://paulickreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FILE_8727.pdf

For those who've already seen...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-26-2023, 01:08 PM
Replies: 514
Views: 74,719
Posted By VeryOldMan
I listened to her early calls (and posted...

I listened to her early calls (and posted upthread re same) and also watched a fair amount of the Parx PA Derby card.

She's getting better. She's not an elite race caller and still needs work....
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-26-2023, 12:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,130
Posted By VeryOldMan
The son of Conveyance was in his trailer near...

The son of Conveyance was in his trailer near Columbus, Ohio, heading home from Parx Racing when noise from a nearby braking semi-truck scared him, according to trainer Tim Eggleston. There was a...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-26-2023, 12:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,538
Posted By VeryOldMan
Presque Isle and Golden Gate aren't exactly...

Presque Isle and Golden Gate aren't exactly racing "better horses". Their Tapeta breakdown statistics are simply better than equivalent dirt tracks. Compare Presque Isle's numbers to Parx and Penn...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-22-2023, 02:02 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,538
Posted By VeryOldMan
I'm in on Tapeta being more widely available. ...

I'm in on Tapeta being more widely available.

CDI owns Presque Isle, so it's not exactly anathema to them.

Look at the breakdown data at PID v. other PA tracks. Running the same level of horse...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-22-2023, 01:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,054
Posted By VeryOldMan
Good to see you back, Ruffian1.

Good to see you back, Ruffian1.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-21-2023, 03:01 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By VeryOldMan
Trifecta on this one. Somewhat discussed...

Trifecta on this one.

Somewhat discussed above - going forward, which jurisdictions could support horse racing without any sort of gaming subsidy?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-20-2023, 01:39 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By VeryOldMan
We disagree profoundly, but I can't argue about...

We disagree profoundly, but I can't argue about the ultimate trajectory of this sport. I'm in the camp of consolidating back to a handful of jurisdictions, with some boutique meets thrown in.

But...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-19-2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By VeryOldMan
We're on the same page - Maryland horse racing...

We're on the same page - Maryland horse racing should consolidate but it's tricky because Pimlico has the Preakness.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-19-2023, 12:36 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,915
Posted By VeryOldMan
Given the state of the sport, I'm having a hard...

Given the state of the sport, I'm having a hard time seeing how this is controversial. We argue on this board about contraction (and, yes, I'm in favor) but a stable and working New York horse racing...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-13-2023, 12:32 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 577
Posted By VeryOldMan
Reminds me of the "Vision Zero" initiative in my...

Reminds me of the "Vision Zero" initiative in my jurisdiction re pedestrian deaths. It sets an impossible bar. Somebody in black clothing crossing a major street outside a crosswalk at night gets...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-12-2023, 02:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 654
Posted By VeryOldMan
HISA Report re Churchill Downs

HISA's report on the Churchill Downs breakdowns was released today. They weren't able to identify any common link among the fatalities, nor identify anything about the track surface. Here's TDN's...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-09-2023, 06:49 PM
Replies: 317
Views: 36,740
Posted By VeryOldMan
Uh - you know that Serling's prior career was on...

Uh - you know that Serling's prior career was on Wall Street, right? Wasn't sure if this was some sort of passive-aggressive diss. It's not like he is a former art history professor at Skidmore.
...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-06-2023, 08:10 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,380
Posted By VeryOldMan
Along those lines, here's a long interesting...

Along those lines, here's a long interesting piece in TDN about the various scanning technologies and StrideSAFE, and their ability to assist in identifying horses with latent problems:
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