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Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-15-2021, 04:04 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I went to buy tickets for this weekend and had a...

I went to buy tickets for this weekend and had a good laugh at CDI wanting $40/ticket for a box and that you have to buy every seat in the box (so the box would be $240)

That same box 6 years ago...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-13-2021, 06:06 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Sure they’ll run for bigger purses at CBY or IND,...

Sure they’ll run for bigger purses at CBY or IND, but the horsemen won’t get the same day rate when they’re stabled there as they would when they would spend the summer shipping out of AP, not to...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 09-13-2021, 04:43 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
The Illinois horsemen are getting a large slice...

The Illinois horsemen are getting a large slice of humble pie for years of battling Arlington and working in lockstep with Hawthorne. Where are they going to run next summer? Canterbury, Indiana,...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-15-2021, 05:21 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Step 1 is to identify who your new fans would be...

Step 1 is to identify who your new fans would be and what attracts them or would attract them to the sport. I don’t think that racing is ready for that yet
Forum: General Racing Discussion 08-14-2021, 09:27 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
It’s fitting that Mr. D. won’t be there today to...

It’s fitting that Mr. D. won’t be there today to put a nice bookend on the story of Illinois racing that he got to write
Forum: General Racing Discussion 06-18-2021, 11:47 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I don’t think this is a leverage play against the...

I don’t think this is a leverage play against the city. You do that when you’re negotiating in public with the city first

This is what happens when estate planning can’t control the future of an...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-06-2021, 12:53 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
Those days were free money and I knew it the...

Those days were free money and I knew it the second I stepped outside to walk the dog in the morning. My box was up by a few of the trainers and I’ll never forget the look on one of their faces when...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-05-2021, 11:43 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
AP’s poly was a lot of fun to play back around...

AP’s poly was a lot of fun to play back around 2012-2014 when it was nearing the end of its useful life, but you had to track some non traditional stats to do it - temp, humidity, cloud cover, etc. ...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-05-2021, 10:34 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I don’t see why CDI would sell to a casino...

I don’t see why CDI would sell to a casino operator when there’s a CDI casino not too far away
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-04-2021, 11:13 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
I really wouldn’t use Rivelli as a shining...

I really wouldn’t use Rivelli as a shining example of adaptation but to each his own. His horses would fire on any surface
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-28-2021, 06:24 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
The ITHA played a lot into the decline in the...

The ITHA played a lot into the decline in the product but let’s not forget that recapture played a big role in this. Not only is it non standard in the industry, it became yet another way for...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-25-2021, 06:18 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 17,115
Posted By The_Turf_Monster
There was no way around this and every party is...

There was no way around this and every party is to blame from the track to CDI to the horsemen to our dysfunctional leadership in Springfield

Then again, I’ll believe it’s closed when I see it...
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