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Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-22-2024, 11:33 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,617
Posted By Sheffwed
this is not a political post

it is hard to completely remove politics from racing's future

yes in NY state, the often derided Governor and State Comptroller DiNapoli (who is doing a great job, unlike many US states...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-20-2024, 04:45 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,617
Posted By Sheffwed
Doc Allred

I believe he is 87 years old, and Los Al has long been expected to close once he passes as his family isn't interested
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-19-2024, 08:13 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,617
Posted By Sheffwed
1st Racing go F yourself

I mean really, use eminent domain to also take Santa Anita back

https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-03-19/santa-anita-sell-close
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-18-2024, 12:05 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Posted By Sheffwed
a unique opportunity

given the limited land, and the focus on the infield during the biggest day of the year you have to wonder if there might be an opportunity here to do something different

namely put all the fans...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-17-2024, 11:42 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Posted By Sheffwed
after building Pimlico

they should use Eminant Domain to seize the Preakness back from Stronach
who doesn't deserve it
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-14-2024, 02:29 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,733
Posted By Sheffwed
Message to Admin

Hey Admin - could we combine this Baffert thread with the Drop in Handle thread?

Same subject - one has clearly led directly to the other

How much more interesting would SoCal Racing be without...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-08-2024, 09:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,029
Posted By Sheffwed
this

this is why I always give a long look to Fair Hill based horses
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-06-2024, 11:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,750
Posted By Sheffwed
also

potential larger field size alone (as in present day Turfway) argues for more tapeta in winter

I get that not everyone likes Tapeta, but Turfway I believe is something like 5x up in handle over 5...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-06-2024, 06:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,750
Posted By Sheffwed
Did I see Belmont wants to go all Synth in Winter months?

Fine with me, I think the success of Turfway is telling

Tell that to the mostly terrible winter in NY trainers though,
I hope NYRA has the guts to stick with this decision

Racing the last few...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 03-05-2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,750
Posted By Sheffwed
Looks good

Looks very good in fact, kudos to NYRA for getting this right

But what is with the infield?

All this emphasis out of NYRA on the "tunnel" but is that in the drawings/plans still? Not that...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-26-2024, 08:11 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,404
Posted By Sheffwed
Nobody on earth, other than the UK, Ireland and...

Nobody on earth, other than the UK, Ireland and Australia

You know, small jurisdictions
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-26-2024, 03:05 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,404
Posted By Sheffwed
yes

yes indeed

maybe read my post and you'll see I suggested we do on course bookmakers with a system that takes out at the same rate as is taken by the track which would be an improvement over the UK...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-26-2024, 10:11 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,404
Posted By Sheffwed
?

what makes you think I was talking about you?

plenty of good thoughtful posts here of course, just a lot of ridiculous arguments also

what I don't get as others have posted on this thread is...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-25-2024, 12:57 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,404
Posted By Sheffwed
something something Kenilworth - actually makes...

something something Kenilworth - actually makes more sense than many of the posts here...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-22-2024, 11:14 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 25,404
Posted By Sheffwed
about time

maybe owners in CRWs have a problem with this, but its very long in coming indeed and a key way to negate CRWs more generally

in the UK you can walk into any betting shop and do this, but not here...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-01-2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 13,036
Posted By Sheffwed
hmm

will that include Holographic Jerry at the Sphere?

they are calling it Dead Forever after all, now that would be something, that really would be something

I wonder how many racetracks hosted...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-27-2024, 04:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,214
Posted By Sheffwed
I can't wait

a tunnel in New York City, let's see, how long before it has that "tunnel in New York" smell

now there's some really good planning
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-27-2024, 10:46 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,214
Posted By Sheffwed
The Eclipse Awards

The Eclipse Awards used to sort of make sense, in so far as US racing was a leading global jurisdiction

Now, they make no sense whatsoever

Cody's Wish was Horse of the Year in 2023 my ass
...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-24-2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,989
Posted By Sheffwed
The Met Mile

would it not have made sense to move the Met Mile (and the Jaipur for that matter) to Aqueduct for the next 2-3 years (temporarily move it to the Fall)?

There you can actually run a one turn mile,...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-18-2024, 10:16 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 134,795
Posted By Sheffwed
something like this

bring back in person bookmakers, like they have to this day in the UK and elsewhere, which helps attract people to go in person (and spend money on food etc)

but require bets to be made on a...
Forum: Harness Racing 01-11-2024, 11:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 384
Posted By Sheffwed
very sad

Cat Manzi's last ever race as a result of injuries suffered that day
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-08-2024, 03:16 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,789
Posted By Sheffwed
sure

you can have all the horses that run 6f in 1:15, be my guest
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-08-2024, 10:08 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,789
Posted By Sheffwed
I mean

they went 6f in 1:15, this wasn't that big of a deal, fun as it was to watch
Forum: General Racing Discussion 12-22-2023, 06:30 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 596
Posted By Sheffwed
All I want for Xmas

is for Comptroller DiNapoli (who is very thoughtful and a solid investor with a fully funded pension fund unlike most US states, and is from Rockville Centre near Belmont, and who attends Saratoga...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 12-20-2023, 11:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 5,470
Posted By Sheffwed
this race - July 27 at the Spa

https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=SAR&raceDate=07/26/2023&cy=USA&rn=10

the chartcaller wrote a short story in the comments

Race starts at 4:59
...
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