“Our $10,000 claimer runs for $20,000 and the $10,000 claimer at Parx runs for $28,000,” Panza said. “Our day rate is $100-a-day and the day rate down there is $65. We’re at a disadvantage on the cheaper end of our claiming races. That’s another thing we have to get the state to allow us to change.”
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Originally Posted by cj
Why not just universally raise the claiming prices? Who does it help to have such a skewed claiming price to purse ratio?
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Here we go again. There was a reason NYRA instituted the maximum ratio for purse-to-claiming price: it was determined to be a factor in reducing fatality rates. NYRA's fatality rate has fallen since this was implemented. Can Parx say they have a safety record equal to NYRA? Does Panza not care about this anymore? Does equine safety take a back seat to field size?
