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Originally Posted by Denny
If the premier meet currently running, Keeneland, can't fill their races....
Draw your own conclusions.
IMO, the only reason handles have been up around 10% some places is the new tax laws.
About the best thing the sport has experienced since simulcasting.
Otherwise, things are dreadful and getting worse. Where's the incentive to be a horseplayer? Small fields unless you like that sortvof thing, OR, you like what Gulfstream is selling?!
It does seem to be selling well to somebody.
Not to me.
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You must dominantly be a dirt player. If so I agree. I'm a turf player and I get full fields and good prices fairly regularly. And I'm not locked into any one track or circuit or surface. I can 30 second handicap a 6 horse dirt field but will spend time with it if it is sizable. Maiden races especially with a good amount of firsters are nice havens for plays. Something most handicappers don't like. Most stakes are chalk oriented. Things are better than they ever have been in my play and I started in 1996. Not sure where you are looking at. Weekday cards though can be a drag nearly everywhere. I'd rather roll with Mahoning Valley, Will Rogers, or Zia on those days than Keeneland and Gulfstream.
