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12-01-2018, 09:20 PM
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Will Frank Stronach outlive Santa Anita Park
Seems like a fair question with everything going on recently.
Frank is 86.
Will either one or both be around in 10 more years?
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12-01-2018, 09:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chenoa
Seems like a fair question with everything going on recently.
Frank is 86.
Will either one or both be around in 10 more years?
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it will be interesting to see what happens to racing if all the money and racing is out of socal in terms of the entire industry.
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12-01-2018, 11:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chenoa
Seems like a fair question with everything going on recently.
Frank is 86.
Will either one or both be around in 10 more years?
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10 years is a good over/under. I would say no to 15 years but I'm on the fence about 10 years.
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12-01-2018, 11:25 PM
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I think if present trends continue, Santa Anita won't last more than 20 more years.
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12-02-2018, 09:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chenoa
Seems like a fair question with everything going on recently.
Frank is 86.
Will either one or both be around in 10 more years?
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It just seems like he 186.
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12-02-2018, 11:18 AM
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The Fountain of Youth is more than just a stakes race at Gulfstream Park.
Last edited by PaceAdvantage; 12-02-2018 at 11:54 AM.
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12-02-2018, 01:31 PM
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Over/Under is 5 years
2019 is gonna be tough. Purses in the midwest are rising. Churchill was running straight maiden races for 76K. In Ca it's about 52K or 57K. The Midwest has bigger purses and it's less expensive to race there.
Unless they get machines soon, and I seriously doubt it, California is done IMO.
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12-02-2018, 02:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Asaro
Over/Under is 5 years
2019 is gonna be tough. Purses in the midwest are rising. Churchill was running straight maiden races for 76K. In Ca it's about 52K or 57K. The Midwest has bigger purses and it's less expensive to race there.
Unless they get machines soon, and I seriously doubt it, California is done IMO.
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cause machines are the answer to racings issues.
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12-02-2018, 02:20 PM
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I don’t think that Santa Anita will close, but I do feel that the quality of SoCal racing will soon go down to B level racing as the purses in the Midwest and East continue to rise.
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12-02-2018, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
cause machines are the answer to racings issues.
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Only way to compete with purse sizes.
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12-02-2018, 02:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GMB@BP
cause machines are the answer to racings issues.
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They've done wonders for Oaklawn Park , Kentucky Downs and Laurel. Laurel doesn't have "machines" but they receive good revenue from the states casino's.
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12-02-2018, 04:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zman179
I don’t think that Santa Anita will close, but I do feel that the quality of SoCal racing will soon go down to B level racing as the purses in the Midwest and East continue to rise.
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We can't survive as a B level circuit. Our costs are too high.
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12-02-2018, 05:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
We can't survive as a B level circuit. Our costs are too high.
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Quoted with emphasis.
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12-02-2018, 06:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
We can't survive as a B level circuit. Our costs are too high.
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maybe apartment buildings in the infield are needed.
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