Tampa summer meet

[cj]

Better not take any Gulfstream horses there!

[EMD4ME]

Not surprised....but wow....

[Tom]

There is no worse track than Gulfstream.
Crappy track, haven't been able to time races for 20 years, and now this big Franky posture. Franky is he worst thing that ever happened to horse racing.

I would not bet a Straw-neck track with your money - ever. Boycott this POS.

[Zydeco]

What is Salix???

[reckless]

Originally Posted by Zydeco

What is Salix???

Salix is a diuretic, same kind of drug as Lasix, while Lasix is a branded product.

[RunForTheRoses]

One the one hand it seems odd that a "Winter" track is running in the summer but it is even odder to see GP running almost all year. To me it makes it less special.
Even Del Mar is getting a little played out with the added meet. Not quite as special.

GP is a bully though, put Hialeah out of business, then Calder, now this.

[Zydeco]

lol.....thought they had misspelled Lasix!!! you know, no proof reader!

[barahona44]

Originally Posted by RunForTheRoses

One the one hand it seems odd that a "Winter" track is running in the summer but it is even odder to see GP running almost all year. To me it makes it less special.
Even Del Mar is getting a little played out with the added meet. Not quite as special.

GP is a bully though, put Hialeah out of business, then Calder, now this.

Under Florida law this summer meet will enable TBD to be classified as a full time simulcast track and keep more of their simulcast money,which explains the pissy Gulfstream reaction.

[castaway01]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Under Florida law this summer meet will enable TBD to be classified as a full time simulcast track and keep more of their simulcast money,which explains the pissy Gulfstream reaction.

Simulcast laws are pretty silly---two days and they're suddenly a year-round track. Frank's reaction is no shock though. The next classy thing he does will be the first.

[the little guy]

I'm mystified by a lot of what I read, so bear with me, but there are a number of things in this thread that I thought were worth mentioning...

...I guess "Frank" is sort of like "NYRA" now, in that when people don't like something that happens at a Stronach track, much like NYRA being to blame for everything, whether true or not, Frank Stronach is to blame....as though he is making all the decisions, from top to bottom, for the Stronach Group. This seems unlikely to me, but OK.

However, I am just wondering, which one of you would allow horses stabled at a track you ran ( or owned, since you seem to think Frank Stronach made this call ) to ship to a competitor's track ( especially on days you are racing ) without at least getting permission?

Calling out Gulfstream for the timing issues seems more than fair. Calling them out for this, whomever made this decision, defies logic. Frankly ( to invoke his name once again ), if the person responsible for running Gulfstream did NOT do this, he would NOT be doing his job.

[Shemp Howard]

Originally Posted by RunForTheRoses

One the one hand it seems odd that a "Winter" track is running in the summer but it is even odder to see GP running almost all year. To me it makes it less special.
Even Del Mar is getting a little played out with the added meet. Not quite as special.

GP is a bully though, put Hialeah out of business, then Calder, now this.

Gulfstream is running over the summer to put Monmouth Park out of business.

Part of the long term plan for Laurel.

[cj]

Originally Posted by the little guy

I'm mystified by a lot of what I read, so bear with me, but there are a number of things in this thread that I thought were worth mentioning...

...I guess "Frank" is sort of like "NYRA" now, in that when people don't like something that happens at a Stronach track, much like NYRA being to blame for everything, whether true or not, Frank Stronach is to blame....as though he is making all the decisions, from top to bottom, for the Stronach Group. This seems unlikely to me, but OK.

However, I am just wondering, which one of you would allow horses stabled at a track you ran ( or owned, since you seem to think Frank Stronach made this call ) to ship to a competitor's track ( especially on days you are racing ) without at least getting permission?

Calling out Gulfstream for the timing issues seems more than fair. Calling them out for this, whomever made this decision, defies logic. Frankly ( to invoke his name once again ), if the person responsible for running Gulfstream did NOT do this, he would NOT be doing his job.

Just to be clear, I wasn't saying there is anything wrong with this at all. The thing that caught my eye most was the "whopping" fine for not reporting new geldings.

[cj]

Originally Posted by Shemp Howard

Gulfstream is running over the summer to put Monmouth Park out of business.

Part of the long term plan for Laurel.

How is this any different than when Calder ran over the summer?

[MONEY]

Originally Posted by the little guy

However, I am just wondering, which one of you would allow horses stabled at a track you ran ( or owned, since you seem to think Frank Stronach made this call ) to ship to a competitor's track ( especially on days you are racing ) without at least getting permission?

The warning clearly states

'ANYONE RUNNING @TAMPA ON JUNE 30 & JULY 1 WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BACK ON THE GROUNDS!!!'

It looks to me that if you ship a horse from anywhere to run at the Tampa Summer Meet, that you and your horses will be banned from Gulfstream.

[the little guy]

Originally Posted by MONEY

The warning clearly states


It looks to me that if you ship a horse from anywhere to run at the Tampa Summer Meet, that you and your horses will be banned from Gulfstream.

I'm confused....what's the point of your post.