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02-18-2013, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hello
Hello everyone. I haven't been here in several years. Just wanted to see what is really going on in the industry. This board was about as good as it got when I used to frequent it so I figured I'd see what the experts have to say. Has the game gotten better or are the powers that be still acting like its the 70's ?
John
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02-18-2013, 04:59 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
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Good to see you around again John. I would say things haven't changed a whole bunch since you left, but I'm trying to stay positive!
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02-18-2013, 05:41 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2009
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They're still acting like its the 70s. Only game in town type of stuff, they still think they're running a monopoly and don't really have to cater to the customers.
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02-18-2013, 06:03 PM
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Racing Form Detective
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Lincoln, Ne but my heart is at Santa Anita
Posts: 16,316
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Originally Posted by john del riccio
Hello everyone. I haven't been here in several years. Just wanted to see what is really going on in the industry. This board was about as good as it got when I used to frequent it so I figured I'd see what the experts have to say. Has the game gotten better or are the powers that be still acting like its the 70's ?
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If only they did. They are acting much worse than they did in the 70s. Nice to see you back.
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Some day in the not too distant future, horse players will betting on computer generated races over the net. Race tracks will become casinos and shopping centers. And some crooner will be belting out "there used to be a race track here".
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02-18-2013, 10:05 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Welcome back, John.
Same old, same old, only older.
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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02-19-2013, 01:32 AM
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EXCEL with SUPERFECTAS
Join Date: Mar 2004
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John,
Welcome back! Same old....pretty much. Whatcha been up to?
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02-19-2013, 02:16 AM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,610
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Hi John! Good to see your name again...the rest of the guys have already beaten me to the punch with their assessment of the state of the game...
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02-19-2013, 09:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: White Plains, NY
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John,
Glad to see u back here again. What, you're kids aren't talking to you anymore?
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02-19-2013, 09:57 AM
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Turf Economist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 1,313
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Welcome back, John. Hope things are well with you & family.
Enjoyed swapping messages with you back in your figure-making years.
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Turf Economist since 1974
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02-20-2013, 04:40 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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 yes, they are still talking to me...sometimes too much, sometimes not enough. the game is in my blood i guess but when i saw something on the news last winter about the gov of NY doing an investigation into the breakddowns at AQU i looked into it briefly, saw the purses, and put two & two together pretty quickly.
i visited MTH park last summer at the request of my kids if you can beleive that, and it just felt odd. the place was dead, the fields were small, the handle was rediculously low, and from what i could tell, the qualtiy of the horses didnt seem to justify what they were running for (purse or claiming price).
part of me felt very sad, almost like someone stole something from me, its hard to explain. i'm not trying to sound like a sap, just trying to make sense of what i saw & felt.
john
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02-20-2013, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: pen
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Originally Posted by john del riccio
This board was about as good as it got when I used to frequent it.....
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that was a good era. i was using your ratings back then, which was a very solid product. i used to put them in an access db and get them to print out right on the brisnet pps and was always surprised that more people here didn't get those ratings. good times!!
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02-20-2013, 12:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Queens, NY
Posts: 20,610
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Hello John.
Are you considering getting back into the game casually or more seriously again?
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"Unlearning is the highest form of learning"
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02-21-2013, 06:18 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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its in my blood class, but i am smart enough to know that i dont know having not been plugged in for a while. my heart would love to....
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