tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6403703299311622668..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: The Boom is LoweredThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-80087870868233890552011-04-16T07:50:58.782-04:002011-04-16T07:50:58.782-04:00I think if the tellers do not like to face reality...I think if the tellers do not like to face reality, they should step aside or quit. Why should they prevent others from earning a living. I cannot fathom that because 100 or so tellers that the deal will fall through. Too many other jobs at risk. Why should they control the agenda. I always use the automated machines, I just do not want to try and get beat by these cashiers every time I cash a ticket or have to deal with the attitude.stgmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-19892447007027030402011-04-16T06:46:46.633-04:002011-04-16T06:46:46.633-04:00I believe Gov.Christie declared his intentions las...I believe Gov.Christie declared his intentions last year when he announced the state was taking over the Atlantic City casino zone. From there on, it has been an incredible well orchestrated plan that finally scapegoated one small labor union for ending harness racing in the state. <br /><br />I agree with the #137 members; this was dirty politics and corporate shenanigans. <br /><br />Fans and reporters keep on repeating the mantra: the union killed racing in NJ. I disagree, Gov. Christie with the help of John Hanson and several other racing officials ended horse racing in the Garden State. <br /><br />The AFL/CIO union members at the track didn't want to take a huge pay cut and lose their health insurance in 2 years. <br /><br />The union is very angry with the Gov. I wouldn't expect a reversal of the non-vote. <br /><br />It is easy to blame the surly and sometimes lazy tellers for the end of racing here. That would be similar to blaming the workers at the cemetery for the death of a loved one.<br /><br />Gov CHristie is putting up a bid for the Republican nomination for US president; you figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-82106066780065041122011-04-16T06:46:03.745-04:002011-04-16T06:46:03.745-04:00Dear Pacingguy : When the Meadowlands opened in 19...Dear Pacingguy : When the Meadowlands opened in 1976, the strains on my beloved Roosevelt Raceway started to take hold. By 1988, "where it all began" was closed and by 2000, it was as if it never was.<br /><br />The same state government that gave life to the New Jersey industry and leeched on the New York carcass will now kill what is started.<br /><br />Now, is this all bad? Are we without hope? Well, let's review.<br /><br />There are plenty of places where the money that Jeff Gural has raised, $100 million, could be put to very good use. Places where a new mile track could be built. Places outside of the New Jersey casino lobby grip. Places where a racino might be welcomed. Places that have already been discussed.<br /><br />Syracuse? Goshen/Middletown? A relocated Monticello?<br /><br />Think of it this way : you don't put a $100 million line of credit together to have the whole effort ride on a $24 dollar an hour union from which you are seeking a $5 dollar and hour pay cut.Scott Jeffreysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-45841441833409114902011-04-16T01:33:54.347-04:002011-04-16T01:33:54.347-04:00In my heart of hearts, I think Jeff Gural has some...In my heart of hearts, I think Jeff Gural has some revolutionary ideas for The Meadowlands and the parimutuel industry. <br /><br />Heaven help us if it does not come to fruition because of a stance that a small group of part-timers cannot absorb a 20% pay cut in the short-term. <br /><br />Let us not kill the chicken while it is still in the egg.The_Knight_Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497100877439699363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-64051327636084796372011-04-15T19:36:40.360-04:002011-04-15T19:36:40.360-04:00I wish I was as good at picking horses as I was at...I wish I was as good at picking horses as I was at predicting this end result. It gives me no joy to see this transpire though. I never liked the tellers at the Meadowlands, I found them mostly rude but with that said I don't want to see anyone laid off in this economy. <br /><br />But how dumb must these tellers be to think either Gural, a successful businessman, or Christie the buzzsaw of a politician was bluffing in any way shape or form. <br /><br />The Big M was a big part of my life in college and beyond, it's like seeing a close friend pass away. <br /><br />Could Jeff Gural revived the Big M with his ideas, I don't know but I was veru skeptical but we will never know. <br /><br />Christie will not go back on this irregardless of whether the Union begs that they changed their mind. <br /><br />With the Meadowlands gone, pretty much I can't imagine harness racing, once the racinos become full blown casinos, surviving for another 10 years except maybe at the fairs or as a club sport.Johnnoreply@blogger.com