tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post8340142218077371717..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: The New Jersey Classic CondundrumThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-76543075029579984782017-03-08T16:02:25.574-05:002017-03-08T16:02:25.574-05:00Last post for me on this, promise. Exactly the poi...Last post for me on this, promise. Exactly the point! Gural does whatever he wants and the state turns a blind eye to virtually everything. Then the shrill of... "Oh what has happened to our once great game??? We don't understand why no one cares about it anymore". <br /><br />Even horseplayers will only tolerate so much abuse before finally seeing the light and smelling the fresh air, elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-18212244157159403912017-03-08T13:38:17.221-05:002017-03-08T13:38:17.221-05:00The State allows it so it is perfectly legal.The State allows it so it is perfectly legal.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-7196914834890144652017-03-08T10:23:29.952-05:002017-03-08T10:23:29.952-05:00Gee that didn't take long at all. As predicted...Gee that didn't take long at all. As predicted in my comment on Feb 2, M1 March 10 race 1 - 6 entries highest purse of the night at $18k, Opulent Yankee owned by Little E Racing. Extraordinary arrogance bordering on criminality.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-24837168720386192122017-02-04T09:24:18.846-05:002017-02-04T09:24:18.846-05:00As far as I am concerned both Gural and Taylor are...As far as I am concerned both Gural and Taylor are bad for racing. The difference to me is one is a horse owner. The other runs a racetrack. Doesn't the authority of running a racetrack demand a higher standard of ethics than having "an art of making a deal" like this. Harness racing will be a footnote in a decade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-1475771892642830982017-02-03T18:05:55.050-05:002017-02-03T18:05:55.050-05:00Mr. Taylor's home state of Pennsylvania elimin...Mr. Taylor's home state of Pennsylvania eliminated two high priced stakes for 3YO pacers this year after staging the races for the first time in 2016. If this man is truly out to protect himself and partners who staked horses to big money races, why isn't he contesting the loss of the PA Classic and the associated filly race? Pretty sure he has horses that could have entered those. My conclusion; he wants to challenge Jeff Gural's authority and force Gural to take cash out of his deep pockets so money might end up in Taylor's deep pockets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-64396410387112403662017-02-03T16:28:11.641-05:002017-02-03T16:28:11.641-05:00This is disgusting. I cannot believe that Abe Bass...This is disgusting. I cannot believe that Abe Bassan would let Howie bring down his reputation. How much lower can this game get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-90712092077235854242017-02-03T14:53:41.079-05:002017-02-03T14:53:41.079-05:00Not at all. If he has to cut other stakes to race...Not at all. If he has to cut other stakes to race an event which may have to go 'non-wagering', why not cut races Taylor would benefit in?<br /><br />This would be the art of making a deal.<br />That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-6400108879759030462017-02-03T14:31:17.619-05:002017-02-03T14:31:17.619-05:00Also, I guess it is a coincidence that the races G...Also, I guess it is a coincidence that the races Gural will himself choose to cancel if NJ Classic goes are races that Taylor has the favorites in.<br /><br />Greed, arrogance, and a lack of ethics that knows no bounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-3327042485247312142017-02-03T11:20:37.821-05:002017-02-03T11:20:37.821-05:00The SBOANJ was listed in the complaint.
Also, the...The SBOANJ was listed in the complaint.<br /><br />Also, the race, being controlled by the SBOANJ, omitted the cancellation notice.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-30762927366554843252017-02-03T10:11:13.187-05:002017-02-03T10:11:13.187-05:00Anyone taking sides in this dispute should know Ne...Anyone taking sides in this dispute should know New Jersey and the horsemen's group pulled their money from the stake. I will be shocked if a judge orders a track to put up money previously supplied by two other parties. If this move in court by Howard Taylor isn't just part of a Gural-Taylor feud, Mr. Taylor should also have named New Jersey and the SBOANJ in his complaint. Not just Jeff Gural and the track.<br /><br />There's a cancellation policy for stakes at every track where I've seen the conditions. Here's the typical Meadowlands statement:<br /> "Cancellation: The Sponsors reserve the right to cancel any or all of the races if it becomes impractical or undesirable in the opinion of The Sponsors to conduct said races. If an event is not raced, The Sponsors responsibility and liability shall be limited to refunding, without interest, all payments collected toward these events. These monies will be pro-rated among those owners of horses eligible at the time of cancellation."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-1798633320244931262017-02-03T08:46:32.504-05:002017-02-03T08:46:32.504-05:00MY understanding is there is about 10 horses eligi...MY understanding is there is about 10 horses eligible but based on how it has gone, they expect less than 7 horses to race. <br /><br />I don't recall any walkovers in harness racing (though I am sure there have been) where only one horse enters. Typically, they occur when there are late scratches.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-8778581257171501062017-02-03T07:41:53.544-05:002017-02-03T07:41:53.544-05:00Am I to understand that there were 7 horses eligib...Am I to understand that there were 7 horses eligible when the stake races were cancelled? That is WAY more than enough to run the race. Can you cite a stakes race that was cancelled in the past due to lack of interest when SEVEN horses were eligible? I've seen a multitude of stakes run with even 3 horses. There have been walkovers for Goodness sake.Countnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-9898083877711765852017-02-03T07:23:04.255-05:002017-02-03T07:23:04.255-05:00Overnight races with seven horses get raced all th...Overnight races with seven horses get raced all the time at the Meadowlands with or without Gural owned horses. There is a difference between overnights and stakes races.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-29860120172236454872017-02-02T23:45:02.163-05:002017-02-02T23:45:02.163-05:00To have any credibility, Gural needs to remove not...To have any credibility, Gural needs to remove not only the impropriety, but any appearance of it. The conflict of interest that hangs over moves like this is undeniable. I am sure there will be plenty of 7 horse field high class trotter races that are raced. No coincidence at least 1 of those horses will be owned by Little E Racing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com