tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post206690658283639659..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Breeders Crown Pre-Race DramaThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-73568532514922211712016-10-27T06:55:36.530-04:002016-10-27T06:55:36.530-04:00Anon,
Absolutely. I would never suggest saying ...Anon, <br /><br />Absolutely. I would never suggest saying John Doe got the boot for X. I am saying you list things in the regulations which says 5 major medication violations over a period of 5 years or less; two unsatisfactory drives (lest not forget drivers); license denial in a state; etc. and then stick to it without any deviation. This way every knows what will get you the boot acknowledging the need in rare situations someone else may be ejected. <br /><br />It is kind of hard to get sued if you are basing decisions on hard indisputable facts. That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-12964590678445408492016-10-26T21:14:52.529-04:002016-10-26T21:14:52.529-04:00Pacingguy:
It's safer, legally, to just boot ...Pacingguy:<br /><br />It's safer, legally, to just boot someone from a private business rather than list the reasons that prompt exclusion. Once a person is given a reason, it could provide grounds to object in the courts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-34714298325713505032016-10-26T19:05:31.242-04:002016-10-26T19:05:31.242-04:00If you ignore the fact the rules of the race left ...If you ignore the fact the rules of the race left such a decision to the Society, he was willing to go to Pennsylvania and pay for 24 hour supervision instead of forcing him to stable in NJ. Yes, I said ignore the fact. Truth is in the old days he would have demanded him to come to NJ and that would have been the end of it.<br /><br />I can't speak of Blue Chip Farms, but as we know nothing is black or white. I don't know how much these two sponsors pay the Meadowlands to support their races but when you are losing millions a year on a track, it is hard to turn away sponsors who fund your biggest races. <br /><br />That said, if you aren't consistent, you have to expect others to (rightfully) kick and scream.<br /><br />This is why the best thing would be for him to publish guidelines which could cause a person to be excluded and then stick to it. He doesn't need to tell the public the specifics, but they would be free to look at a list of guidelines to see which guideline(s) a person may have run afoul of. <br />That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-80458503332741845362016-10-26T12:40:37.340-04:002016-10-26T12:40:37.340-04:00Much ado about nothing....Gural's desire for c...Much ado about nothing....Gural's desire for clean harness racing is to be admired, but sometimes it just feels like he's targeting certain folks....Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099944785495100269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-54561094940046198972016-10-26T11:28:16.818-04:002016-10-26T11:28:16.818-04:00How has Gural "compromised"? How can you...How has Gural "compromised"? How can you "soften" a stipulation that you had no right to make in the first place (since this is NOT a "Meadowlands" race, but rather one that is administered by the Hambletonian Society?)<br /><br />The bigger "story" here is that one of the track's biggest sponsors (Crawford Farms) openly employs (and supports) a trainer that has been barred from the Meadowlands. Adding to that, another major track sponsor (Blue Chip Farms) employs Josh Marks, who is not just barred from Gural tracks, but is also unlicensed in virtually every jurisdiction in North America. If Gural was truly the "Champion of Integrity" he fancies himself to be, would have told BOTH farms to keep their money, and found "cleaner" sponsors. But as with all his decisions, consistency seems to be thrown out the window. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-31633540727783914592016-10-26T11:05:23.812-04:002016-10-26T11:05:23.812-04:00Jeff Gural's attempt to upgrade security and c...Jeff Gural's attempt to upgrade security and control over the horses to guard against cheating is a good idea, but way too late. <br /><br />Maybe the new conditions could have been imposed by the Hambletonian Society right after the controversial incidents at the Little Brown Jug. Even then, it would have been changing the rules from what they were when people paid to be eligible for the Breeders Crown.<br /><br />The Breeders Crown should have the highest standards. Let's make the changes that Gural ordered, but the responsibility falls to the Hambletonian Society. Establish all the rules before anyone pays a dime and let them apply to future years and every track that hosts the Breeders Crown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com