tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post2378438926764265073..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Drive of the Year - British StyleThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-63909601040995587262017-02-14T14:10:18.812-05:002017-02-14T14:10:18.812-05:00In my opinion that at least one assumption too man...In my opinion that at least one assumption too many regarding the validity of the purse account deficit. <br /><br />More to the point, is providing transparency regarding the side deals of reduced takeout to the privileged few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-68030571047480117822017-02-14T13:38:29.387-05:002017-02-14T13:38:29.387-05:00Anon,
Being purses are part of the contract horse...Anon,<br /><br />Being purses are part of the contract horsemen have with the track, I assume the SBOANJ meets with the Meadowlands weekly about the purse account as the SOANY does, hence we need to assume the deficit is legitimate.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-20503689330717147732017-02-14T10:53:05.446-05:002017-02-14T10:53:05.446-05:00The $5 million deficit is what Gural CLAIMS it is....The $5 million deficit is what Gural CLAIMS it is. Since he is suddenly so concerned about the bondholders, maybe an audit is in order that would tell the real story. The artificially inflated handle has miserably failed to inspire the regular player to participate. I know the argument in favor of creating the bigger pools, I disagree. The secret deals on rebates to the select few does not help the regular player. It creates a huge advantage for some. The illusion of the deeper pools to bet in to are a trap for the small player. Gural can't have it both ways. You can't create a press release every day about great handle and then say there is not enough to pay the purses. Loss leaders only work when you present a product that someone will eventually buy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-91616679829769975292017-02-13T16:02:24.161-05:002017-02-13T16:02:24.161-05:00Count, 10 years ago the NJSEA supplemented the pur...Count, 10 years ago the NJSEA supplemented the purses on the government's dime. Now, they are dealing with a $5 million deficit in the purse account.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-57894398524345130752017-02-13T13:13:54.283-05:002017-02-13T13:13:54.283-05:00I beg to differ about the attendance not being hig...I beg to differ about the attendance not being higher. I live in Ohio and when WIJI and ABM raced at Dayton this year, the place was packed. I have never seen a crowd that big at the track. Maybe it didn't lead to higher handle that night, but I'm sure at least one person from that night left excited and interested in owning a horse. riceownz2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-10095917740096393972017-02-13T09:15:29.146-05:002017-02-13T09:15:29.146-05:00Actually the Gural Rule is probably the ONLY good ...Actually the Gural Rule is probably the ONLY good decision that he has come up with. The sport DOES need stars. In other respects though, he has shown himself to be a hypocritical, avaricious megalomaniac. From the insufficient building, to the banning of some trainers and not others, to racing his own horses at his own building with his own rules, to the incredibly low purses, his tenure as the carrier of horseracing at the Meadowlands has been a disaster. The proof is in the pudding: he claims that the handles at these "races" have reached record proportions yet the purses are horrendous. You CANNOT blame the lack of slots either. A decade or so ago, when there were no slots anywhere, the Meadowlands had an excellent purse structure. And that was when the handle was (allegedly) less!!! Come on now, do you think we are deaf, dumb, and blind?Countnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-5472220348375730662017-02-12T11:25:40.843-05:002017-02-12T11:25:40.843-05:00There's not a STITCH of evidence that "st...There's not a STITCH of evidence that "stars" help the business of harness racing. The handle is no higher on the races involving stars, attendance is no higher, and the sport benefits in no significant way by the presence of "top horses" on the racetrack. The "Gural Rule" was idiotic in the first place, and just one in a series of horrible decisions made by a guy who is arguably the single worst track operator in the business. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com