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re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Derbyboy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:30:24 GMT

Horse racing in Kentucky needs to market it's product better and quit worrying about slots. Kentucky has the best horse racing in the country.They should find ways (like the night racing at Churchill) to make racing more entertaining, and come up with some easy lottery type $1 bets for the bettor that doesn't want to handicap.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

kyrace — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:33 GMT

"fb0252-" The politicians who oppose the slots bill deserve to be villified, most especially David Williams, who killed the bill without allowing full debate. Horse owners are at a bigger financial disadvantage in KY than they are almost anywhere else, and they are rightfully so shipping their horses out of state to run and show. The horse industry is what makes this state unique, and it is dying a slow and painful death. I could have stayed in Iowa if I had thought that was the place to be for horses, but I chose to come to KY for everything this area has. It is all leaving town on the fast train to PA, IND, and soon OH. The industry employs more than all the other major industries in this state combined! We are losing our signature industry, and regardless of your feelings on the "morality" of slots, everyone needs to wake up and smell the bull that David Williams is spewing. He and all the senators representing horse areas who voted against this bill are going to be ousted in the upcoming elections, mark my words.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Soldier Course — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:31:49 GMT

Ain't politics grand?

We South Carolinians are sitting here waiting for our Luv Guv to bossa nova on back to Buenos Aires so that the state government can boot-up again.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Whirlaway — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:11:58 GMT

The Bloodhorse finally takes a stance on the slots issue. How bold!

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

fb0252 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:48:23 GMT

step one toward slots might be to quit vilifying everyone that opposes you.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Noelle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:16:05 GMT

Bill Yates has it exactly right - in Maryland the Democrats killed all Republican efforts to pass slots over a period of many years - their justification was closer to the KY Republicans than the New England Democrats but the outcome was the same. Oddly enough, MD Democrat objections dissolved last year when a Democrat governor realized the state might actually lose Pimlico and the Preakness and decided he wanted slots in MD. Unfortunately the MD slots bill is way too little, way too late but that's another story.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Bill Yates — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:34 GMT

The problem is not whether an individual is a Republican or a Democrat, the problem is that each party would rather engage in adverse and destructive actions in order to undermine the other, instead of working together in the best interest of the state / country. The state of racing as well as the state of America will not turn towards the positive until these individuals are forced (via threat of being ousted from office) that real change will occur.

Good article about State Senator David Williams at: odddsonfavorite.blogspot.com

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

Patrick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:08:23 GMT

The Republicans aren't going to win a majority in the House, but what happens if some of the House Democrats that supported the slots bill are voted out next November because they backed it? Remember, it was only 52-45 in favor of the legislation. Even if your party of choice wins the Senate, it's plausible you could still lose the crucial number of House members that put the bill over the top in that chamber.

re: Party Time - By Dan Liebman

da3hoss — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:47:09 GMT

Isn't it funny you blame Republicans in Kentucky & want to oust them...up here in the New England area it's mainly, not totally, but mainly, the Animal Right Democrats that are trying to eliminate racing of all kind...Massachusetts has already outlawed greyhound racing and have their sights set on Thoroughbreds next...in New Hampshire the Dems could have cared less about Rockingham, and are targeting Greyhounds, and Maine is struggling to survive even its Fair circuit.

How convenient to blame a party...

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

John T. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:19:39 GMT

Nijinsky was a great Canadian bred champion not only was he by perhaps the greatest sire of all time Northern Dancer but his dam Flaming Page had won the 1962 Canadian Oaks.Wesley Ward has proved himself a good trainer of 2 year olds and it was first class judgement on his part to have two of them ready to win at such a prestigeous meeting as Royal Ascot.

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

No_Class — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:43:22 GMT

Ranagulzion - agreed!

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

da3hoss — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:36:09 GMT

it will be sad if European runners become early speed oriented.

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

Blue Dawn — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:18:54 GMT

Sceptre,

Well written! I really like your comment.

For another good Americans in Europe commentary you all may enjoy, may I submit this link:

www.examiner.com/x-12303-Horse-Racing-Examiner

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

sceptre — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:37:28 GMT

That Wesley, he's one of a kind, marches to his own drummer. I have a lot of respect for him; he has the courage to stick to his own, at times, non-conformist convictions. Notice that he breeds many to his relatively non-commercial stallion, with results that very often succeed. This breath of fresh air openly touted his brilliant and talented runner "Lifestyle" before the Breeders' Cup Sprint a few years ago. The horse closed in the wagering at 50-1, and would have likely been the winner had not he encounteed horrendous racing luck. I'm not an advocate of early 2 yr. old racing, but there's no doubt that Wesley has no peer when it comes to these runners. How does he continuously accomplish this? I've been in racing for nearly 50 years, but have never seen anything like it. This praise is long overdue.

re: Ward of the World - By Dan Liebman

Ranagulzion — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:46:48 GMT

Dan I'm sure you'll appreciate the correction: Nijinsky II, like his sire the great Northern Dancer was actually bred in Canada (albeit in North America but the distinction is especially significant because of how much Mine That Bird exposed the belittling of Canadian Racing accomplishments in the USA).