After the Thrill Is Gone - By Evan Hammonds

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vandal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:48:10 GMT

in order to BOX this amazzzzing Quality Field on May 5 ! OR, Just hang-out with the Erie,Pa gang and DRAW STRAWS --20--for a winner. Logic and/or guts don't seem to us to a party conclusion. Last year the 'Animal was a distaff fav. SO WE Played a different 5. Sometimes US guys are dumb, but FUN.

**The hunch says gogeten BO~~~@9/2.

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Storm Catwoman — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:00:03 GMT

We feel Kentucky's pain in NJ where we're surrounded by tracks with casinos but our tracks are held hostage by a dying Atlantic City cartel. It's especially hard to see this happen in Kentucky which was--and still should be --the horse capital of America as the home of the Kentucky Derby.

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Bret Stossel — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:50:29 GMT

Is the future of racing going to be a couple of dozen tracks scattered across the country with all of them holding short "boutique meets" like Keeneland? Is the yearly national foal crop going to be five or ten thousand? I suppose if that's what racing comes to, the quality of the horses should be pretty high.

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fb0252 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:20:17 GMT

what keeps Turfway from forming an ADW ala Twin Spires and competing with them head to head, and possibly even running some internet adds, although I realize that advertising the sport is a difficult concept.

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Congaree Fan — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:45:23 GMT

I can't believe so many people are nearsighted enough to believe that other gambling substitutes are going to save horse racing. You are fighting for another nail in the coffin. See Ontario Racing / PA racing - The states are rerouting money and you will only reap the benefits for a short duration.

How about some real suggestions like more jackpot wagers supported through pari-mutuel wagering on our current racing product. Mobile distribtuion. embrace technology. There are so many chances to move this industry forward and It is bloody frustrating to see people time and again place blame on something that clearly is not the end all solution to this industry but just a means to keep you going for a few years. Lets fix this problem legitimately!

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david3aa — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:33:48 GMT

The main problem facing our signature horse industry David Williams and his cronies

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Criminal Type — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:02:26 GMT

This is going on in a lot of states. Now even Pennsylvania is rerouting their casino vevenue dollars to "other targets" mainly to make up for the budget shortfalls because these politicians do not know how to budget. Maryland is in such dire circumstances, we wonder every year if this will be our last Preakness. It's ridiculous to me for Mr Stronach to cry poverty for the MJC after spending 19 million bucks at an auction on 7 or 8 horses. Does he think we are stupid ? apparently so. Unfortunatly he really is our only hope in Maryland. Our shortsighted governor, who thinks milk is 2 bucks a gallon, has rerouted almost all of the casino revenue slated to go to the MJC. Maryland too was once a center for thoroughbred racing and breeding. Now every year its an argument and debate over racing dates that Mr Stronach says the MJC can't afford. A lot of good and even a few great horses came out of this state and it sickens me to see it all fading away. The politicos just spend spend spend and then take from Peter to pay Paul when they run out of money.

This is not just a problem affecting horseman, it's affecting the general public as well. As a middle class american I deeply resent the fact that people who make 3 and 4 times as much money as I so are not paying the same percentage in tax dollars I am. We are now on average working one day per week just to pay for fuel. Americans and Horseman need to get angry and vote these morons out of office at a local, state and federal level. As far as I am concerned, my views are not being represented by my elected officials at any level.

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Giddyup — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:13:43 GMT

Will the racetracks and various states ever wake up and realize the sport is doomed if they don't start co-operating with each other instead of trying to undermine each others efforts?

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gammyp — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:15:25 GMT

Even a small slot venue may help. Many people don't like the bigger venues. I have lived in Las Vegas for 16 years and rarely go to the strip. If I do any gaming I like the neighborhood spots. The same slots that are in the big casinos are in grocery stores,gas stations, taverns, etc. They will get played.

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Indiana Johnny — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:09:28 GMT

What really makes this sad is Kentucky is known for horses, its the heart of the horse breeding, horses have adorned their license plates, and home of the iconic twin spires at Churchill Downs, and probably the only time people from other states and countries ever hear " My Old Kentucky Home " is when at the Ky. Derby. And for the politicians from the state of Ky. to turn their back on the states horse industry is a slap in the face to all the people of Kentucky. Ride thru the parking lot of the Horseshoe casino outside of New Albany, Ind., just across the river from Louisville, Ky. and count the cars with Ky. plates. It's mindboggling how ignorant and backwards the politicians from Ky. are. It's time the people from Ky. wake up and " smell the roses " and vote these backwards politicians out of office. At least their governor is on the right track, but its the hillbilly politicians that will not stand up for wha'ts good for their own state.

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K.C. Jakeman — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:55:31 GMT

Well said, unfortunately people don't get involved until it effects them directy, by then it is usually too late. It is so sad to see how desperate things are becoming.