Dutrow Hearing

[Rick B.]

moosepalm Wrote:
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> If you\'re going to continue to disagree with me, it
> has to be with the point I\'m actually making, and not
> the one you want to argue against.

As far as I can tell, your \"point\" is that Dutrow is bad for the game,  he\'s brought it upon himself, and he needs to be out...and you will have no distracting issues from those of us who would question the process by which his removal from the game is going to be achieved.

If that is not your point, I apologize, and ask that you state your point directly.

[moosepalm]

Rick B. Wrote:
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>
>
> As far as I can tell, your \"point\" is that Dutrow
> is bad for the game,  he\'s brought it upon
> himself, and he needs to be out...and you will
> have no distracting issues from those of us who
> would question the process by which his removal
> from the game is going to be achieved.
>
> If that is not your point, I apologize, and ask
> that you state your point directly.

No, that\'s not my point, but no need to apologize.  This one was closer than the previous ones, but it is still spun in a way that seems to make it palatable to you as an opposing point of view.  I\'ve said it three different times, and offered an analogy, so I\'ll assume I have a problem expressing myself.  It was barely important enough to state once, so I think it\'s safe to say we can move on as I\'m certain people here would greatly prefer to see you share your thoughts on the Belmont rather than trying to parse my opinions.  Feel free to contact me by private message if you want to continue this.

[miff]

While the Clueless Clowns stump, purely for Public Relations reasons, the very ill game continues a downward trend.


Paulick Report
U.S. pari-mutuel handle falls again in May, this time by nearly 8%by The Paulick  
Wagering on U.S. continued its downward spiral in May, with a decline of 7.80% from May 2010. Unlike several previous months, however, purses also declined though at a slower pace. Both declines in handle and total U.S. purses were exceeded by the drop in the number of race days, so the average bet per race day and average daily purses will show slight increases in May.

According to Equibase, a total of $1,163,454,383 was wagered in May, a decline of 7.80% from the same month in 2010 when $1,261,814,872 was bet. Purses dropped by 4.35% in May, from $100,348,921 to $95,983,896.

The number of racing days declined by 9.59% from May 2010 to May 2011, from 563 to 509.

Year to date, handle has fallen just over $400 million, from $5,049,378,245 in 2010 to $4,639,320,277 this year, a decline of 8.12%. Purses, fueled by slots subsidies and increases in California from higher takeout on certain wagers, have crawled upward by 2.33%, from $376,779,303 in 2010 to $385,543,651.

Live racing days in 2011 have decline 5.19%, from 2,044 in 2010 to 1,938.

Barring an unexpected turnaround, by year\'s end U.S. handle on Thoroughbred racing will have fallen for the sixth consecutive year and will be at its lowest level since the mid-1990s. There appears to be no concerted or coordinated effort by industry leaders to address the issue.