Holy Crap

[girly]

http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/128711/report-says-nyra-president-mislead-the-public-on-overcharges/

[richiebee]

Good to hear from you Trackjohn. They finally knocked down the abandoned OTB on
Hylan Blvd (end of an era).

I have no problem with the authors of this article using sensationalism and
possibly exaggeration for the purpose of bringing about change in a
sport/business which desperately needs it.

It is sad that Michael Gill is still an issue; he should have been permanently
excluded from the game seven or eight years ago.

[richiebee]

From the article which Girly linked

\"The Racing and Wagering Board investigators lay out a timeline that suggests
[Charles]Hayward and his former associate [DRF publisher] Steve Crist were in
correspondence about the problem and in agreement in keeping it quiet.\"

Say goodnight, Charlie.

[sighthound]

Miff posted another article on this earlier today, see \"Clueless Clowns\".

Can\'t believe nobody commented on this, but the thread about Joe Drape is sizzling.

[miff]

\"Say goodnight, Charlie\'

Bee,


From Albany,it\'s possibly worse than that, could be a willful violation of law making it a criminal act.


Mike

[JR]

OK Mike, I have a question for you since you seem to want to differentiate between Mickey Mouse and Mighty Mouse venues. Where does Pimlico fall within that hierarchy because, in a few weeks, they run a pretty big race with lots of publicity.

[girly]

yes, and Cuomo doesn\'t play....

[richiebee]

Guess we shouldn\'t hold our breath waiting for Matt Hegarty\'s take on this. Steve
Crist\'s continued treatment of NYRA with kid gloves has been a pet peeve of mine
and a major part of NYRA\'s continuing mismanagement problem.

[FrankD.]

Bye bye NYRA and good riddance

[miff]

Like Crist, hope he is not in any possible trouble. DRF/NYRA/CRIST/HAYWARD joined at the hip.

[FrankD.]

Richie,

How was your trip back to the fatherland of your degeneracy, Fairmont Park!

[sighthound]

\" Wait!  Look over there!  Didn\'t you see Joe Drape write that article about somewhere else? \" - Charlie Hayward

[JR]

True of Gill but there seems to be an effort to push this off on other venues as if there\'s no problem at home. Dutrow calls NY home.

[TGJB]

JR-- that one is dead on. As for boycotting tracks, I have talked about doing that for years, but at this point events are moving much faster than I could-- there\'s going to be regulation, the only question is whether it\'s productive, counter productive, or much ado about nothing. Major Ky players are running around like chickens without heads getting people signed up to back Federal oversight without having read the current bill or having any idea what they are backing. I\'ve been working with the two major players (Udall\'s office, which wrote the legislation and the Jockey Club, which has put out a sensible plan) to get them to include forcing tracks to publish drug test results. Hopefully it will happen.

The other thing that would help-- and I can\'t figure out to implement it-- would be instead of adding money to purses, to use that money to subsidize expenses for owners. That would keep more of them in the game and dis-incentivize bad behavior.

[richiebee]

Frank:

I did not get a chance to see the live product on Friday night, but went for simo
on Saturday.

Nice to see how in tune the simulcast handicappers are with the game. A TAP horse
was on the lead at Keeneland, and the guys at one table were yelling something
about the \"Pletcher Juice\". After Linda Rice won her third of four races on the
day, someone mumbled something about a raid on the barn by investigators the next
morning. And the comments after Wesley Ward bombed the Commonwealth at Keeneland
(especially after WW commented post race that the winner \"started doing really
well at Keeneland\") were humorous, on point, and for the most part rather obscene.

See ya in less than 90 days, pal. Hope you can adjust your schedule so that you
can attend a full day of racing on Friday.