Re: A challenge of the sharpest brains at the Pegasus Tournament (1158 Views)
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richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: January 12, 2018 06:30AM
Thanks for the link.
Mrs Richiebee nixed my request for the 13K, even though I told her at my age I
wouldn't have many more chances to howl with the big dogs.
I will definitely be pulling for you, since I think I read that a portion of
your winnings will be donated to thoroughbred aftercare or disabled jockeys.
That would make you a real hero.
But then again, Oddball did say that "To New Yorkers, a hero is some kind of
weird sandwich..."
All kidding aside, I appreciate your efforts to grow the sport of thoroughbred
racing. I am not sure that handicapping tournaments are a means to that end,
but then again I am the person who once suggested that racetracks should send
representatives to GA meetings. Sounds crass and wrong, but the point is that
racing should be trying to attract folks who have already shown a propensity
for gambling. Maybe if sports gambling is legalized this sort of cross-selling
will be feasible. In my limited experience, racing has thus far dropped the
ball, because as has been pointed out, there are no monitors showing racing or
betting windows in the Resorts World casino which is adjacent to the Big A.