Light at the End of the Tunnel ?? (489 Views)
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Silver Charm (IP Logged)
Date: January 09, 2005 08:41PM
Interesting what you say Michael D, this comment is also from the same story:
"All of us at Magna Entertainment and the Maryland Jockey Club would like to thank the Maryland racing community for their patience,"said Jim Gagliano, executive vice president of Maryland Racing Operations.
Gagliano's comment about fans being patient should be repeated by his senior level boss. Promise the world but tell everyone its going to TAKE TIME and THEN DELIVER.
The thing that is most interesting from your comments are you said you will start playing the track because of the condition of the Racing Surface. Not because of the band, the combo group, the movie theater, the shopping mall, ferris wheel or roller coaster.
The Old Terrace restaurant at Gulfstream used to remain open after the races with a band and a bar and a nice crowd. However there were probably 5 times as many people inside doing nothing but betting on races.
Do the people who run these tracks ever see this and consider what they can do for them.