Re: Light at the End of the Tunnel ?? (472 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: January 09, 2005 09:38PM
Well I just did a post that was actually
on racing only, but now you have
me going on Stronach again.
Here's what makes me as suspicious of
him as all you guys are of the on track
medicine men. He is considering developing,
at this time, racetrack/ retail centers
in Romulus, MI and near Sacramento,CA.
He plans on making Gulfstream a multi-
purpose (racing/retail/entertainment)
center. (Now tell me, is there room for a nine hole executive course in the infield?)
Frank Stro is a brilliant businessman and
he is hedging his bets; if the tracks
tank, he can roll right ahead with retail
ventures.
I am 50 years old and very enamored with
the history and tradition of racing, almost
as much as I am with trying to find a
winning bet. Racing, because of all the
breeding angles, because of the relative
longevity of jockeys and trainers, always
seems to relate back to the past in ways that other spectator sports do not. Certain
venues (you guys know I'm talking NYRA
now, and Keeneland)should be improved,
but not radically changed. Frank Stro
seems to favor new surfaces, new structures.
As far as racing is concerned, Belmont,
Keeneland and Saratoga are historic
places which need to be administered with an eye towards the past as well as the future.
And once again, just so all know that
I am willing to give credit where credit
is due, no commercial breeder has ever
been on the kind of roll that Frank/
Adena Springs is on now.
Post Edited (01-10-05 02:31)