Re: Clueless Clowns lurk over NY racing (858 Views)
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Date: September 06, 2013 10:45AM
As I recall, there are separate allocations of slots revenue to NYRA and to purses. Is that correct? If so, does anyone know whether Skorton is talking about doing without both, or just the NYRA portion?
In my mind, none of this should come as a particular surprise. See, e.g., Woodbine.
At the risk of agreeing with Frank Stronach and the ideas behind the new Gulfstream, it seems to me that NY racing needs to come to grips with the notion that technology has significantly changed the way racing is consumed. In the era of Living Room Downs, there must be a way to reduce the costs now associated with operating two downstate racetracks year-round.