Re: Racing Don't Need This! (548 Views)
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Date: September 14, 2015 04:40AM
richiebee Wrote:
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> jerry Wrote:
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> > I don't consider "friendly government"
> subsidized
> > businesses healthy. They're on life support.
>
> [b]"Friendly government" was a movie reference.
> Which movie?[/b]
>
> Is your "life support" statement an assertion,
> a tenet or an opinion?
> Where would the Big Three U.S. automakers be
> right now without the help
> of a friendly government? How about the
> securities and commodities
> markets?
>
>
> > And I noticed you seemed to have cherry picked
> some of
> > the boutique venues like Del Mar and the Spa
> > leaving the likes of Belmont off of your list.
> > Ready to throw in the towel on the big sandy
> too?
>
> My first visit to Belmont was in 1977. Since
> then I have watched attendance
> dwindle drastically and have watched the
> physical plant deteriorate through
> neglect; NYRA has done much more to update the
> facilities at Aqueduct and
> Saratoga. Belmont will be lucky to draw 10,000
> people on its big BC preview
> days during the Fall meet, so it would be
> irresponsible for me to include
> Belmont on any list of healthy racing venues,
> even though the relative
> quality of racing still produces a healthy
> "all sources" handle.
>
> If you wish to continue for a few more rounds,
> some facts or even personal
> observations would be appreciated.
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Hyman Roth talking about Cuba.
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