Beyer in Argentina: Hemisphere Unapproachable?
 

http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...1&subs=0&arc=0

Interesting piece from A.B. (live in Argentina) on why it may not be so easy for us to get serious about South American racing as wagering opportunity.

Very entertaining article- thanks for posting the link.

My pleasure.. Other than censoring West Coast slanted posts, it's my #1 priority.

A great read-very cool.

29% take-out? I thought Phily was bad.

Good article. Too bad his figs are biased towards the East Coast.

But, is he a big mouth?

Figures Beyer would like anything pertaining to the South. He probably voted for Dubya.

He's sloppy.

I love the last paragraph. It's classic Beyer.

When I bet a horse named Curius Emperor, and watched the jockey steady him three times before making a suicidal five-wide move, I cursed A. Giorgis at Palermo just as I would curse Joe Bravo at Gulfstream Park, and I searched for the Spanish word for "pinhead."

His original description to me was actually even funnier.

"pinhead" was not the original word, I'm guessing?

It was just something funny about travelling a long way for bad rides.

He can get that identical trip every day at TAM on the turf. No need to leave the country.

That was basically the joke.

Well, some things are universal.

I've never really paid much attention, but doesn't Laurel simulcast races from Uruguay? Are there separate U.S. pools for those races?

Does anybody ever actually bet those things?

I have no idea, was just wondering.

They do Santiago, San Isidro, La Plata, and Maronas. I cant speak for others but I bet them.