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Originally Posted by Buckpasser
I respect you very much Steve and think you are great, and your show is great, but you sound like a shill for the NYRA trying to defend this crappy card. 5 Maiden races on a Saturday, and three of them maiden claimers? come on, that just sucks. Maybe during the week it's ok but on a Holiday weekend? I disagree.
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Do you think that this is what NYRA is looking to put on the track? If you looked at the overnight, you would have noticed that the races that drew your ire (races 2-5) are all "extras." Of course, if our filly wins one of those "crappy" maiden claiming races (the 5th), I won't care what the rest of the day's races look like.
Reality is that they are having a tough time getting cards to go, and they have to use the horses on the grounds to satisfy the bettors' demand for big fields. (Our trainer entered five horses last Saturday for tomorrow's card, and only one race filled.) With the exception of Monmouth for the time being, every major racing jurisdiction is facing the same problem.