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Originally Posted by GoIrish
It was merely a report, submitted at the behest of the governor, which contains recommendations on a number of topics, horse racing being one. Many recommendations in the report would require legislation and much political crapola. One fact is this is the last year of the casino subsidy, so something will have to happen for the purse structure next year. I don't think the state can just shut the doors, since the number of racing dates per year in NJ is mandated by law. Special legislation had to be passed for this meet to cut the dates.
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so there could be a ray of hope. at least for a delay.
i just fired off a letter to my legislators because i'm not going down without a fight!
for anyone in n. j. who cares, find your legislator and let them know how you feel.
they can be found at:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/distric...cipalities.asp