Maybe Horse Racing Needs This Guy

[justindew]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18965716/site/newsweek/

[blackthroatedwind]

He may be smart.....but he's no Tim Smith.

[justindew]

I need to learn more about the role of the NTRA.

[blackthroatedwind]

So does the NTRA.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So does the NTRA.

Couldn't agree with you more Mr. S.

I believe that the NTRA is a huge advertising black hole. The only people that are benefiting are the board members and the advertising companies that they hire to "create" the wonderful ad campaigns. In fact the campaigns are so memorable and effective that the only one I can think of is "Go Baby - Go!" How many Million$ was spent to come up with that. I shudder to think of what all that money could have been spent on for animal safety research, better and more accurate drug testing and enforcement etc, things that the game really needs.

Has the NTRA really provided any benefit to racing since their creation?

OK I'll get off the soap box now, however I reserve the right to climb back on it at at a later date.

[blackthroatedwind]

Well, Tim Smith and his buddies have profited handsomely.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Well, Tim Smith and his buddies have profited handsomely.

Yea I'll say. I just looked at the 990 (which is public information) for NTRA charities and saw how much compensation three directors of the NTRA Charities received from NTRA last year or the year before.

How do I get a gig like that?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

How do I get a gig like that?

How's your golf game?

[Withers]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

Yea I'll say. I just looked at the 990 (which is public information) for NTRA charities and saw how much compensation three directors of the NTRA Charities received from NTRA last year or the year before.

How do I get a gig like that?

So, how much DO they get? Heaven's knows it's money down the drain...nice comfy, do nothing job for someone's buddies I guess...not that it should be, but if lack of NTRA leadership and programs is any sign, looks like they take long lunches and leave early for golf (doubt they frequent the ghost town tracks much, outside of a few stakes a year...)

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

How's your golf game?

Actually not that bad. I have an index of 13.6. I guess I'm just not playing at the right courses.