4/11: Motion, Mig, Haskin, Terranova, Elser, more!

[smartbid09]

Great 3 Hours Today Steve! I loved getting Steve Haskin and Jon White's commentary directly after the monster weekend we had.

You put it very well when you said something like Uncle Mo's loss seemed shocking at first but in the days that followed it became more and more clear that the loss made sense.

Great interviews with all the connections - keep up the great coverage Steve!

[pointman]

Steve, I know you had him on Friday, but the next time you talk to John Sabini, can you ask him about getting rid of this Palm/Easter Sunday nonsense? I mean, we are in New York and you can even buy liquor on Sunday. I know it might have to go through Albany, but with NYRA trying to make up the otb losses, this may be the right time to do it.

Sabini has done a terrific job and certainly sounds amenable to reason, even if they just let us access our NYRA rewards. What happened to the separation of Church and State?

[Danzig]

i'm not so sure that nyra etc is concerned about a backlash so much as thinking that easter wouldn't be a big betting day.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm not so sure that nyra etc is concerned about a backlash so much as thinking that easter wouldn't be a big betting day.

I don't disagree, but this isn't Arkansas. It is an antiquated rule that needs to be taken off the books and I can't imagine a backlash in New York. It is as simple as that.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by pointman

I don't disagree, but this isn't Arkansas. It is an antiquated rule that needs to be taken off the books and I can't imagine a backlash in New York. It is as simple as that.

Palm Sunday I agree but shouldn't NYRA workers get to visit with family on Easter too?

[Travis Stone]

Gulfstream was noticeably quieter last year on Easter Sunday...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Gulfstream was noticeably quieter last year on Easter Sunday...

which illustrates my point. i'm all for getting rid of antiquated laws. i live in a dry county, which i think stinks. but as for racing, i just don't think that many folks would want to spend easter at the track.
and fyi, pointman, i'm not from here originally. but i don't regret the move at all!

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Gulfstream was noticeably quieter last year on Easter Sunday...

Word is that if the P6 keeps on carrying that they are gonna do the mandatory payout on SATURDAY the 23rd, and not on Easter, which is closing day Sunday, specifically because NY and KY are shut down.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by 3kings

Palm Sunday I agree but shouldn't NYRA workers get to visit with family on Easter too?

Give me a break. I am sure that the people who work for the Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, transit workers, gas stations, liquor stores, convenience stores, restaurants, movie theaters, should I go on, would too. But they work. It is an antiquated law.