Slots are in at Gulfstream

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

I CREDIT THEM FOR TRYING ....and in a year or so they should be around that mark..

I certainly hope so but there isn't any excuse for not having them there now.
Gulf's handle in the winter is just as high or in many cases higher than Ny's and NY doesn't have slots running at the the thoroughbred tracks and never has. So why the awful cards the last three years and why the small purses? If the handle is the same or higher that doesn't make much sense to me.
In reality the players and horsemen had to pay the freight for the remodeling. And I don't see how they are "trying". Gulf didn't get those slots in there, the state government and voters did.
Since the projected revenue is clear to see, why not just raise the purses and quality of the cards to a higher level this year? Why ca't they just estimate the revenue that is forthcoming and adjust the quality accordingly?

I rememeber when Gulf was THE PLACE in the winter and when the cards were great. Everybody has gotta make a living, I certainly realize that, and you gotta have claimers for the trainers who make a living with those races and for the owners who have cash tied up in those horses and who are paying he same 85 a day and shoe and vet bills as the guys with expensive stock(they all cost the same to feed and take care of regardless of what they are worth).
But last year the weekday cards were so awful as to be laughable. I'm willing to bet they set a national record for most maiden claiming races in a meet.
I WANNA see Gulf restored to its glory, and would like to pick up the DRF on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday and not hold my nose from the stench like I have done the last few years.
I don't see any earthly reason why they have to wait a year to upgrade the quality of the purses and races written there. Can't they put up anything form all that handle? Or do they have to wait until the free slot money comes in to do that and not go into their pockets for a quarter?
We'll see I guess, and I'm hoping they do the right thing and ante up.