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Old 04-06-2007, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
I think the thing that I am most worried about is them using a headline seeking politician (Ed Whitfield) to open up a can of worms through legislation that may lead to the interuption of simulcasting or worse. That will affect everyone in a really negative fashion. Using politicians to fight your battles is a very dangerous thing.
Plus someone please inform Mr. Manley that the jockeys in some jurisdictions have gotten a huge pay raise in the form of higher purses, just like the rest of us.
Dont forget that the tracks covered the Jockeys for years until the Guild screwed it up. They let the coverage lapse because they were going to blackmail the industry according to Dr. G.
Manley is playing a similar tune just with a less dramatics.
agree 100% the guild is what went wrong.
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