tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post3987166091933831280..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: I'm Not (Quite) ThereAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-59208530690204524562007-11-26T10:19:00.000-05:002007-11-26T10:19:00.000-05:00"If you look at the Fair Grounds, nobody goes to t..."If you look at the Fair Grounds, nobody goes to the live races there..."<BR/><BR/>The first time I decided to go to Fairgrounds for the LA Derby I worked hard to get reserved seats before I arrived. When I got there I found you could just pay clubhouse admission and sit in air conditioned smoke-free comfort very near the finish line.<BR/><BR/>I've made a tradition out of going to the LA Derby, a good facility with as Alan points out, no crowds.ljkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15345829432231688681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81902173690457064712007-11-26T00:38:00.000-05:002007-11-26T00:38:00.000-05:00They don't make very good movies any more.Maybe on...They don't make very good movies any more.<BR/>Maybe one a year worth seeing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81498377457111478692007-11-25T13:24:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:24:00.000-05:00One thing to note in the figures, while the operat...One thing to note in the figures, while the operations make a profit at the SPA, the purse account take a huge loss.<BR/><BR/>The SPA purses would not be sustainable without the remaining 11 months of operations and without the purses the meet would suffer, so separation of the meets by ownership is not viable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-59791985260963250672007-11-25T13:21:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:21:00.000-05:00The fact that NYC OTB actually MADE 7 million last...The fact that NYC OTB actually MADE 7 million last year (when adding back the surcharge) lends a lot of weight to the argument that combing the OTB's with the tracks would make NYRA profitable. <BR/><BR/>Once you factor in the duplications in their operations and presumably a reduction in patronage the operations would easily show a profit.<BR/><BR/>It's the NY model that is broken.<BR/><BR/>The overall industry model contributes to minimizing profits, but the NY model eliminates them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com