tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post867074048614938970..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: $370 Million Becomes The StandardAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-55790193304515643622008-12-16T21:02:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:02:00.000-05:00Allen, the above mentioned by anonymous is absolut...Allen, the above mentioned by anonymous is absolutely incorrect regarding: <BR/><BR/>"NO $$$$ allocated to purses, breeder funds or capex from the VLT's at Belmont Park only from those at Aqueduct!"<BR/><BR/>Trust me I am staring at the bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-81091177530342449632008-12-16T18:32:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:32:00.000-05:00Alan,From a synopsis of the proposed Belmont VLT B...Alan,<BR/><BR/>From a synopsis of the proposed Belmont VLT Bill and legislative intent of the passage. Some contact of yours in Albany should have the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-50780561117543552962008-12-16T18:05:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:05:00.000-05:00>>Also, contained in the proposed Belmont Bi...>>Also, contained in the proposed Belmont Bill authorizing VLT's, there will be NO $$$$ allocated to purses, breeder funds or capex from the VLT's at Belmont Park, only from those at Aqueduct!<BR/><BR/>Can you please refer us to where you're getting this info?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-31620407434635177862008-12-16T17:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:52:00.000-05:00$10 per start charged to the horse owner goes to t...$10 per start charged to the horse owner goes to the state. Also, contained in the proposed Belmont Bill authorizing VLT's, there will be NO $$$$ allocated to purses, breeder funds or capex from the VLT's at Belmont Park, only from those at Aqueduct! NYRA really did the horsemen and breeders proud if this is the way the Bill looks, if and when it gets passed. NYRA agreeing to get no VLT subsidy for its operations from Belmont must mean that perhaps it ends up with the NYCOTB, although just my guess and not a part of the Bill. The Belmont Park VLT operator will get 5.5% more than the Aqueduct operator based its original bid on, but DelNorth's percentage will be increased to be the same as Belmonts if the Bill passes. Can that be fair to the other VLT bidders at Aqueduct if DelNorth was truly an administration favorite and sensed this percentage recalculation would be a part of capitulating to neighboring VLT's at Belmont? What concerns me is that if there is only VLT capex subsidy coming from one source, then it will be impossible to rennovate two backsides and racing facilities, so say goodbye, soon enough to the Big A's racetrack and backside community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-74843434517229588832008-12-16T16:36:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:36:00.000-05:00okay you had the mount fee in this post, but you a...okay you had the mount fee in this post, but you are still wrong about CK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-33999249440942527692008-12-16T15:06:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:06:00.000-05:00http://www.cnbc.com/id/28254547Big Brown Owner: Lo...http://www.cnbc.com/id/28254547<BR/><BR/>Big Brown Owner: Losing Belmont Cost Us At Least $50 millionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com