Re: Its bad enough I'm paying 24% takeout on Santa Anita races ...NOW
Re: Its bad enough I'm paying 24% takeout on Santa Anita races ...NOW
Four things :
-The takeout is 24% and you knowingly bet into that. What are you complaining about - if the price is too high, pass! Horse racing is a very backwards market - any economist would tell you that to raise demand you should lower prices. Instead horse racing raises them.
-Jimmy Kilroe (not Kilgore) was very influential in the growth of California racing.
-If I had a piece of Ring Weekend (who was offered as a yearling or two year old by West Point) the last thing I'd be thinking about is your losing pick 6 ticket. The horse crossed a million in earnings with this win and it's not like there's a stud career to look forward to. I really like Terry Finley and West Point - he runs a good business and often picks nice horses. I'm happy the connections got to celebrate
-I'm still Tbd for the million. Going to depend on the horses entered as well as my schedule
Just venting, blowing off steam after missing out on a score last weekend.
Finley just brought Durkin in, and although I love Tom's calls not sure I would get involved with the group personally. Knew one owner who had a piece of SunsoutGunsout, and he was pretty ticked off at his experience. The horse was in FLA as a 3 year old prepping for possible Florida Derby run, when 1 wk out from Gotham at Aqu, they say we have to get horse on a plane up to NY to run in Gotham. Romans was the trainer and that is not his style, so it must have been Finley making call trying to get to the Derby. Anyway, horse drew a bad post and ran last or next to last in a field of 13.
Moral to the story, don't join a syndicate if you want any say, just show up in the paddock and write checks to West Point.
That was West Points first Grade I in 5 yrs, since Awesome Gem won the Hollywood Gold Cup so they have every right to celebrate, just think the way Santa Anita is going about it is real cheesy.
Yes I blew the stakes name, my mistake. Thanks for the history lesson.