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Unfortunately, they will not be ready but I am hoping they will be. I think they booked 3 races after the Belmont which is smart since it will take 2 hrs to get out of there. I am not going becuase there will be no place to set up your computer, the lines will be long and YOUR PHONES WILL NOT WORK, AGAIN YOUR PHONES WILL NOT WORK because the wireless carriers will not have enough cell sites ava
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I hope that both of these entities go away soon. TVG restricted betting on the DERBY to only TVG account holders(TVG owns alot of Youbet so youbet was given access). Now Magna is restricting Preakness to only XPRESSBET accounts. I think the NTRA or each individual racing entities should do away with these exclusive arrangements. TVG also charges you $0.25/wager up to $20/month which is outrag
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Like you said Mall, this freaking technology stuff does not work. I got screwed out of 8k a couple of weeks ago because of you bet and we could have lost 19k because the internet access at the hotel was not working and when Derby 1592 was trying to call me to possibly put the bet in he kept getting an out of range message although he could make other calls and I received calls from everyone else
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I follow Cal very closely and I have to agree with the riders. He broke his contract and should be punished. This is not the first time(unfortunately probably not the last time)he has done this. I am one of his biggest fan but he should sit down and figure out his life not ride horses. Depressed people do piss all the time and all he had to do was piss in cup and everyone would have no p
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Originally, Magna wanted to shut out all other sites from Magna tracks. However, under pressure from the CHRB, they allowed CA resident to bet SA, however, that may have changed. Frankly, I don't know when and I don't care. However, I promise you it will be different the next time Magna run this meet starting on Dec. 26. For now, let's rejoice that Magna is gone. Don't ge
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Only CA residents are suppose to bet the Magna tracks on Youbet, I guess you've been lucky. Their service(or lack of it)cost me big last week. If TVG is not better, then it's time to find a different hobby.
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I think Lion Heart is going to be a serious horse(already is I guess). The big question is can he get 1 1/4 on the first Saturday of May with a jock who loves to go wide but you are going to get around 6-1 on him on Derby Day when he wins the Blue Grass.
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Heard through the grapevine that Orleans casino will have a $Million handicapping tournament on 1/27-1/29 2005. $500,000 to winner. Now we're talking money.
In terms of rebates, why don't they just raise the takeout to 50% if they think this will keep NYRA in business and help the state?
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Well now we have horsemen in NY who support a higher takeout. But these same people believe "a lower takeout will lead to higher handle in the long run". However, these people are looking out for themselves today and don't care about the future of the game one bit. Who is out there speaking for the players, no one , not this NTRA players committee, not the horsemen, not Steve Cr
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I just wanted to get the story straight, exactly why did CHRB cut off Magna? It is not because they are giving rebates. After all, the whale in S. Dakota and now in OK get rebates on CAL signal. Also, the CHRB reinstated certain shops after the big drop in handle at SA. This drop in handle at SA is significant becuause unlike last year, the weather has been ideal. There has only been a handf
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There are many ways to do rebating that will make it worthwhile for tracks and bring it directly to horseman. For instance, do it on Sat/Sund at the track only(everyone at the track will receive a lower takeout through a 5% rebate on all their wagers). The tracks will get more paying customers(10,000 people paying $5 to get into Santa Anita will pay a lot of bills). Do rebates for a define per
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I think the powers that be will fight rebates and takeout until they are out of business. I think the only ones who really think rebates are great is CDSN and NYRA although NYRA is stifled by regulation. Youbet is completely against it from what I've read. Magna, for a bunch of idiots that they are, saw the light and started this thing. Now, I don't know what is so wrong about rebat
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Obviously, saying the CA horses are slow, Mr. Beyer may have been drinking too much Jack.
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Chris:
I agree 100%. I am still hoping to make Orleans.
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Ah shucks, don't worry about him skipping school, he'll probably take his wireless PDA and play in class!!!!
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I believe that Lion Heart and St. Averil are much better than any East Coast Derby horses right now. They are also much better than Master David, so if David wins the Fla Derby then if these 2 horses stay healthy, it will be there Derby to lose. Of course as with Second of June, you should play a future bet unless you get 50-1, so at 19 and 25 to 1, they were underlay.
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Well with someone throwing all this money on the field, it makes the odds on the other contenders real good. I have a rule that I never bet a horse in the future book below 60-1. But I have the following horses at the top of my list:
1)Lion Heart- fast, can rate and has beaten quite a few of the top horses in CA
2)St. Averil: last race was a monster and may be this good but was crushed by Heart
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I didn't see this until after the race but I could not bet standard or Tough Game, unfortunately Standard ran very well. I actually keyed on Our New Recruit but he could not close on the top pair. Marini broke my heart the last time he ran but he was too low today.
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It just goes to show that alcohol/drug abuse is a disease. Who would give up a $million/yr so he can stuff some powder up his nose? This guy has 4kids/ new wife and screws up again. You're never cured only recovering, just as Antley. Hope PVal can return if it is drugs that are causing his problems.
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I think you should do what's best for you. Even if you are getting a 7% rebate you can still go broke, so a rebate doesn't guarantee winning if just give you a better chance of winning. As we speak I know of several legal rebate shops being set up and the one that offers the best deal will get the most business. It would be interesting to see if tracks can offer rebates since they a
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Exactly, if you lower the take, everyone will get more money back not just the rebate players but this will never happen so hurry up JB.
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Apparently the Thoroughbred Owners of California and Magna had seen enough with the 20% drop in SA handle that they have approved a drop in the fee for the three largest rebate shops. According to Mr. Van de Kamp, "these incentives now in place should bring these big players back to this meet". Hey, Mr. Van De(duh!!!) Kamp, how are lowering your takeout to 10% so everyone can come bac
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Yeah baby, if only Sweet Jayana can come back and run like we know she can!!!
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It's good to see this. Also, AmericaTab is up 50% especially when they offered the 7% rebate, hopefully this will lead to more rebates for all players.
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I hope everyone will not play GP this winter until Magna gives it's signal back to youbet and others. xpressbet is terrible. For more info. see the above link. In the meantime, play aqu and sa since you can bet sa on youbet.
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How many people would be interested in participating in a handicapping tour ala the World Poker Tour? Next how much would you be willing to put up to join such a tour? Would TG be willing to sponsor such a tour? My initial thoughts is to get 10,000 that pay $1000 to the tour. We would have monthly tournaments that would offer $@800,000 in prizes. Tournaments would be all over the country. DMR
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CAN YOU PUT UP THE RACES FOR THE TVG CONTEST AS ONE CARD?
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