Nov 292023
 

The following Letter to the Editor dated NOV 7 was published in the most recent edition of Paulick Report and is reprinted verbatim in its entirety. The conclusion of its author is obvious: The racing deck is stacked against the rank and file horseplayer. As much sense as it makes to eliminate CAW wagering, it won’t happen as long as racing organizations own, in part, anyway, the companies that make this process possible. But as bad as CAW is, the real enemy of the loyal horseplayer are rebates made possible by existing high takeout rates. In the end, rebates will put an end to horse racing as we know it. The only fix is to lower takeout significantly which would result in a universal rebate for all horseplayers.

Horse Race Insider – Newswriter – COMPUTER-ASSISTED WAGERING REBATES EFFECTIVELY DOUBLE TAKEOUT FOR REGULAR BETTORS

Paulick Report – Letter To The Editor: The Effect Of Computer-Assisted Wagering On Regular Horseplayers

The Effect Of Computer-Assisted Wagering On Regular Horseplayers


 

OPENING DAY HIGHLIGHTS
Free* Santa Anita Wall Calendar
Frontrunner Buffet
Craft Beer Trackside Festival
Loge Box Seats & Trackside Dining
Whiskey in Winter in the Chandelier Room
Winter Family Fun Zone
Premium Golden Road Pub
Showvivor Contest Begins

*With paid admission, while supplies last


The Current Race Meet at Century Mile Is Not in Great Shape


Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Henry Kissinger

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Nicholas Godfrey – What’s been happening: Equinox retired, Mage retired, Panthalassa retired and more …

TDN – Equinox Retires to Shadai Stallion Station

The Conversation – Lester Munson – Henry Kissinger has died. The titan of US foreign policy changed the world, for better or worse

Paulick Report – Phil Janack – ‘They’ve Really Rallied Around Our Family’: Riley Mott Thankful For Horse Industry As 2-Year-Old Daughter Battles Brain Cancer

Bloodhorse – Riley Mott ‘Home’ at Gulfstream, Appreciates Support

Wired – Matt Simon – Dust Is So Much More Than You Realize

Gold Dust Woman

Sports Business Journal – Cuban selling majority Mavs stake comes a surprise due to ownership style

Front Office Sports – Eric Fisher – Blockbuster Mavs-Cuban Deal Puts Dallas Casino Complex In Spotlight

Phil has a question:

How can the NBA allow a casino magnate to own a team when they were reluctant to allow the Raptors to join cuz Canada was too secular and had the evil Sports Select.

Paulick Report – Frank Mitchell – Bloodlines Presented By Walmac Farm: Honor Marie, And Honor Code’s Road Back To The Kentucky Derby

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Mage’s Full Brother Dornoch Tops 10 in Remsen

Paulick Report – Keith McCalmont – Cigar Mile Favorite Senor Buscador Is ‘Smarter Than People Think,’ Says Trainer Todd Fincher

Bloodhorse – Bob Ehalt – Everso Mischievous Chases Fourth Straight Win in Cigar

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Life Talk Commands Attention in Demoiselle

The Bitter Southerner – Wendell Brock – Sweet as Sugar, Rude as Hell

We need an equal opportunity society, one in which government does not see its job as picking winners and losers. Where do you go if you want special favors? Government. Where do you go if you want a tax break? Government. Where do you go if you want a handout? Government. This must stop. 

Bobby Jindal

Sounds a lot like Danielle Smith and her United Crony Party.

Like MacDonald the UCPs have a farm, but on the UCP farm it’s

Here a crony there a crony everywhere a crony crony.

Down on the Farm

Paulick Report – Ray Paulick – View From The Eighth Pole: Weighty Matters In Texas And Beyond

Paulick Report – Finger Lakes: Second Straight Year Of Increased Handle Has Management Thinking Purse Boost

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Ken Snyder – ‘He’s so passionate and he loves teaching’ – learning how to be a jockey the Jose Corrales way

The Conversation – Repeated concussions can alter heart activity and impact the ‘heart-brain’ axis

Southern – Mack Swenson – 25 Christmas Treats You’d Only Find On Grandma’s Dessert Table

Flapper Pie

The Ringer – Ben Solak – The Los Angeles Chargers Need a Reset

French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody’s afraid of French fries.

Robert Kiyosaki

Sports Business Journal – Austin Karp – NFL has best Thanksgiving tripleheader for second-straight year

Front Office Sports – Doug Greenberg – Football Dominates Thanksgiving, With A Side Of Basketball

Sports Illustrated – Karl Rasmussen – Mark Cuban Selling Majority Stake of Mavericks, but Will Still Control Basketball Operations, per Report

There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew. 

Marshall McLuhan

Bloodhorse – ‘All Others’ 6-5 in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

Phil has a question:

If CDI hates Baffert so much why do they key setting up their future pools so that his horses end up in the favourites group.

Sports Business Journal – Hellmann’s hoping Levis sponsorship increases product usage among football fans

Thoroughbred Racing Commentary – Jay Hovdey – ‘A stone cold horse racing classic from nearly 70 years ago that I’d never heard of, let alone seen’

TDN – Bill Downes Named Golden Gate Track Announcer

Remember that name. It could be a thoroughbred racing trivia question in a few years.

Paulick Report – Grade 1 Winner Therapist Among 90 Entered For Claiming Crown Races At Fair Grounds

TSN – Travis Yost – Standings don’t tell the whole story this early in NHL season

Phil has a question:

If the standings don’t tell the whole story then why do the teams play the games and get points for a win or the stupid Bettman loser point.

The Score – Dan Wilkins – Key takeaways and analysis from Week 12 in the NFL

The Ringer – Ben Solak – The Hot Read, Week 12: The Buffalo Bills Are at a Tipping Point

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Sports Business Journal – Austin Karp – Cowboys’ Thanksgiving rout draws huge audience

Sports Illustrated – Albert Breer – NFL Week 12 Takeaways: Defense Has Been Key to Broncos’ Turnaround

Front Office Sports – David Rumsey – Schools Owe Fired CFB Coaches A Record $118M In Buyouts (So Far)

A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. 

Ami Ayalon

I’m Your Captain

Southern Living – Why Giving A Christmas Wish List Is A Gift In Itself

When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.

Vietnamese Proverb

AV Club – William Hughes – Doctor Who shows off new theme song, new TARDIS, new trailer as first holiday special airs

Bloodhorse – Byron King – Honor Marie Goes Last to First in Kentucky Jockey Club

TDN – Honor Code’s Honor Marie Pounces to Victory in Kentucky Jockey Club

Paulick Report – Road To KY Derby: Honor Marie Rallies From Last To First In Kentucky Jockey Club

Last Saskatchewan Pirate

Bloodhorse – Bob Keickhefer – White Colt Amante Bianco Wins Cattleya on ‘Japan Road’

Paulick Report – Japan Road To KY Derby: Striking White Colt Amante Bianco Wins Cattleya Stakes At Tokyo

The problem is that when we speak of plan Bs, we already negate the possibility of moving on with plan A.

Isaac Herzog

New York Times – Peter C Baker – The Beatles Are Still Charting the Future of Pop. It Looks Bleak.

Sports Illustrated – Greg Bishop – Andy Reid’s Adventure Moonlighting as a College Sportswriter

TDN – Gun Runner’s Intricate Good as Gold in Golden Rod

TDN – Equinox Proves A Facile Winner of the Japan Cup

Cover of the Rolling Stone

TDN – GISW One in Vermillion Retired; Stud Plans Pending

Phil has a question:

Have they called the Farkashs.

Bloodhorse – Byron King and Molly Rollins – Just Steel Too Strong in Ed Brown

Vox – Whizy Kim – Your stolen package is everyone’s problem

Adagio For Strings

Daily Hive – Betting on fun: We went to an exhilarating racetrack for the perfect date night in Edmonton

Paulick Report – French-Bred Easter Surges Late, Leads D’Amato Trifecta In Seabiscuit

Paulick Report – Kim Chavrat – ‘Bit Of A Struggle’: Field Size Down Just Past Midway Point Of Del Mar Fall Meet

New York Times – Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Alan Feuer – Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners

Phil has a question:

Do the Trumps and Kushners report their kickbacks to IRS.

Why would any person in the United States even think of putting that fucking criminal and his fucking criminal

family even close to the White House. They all belong in the Big House.


Phil M Stockmen

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