http://www.horseplop.com/forum/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:13:59 +0000 MyBB http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10824 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:10 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10824 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10823 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:31:50 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10823
What are peoples opinions on why he has not really succeeded at WEG?

He had pretty good backing from trainers when he first arrived.

Any Thoughts,
Sky]]>
What are peoples opinions on why he has not really succeeded at WEG?

He had pretty good backing from trainers when he first arrived.

Any Thoughts,
Sky]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10822 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:06:46 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10822
One topic elections, like the presidential one from 2008, are rare. In that election it was all about no more Bush. The R team better get cracking on a myriad of issues not just the anti-Obama bandwagon.

Jane Harman, one of the biggest gun grabbers in the senate does have a nerve coming across as an expert on terror:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34045.html]]>
One topic elections, like the presidential one from 2008, are rare. In that election it was all about no more Bush. The R team better get cracking on a myriad of issues not just the anti-Obama bandwagon.

Jane Harman, one of the biggest gun grabbers in the senate does have a nerve coming across as an expert on terror:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34045.html]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10821 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:06:43 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10821
Any or all suggestions welcome!! Thanks!!!]]>
Any or all suggestions welcome!! Thanks!!!]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10820 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:59:56 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10820
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/biggest...http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/biggest-losers-adelson-buffett-billionaires-2009-billionaires-wealth-loss_]]>
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/biggest...http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/biggest-losers-adelson-buffett-billionaires-2009-billionaires-wealth-loss_]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10819 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:38 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10819 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10818 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:16:35 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10818 ]]> ]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10817 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:27:03 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10817 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10816 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:29:13 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10816
1st Race: Diamond Says (7) with 4-5-6
2nd Race: Zest Express (1) with 4-6-7
3rd Race: Engamer Nordc Star (4) with 5-8-9
4th Race: Fooled Ya (7) with 2-4-8
5th Race: Red October (7) with 1-3-9
6th Race: Ellaraider (1) with 2-3-4
7th Race: Aloha Spirit (9) with 1-3-4
8th Race: So Many Memories (9) with 2-6-7
9th Race: Panny (5) with 6-8-9
10th Race: Red Roses Heartish (9) with 2-6-7
11th Race: Iron Dragon (3) with 1-2-5

Good luck everyone!]]>
1st Race: Diamond Says (7) with 4-5-6
2nd Race: Zest Express (1) with 4-6-7
3rd Race: Engamer Nordc Star (4) with 5-8-9
4th Race: Fooled Ya (7) with 2-4-8
5th Race: Red October (7) with 1-3-9
6th Race: Ellaraider (1) with 2-3-4
7th Race: Aloha Spirit (9) with 1-3-4
8th Race: So Many Memories (9) with 2-6-7
9th Race: Panny (5) with 6-8-9
10th Race: Red Roses Heartish (9) with 2-6-7
11th Race: Iron Dragon (3) with 1-2-5

Good luck everyone!]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10815 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:26:06 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10815
The plan also states that you must be picked up regardless of pre existing conditions.

If I pay the fine until I need coverage, it will be to my benefit. Anyone who pays the $5800 without a preexisting condition would be a moron.

Goodbye insurance.]]>
The plan also states that you must be picked up regardless of pre existing conditions.

If I pay the fine until I need coverage, it will be to my benefit. Anyone who pays the $5800 without a preexisting condition would be a moron.

Goodbye insurance.]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10814 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:15:53 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10814
The thing that bothers me most about slots is it adds NO new blood to the horseplaying - NONE ! Cards and other sports would add, though in no way am I advocating sports betting at the tracks - yet. They would have to prove themselves as excellent hosts in both racing, frontside to back, then as hosts in their expanded card operations. Then maybe they could tackle their legislators and seek sports wagering, again years down the road. Slots take and take and give very little. Parimutuel wagering redistributes handle, less the house takeout.]]>
The thing that bothers me most about slots is it adds NO new blood to the horseplaying - NONE ! Cards and other sports would add, though in no way am I advocating sports betting at the tracks - yet. They would have to prove themselves as excellent hosts in both racing, frontside to back, then as hosts in their expanded card operations. Then maybe they could tackle their legislators and seek sports wagering, again years down the road. Slots take and take and give very little. Parimutuel wagering redistributes handle, less the house takeout.]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10813 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:59:48 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10813 March 08, 2010, 11:11PM
SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan -- In racing terms, some might call it a long-shot.

But a new initiative that would clear the way for casino gambling at horse-racing tracks like Sports Creek Raceway, proponents say, would create a jackpot of new dollars for cash-straped Swartz Creek dealing with falling property values and declining tax revenues.

Several city officials said Monday they’d welcome casino-style gambling at Sports Creek Raceway for the prospect of needed, new money to operate city services.

The old fears that gambling would herald prostitution and the demise of Swartz Creek morality never materialized when the track opened three decades ago, some added.

“Anything that brings in revenues to the city is a plus,” said council member Betty Binder. “With General Motors taking away a lot of their revenues (in a property tax appeal), what else do we have?”

“I think it would be very beneficial,” said Curtis Porath, after Monday’s council meeting. “But I’m not really a betting person.”

The group, Hazel Park-based “Racing to Save Michigan,” has proposed that the state authorize up to eight new casinos, five in horse-racing tracks.

It is one of two competing proposals, recently cleared by the state Board of Canvassers, to qualify for the November ballot if organizers can collect 380,000 signatures by July. The other, developed by the “Michigan Is Yours” group, would put casinos in several cities -- including neighboring Flint.

With dueling proposals, City Manager Paul Bueche questioned whether both would make it to the November finish line. Furthermore, opposition from Detroit-based casino interests and those operated by Native American tribes is certain to mount as it did in 2004 when a similar measure was defeated, he said.

Overall, success at the ballot box would be “enormously difficult,” he predicted.

And as for the idea of landing two casinos down I-69 from one another? “Two casinos in this area would be ridiculous. But I’ll keep you posted,” he told the Council.

In an “impact study” put forth by “Racing to Save Michigan,” cities with horse-racing tracks like Swartz Creek could earn $1.4 million a year in new tax dollars should the casino wager pay off. Today, the track brings in about $100,000 a year.

Bueche is skeptical, though, of any early claims, he said. According to the proposal, a host city could get 2 percent of casino revenues; the larger share, 75 percent, would be captured by the state. The county’s share would be 3 percent.

“It’s awfully premature to say (what the city could reap), not knowing what the law with be,” Bueche said.

What is known is that horse racing is a struggling industry. And the pay-off to towns like Swartz Creek has been declining.

The local racetrack no longer attracts up to 6,000 people on a good night, said Bueche, who spent 10 years as a police officer assigned there. At its peak, the track generated approximately $425,000 a year for the city, he added.

“Competition with casino-style gambling has taken a big bite out of that,” he said of horse-racing revenues. “I believe that industry is headed to the graveyard unless something significant changes.”

Michigan has 22 operating casinos with another under construction.]]> March 08, 2010, 11:11PM
SWARTZ CREEK, Michigan -- In racing terms, some might call it a long-shot.

But a new initiative that would clear the way for casino gambling at horse-racing tracks like Sports Creek Raceway, proponents say, would create a jackpot of new dollars for cash-straped Swartz Creek dealing with falling property values and declining tax revenues.

Several city officials said Monday they’d welcome casino-style gambling at Sports Creek Raceway for the prospect of needed, new money to operate city services.

The old fears that gambling would herald prostitution and the demise of Swartz Creek morality never materialized when the track opened three decades ago, some added.

“Anything that brings in revenues to the city is a plus,” said council member Betty Binder. “With General Motors taking away a lot of their revenues (in a property tax appeal), what else do we have?”

“I think it would be very beneficial,” said Curtis Porath, after Monday’s council meeting. “But I’m not really a betting person.”

The group, Hazel Park-based “Racing to Save Michigan,” has proposed that the state authorize up to eight new casinos, five in horse-racing tracks.

It is one of two competing proposals, recently cleared by the state Board of Canvassers, to qualify for the November ballot if organizers can collect 380,000 signatures by July. The other, developed by the “Michigan Is Yours” group, would put casinos in several cities -- including neighboring Flint.

With dueling proposals, City Manager Paul Bueche questioned whether both would make it to the November finish line. Furthermore, opposition from Detroit-based casino interests and those operated by Native American tribes is certain to mount as it did in 2004 when a similar measure was defeated, he said.

Overall, success at the ballot box would be “enormously difficult,” he predicted.

And as for the idea of landing two casinos down I-69 from one another? “Two casinos in this area would be ridiculous. But I’ll keep you posted,” he told the Council.

In an “impact study” put forth by “Racing to Save Michigan,” cities with horse-racing tracks like Swartz Creek could earn $1.4 million a year in new tax dollars should the casino wager pay off. Today, the track brings in about $100,000 a year.

Bueche is skeptical, though, of any early claims, he said. According to the proposal, a host city could get 2 percent of casino revenues; the larger share, 75 percent, would be captured by the state. The county’s share would be 3 percent.

“It’s awfully premature to say (what the city could reap), not knowing what the law with be,” Bueche said.

What is known is that horse racing is a struggling industry. And the pay-off to towns like Swartz Creek has been declining.

The local racetrack no longer attracts up to 6,000 people on a good night, said Bueche, who spent 10 years as a police officer assigned there. At its peak, the track generated approximately $425,000 a year for the city, he added.

“Competition with casino-style gambling has taken a big bite out of that,” he said of horse-racing revenues. “I believe that industry is headed to the graveyard unless something significant changes.”

Michigan has 22 operating casinos with another under construction.]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10812 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:59:36 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10812 http://www.hometrackadvantage.com are pleased to announce tomorrow is $1 day - meaning players who want Freddyblu22's Spot Plays through HTA pay only $1 for them. See Freddyblu22's ad on the Horseplop homepage as a portal or type http://www.hometrackadvantage.com into your address bar. $10K TRIs don't grow on trees but Freddyblu22 had a TBX (just missed giving it out straight as an arrow !) in his Spot Plays last week so investing that McDoule money you've got stashed in your sock for emergencies might be the best idea you've had in a while - LOL. Good Luck all horseplayers !]]> http://www.hometrackadvantage.com are pleased to announce tomorrow is $1 day - meaning players who want Freddyblu22's Spot Plays through HTA pay only $1 for them. See Freddyblu22's ad on the Horseplop homepage as a portal or type http://www.hometrackadvantage.com into your address bar. $10K TRIs don't grow on trees but Freddyblu22 had a TBX (just missed giving it out straight as an arrow !) in his Spot Plays last week so investing that McDoule money you've got stashed in your sock for emergencies might be the best idea you've had in a while - LOL. Good Luck all horseplayers !]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10811 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:53:40 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10811 ]]> ]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10810 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:53:05 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10810 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10809 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:48:48 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10809
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/po...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7

As the Kinks so eloquently put it, there's no England any more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvdBrbJnve8]]>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/po...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7

As the Kinks so eloquently put it, there's no England any more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvdBrbJnve8]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10808 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:43:09 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10808
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/...http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/03/08/sean-penn-suggests-prison-time-journalists-who-call-hugo-chave]]>
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/...http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/03/08/sean-penn-suggests-prison-time-journalists-who-call-hugo-chave]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10807 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:37:55 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10807
I wonder if this bum were head of the NBA he would feel the same way???

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127285]]>
I wonder if this bum were head of the NBA he would feel the same way???

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=127285]]> http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10806 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:23:58 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10806 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10805 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:27:04 -0800 http://www.horseplop.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10805
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/artic...http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100109/NEWS02]]>
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/artic...http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100109/NEWS02]]>