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Title: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: swoodall on July 21, 2019, 03:23:25 PM
"The thoroughbred horsemen’s contract with Arlington International Racecourse had expired and track management, with the collaboration of a political ally, Racing Board Chairman Jeff Brincat, was attempting to oust the ITHA as the collective bargaining agent of owners and trainers and replace it with a puppet organization, the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation (ITBOF)."


Why does this excerpt from Milbert's article on Dave McCaffery at HRU matter?

Because it shows how much influence the assholes at Arlington have over the IRB and Mr. Duchebag himself Dick Duchossois has always hated harness racing with a passion.

Why does this matter?

It shows just how far Arlington will go to fuck with Hawthorne and the Carey's.

Case in point: PROGRAMS!

On Friday Hawthorne's otb's had NO Saturday programs! Why, you ask?

Because all Illinois programs are printed in a shop located in the Arlington Park racetrack! :1

I am not the only Illinois horse player getting really pissed. 91zxa.1

Hawthorne's printing was done by another firm that went out of business in February.

Unable to find another company (so I'm told) they are using Arlington's print shop to do their programs. angbk

THIS IS THE BIGGEST CLUSTER FUCK IN ILLINOIS HORSE RACING HISTORY! :1

Even Hawthorne race track itself can't get simulcast programs until the morning of that day's races. :1

Arlington Park is fucking with Hawthorne again just like they have done for years. :1

More evidence that the IRB and horse racing in general doesn't care about it's core players or casual fans. 96z.p
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: swoodall on July 21, 2019, 03:32:57 PM
FYI:


I tried printing from my Track Master account.

10 and 12 pp formats need anywhere from 30-50 pages to print.

6 line format is better but doesn't zoom to fill the page the way a normal program format does.

I've printed samples of all zoom settings to get the best version but even though it's better than nothing it still sucks.

I've downloaded to a tablet and laptop and tried to use the Adobe PDF program to manipulate the pdf format.

You can highlight and underline but thats about it on these files.

Again better than NOTHING but not great.

Ultimately the best format and best program is the racetrack program.

If anyone knows another service that provides a good quality printable program pdf for any price please list in this thread.

Thank you.
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Rabbi Of Racing on July 21, 2019, 03:34:07 PM
I LOVE the card tonight at Hawthorne
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: PIGLAND on July 21, 2019, 03:38:30 PM
drf harness eye is the best
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: LUCPARK on July 21, 2019, 03:45:17 PM
illinois harness racing  is fuckin dead,,

...

can we move on ,,

thks ... tmbz1..

all the race cards sucks

robin shaft is a fckin moron,,

place smells like piss,

securty guards and cooks in betting lines with customers

and place really smells like URINE

CAT URINE..



Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: bestbetter on July 21, 2019, 03:52:25 PM
FYI:


I tried printing from my Track Master account.

10 and 12 pp formats need anywhere from 30-50 pages to print.

6 line format is better but doesn't zoom to fill the page the way a normal program format does.

I've printed samples of all zoom settings to get the best version but even though it's better than nothing it still sucks.

I've downloaded to a tablet and laptop and tried to use the Adobe PDF program to manipulate the pdf format.

You can highlight and underline but thats about it on these files.

Again better than NOTHING but not great.

Ultimately the best format and best program is the racetrack program.

If anyone knows another service that provides a good quality printable program pdf for any price please list in this thread.

Thank you.
I used to print my programs for years. I had trouble purchasing ink refills (bottles) because walmart etc. quit selling them due to the large printer company influences, as I was told by a Walmart employee. Anyhow I have been handicapping using the on-line format. I get a piece of paper write down race # horse number(s) I like odds next to it and Driver, Then I write down my bet IE 2-34. Then I draw a line under it and write down next race. It took me awhile to get used to not having a printed program but I prefer doing what I do now. I Save alot in ink and paper LOL 1 sheet per card, Just my 2 cents... I watch races at home so I have the program online to watch during races.
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: LUCPARK on July 21, 2019, 03:52:51 PM
HAVE YOU SEEN THE RACE CARDS

ROBIN SHAFT IS COMBINING 5 CLAIMERS WITH OPEN MARES TO FILL A CARD..CONDITON SHEETS READ ,LIKE A 5TH GRADER PUT IT TOGETHER



,,PLACE SMELLS

NOBODY IS HELPFUL,,FOOD IS OLD,,COOKS ARE GAMBLING WHILE MAKING BURGERS,,WATRESS IN LINE TO MAKE PIC 3 INSTEAD OF SERVING PEOPLE

,,MOST DISGUSTING TRACK EVER ,,
I THOUGHT MAYBWOOD COULD NOT BE TOPPED FOR

URINE SMELL

THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND ,,MAYWOOD
ITS

DISGUSTING..

ITS NOW BECOME A HOMELESS SHELTER ,,

PISS SMELL EVERYWHERE,,
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: PIGLAND on July 21, 2019, 04:17:03 PM
it is piss for sure
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 04:38:48 PM
PISS IS HUGE PROBLEM AGREED
HOW CAN 12 GUYS SMELL SO BAD?
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: LUCPARK on July 21, 2019, 04:54:39 PM
Terrible smells like subway in Manhattan
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 05:01:25 PM
Terrible smells like subway in Manhattan

THATS WHY MY FRIEND MOVED FROM BROOKLYN
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: PIGLAND on July 21, 2019, 05:01:39 PM
sad
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Papillon on July 21, 2019, 05:19:25 PM
who prints pps?

i thought that ended in the 90s

do not most folks handicap on their phone or device?

you should not be obsessed with must having a paper copy, and you deserve your fate if you can’t catch up with the times
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: swoodall on July 21, 2019, 05:20:20 PM
Come on Luc,

This is Horse Racing 101. 11.wp

How hard can it be for a racetrack to print a fucking program? 91zxa.1

I can't Google "who's going to win the Daily Double tonight at Hawthorne?" angbk

I need a program to study otherwise I might as well go to a fucking casino and piss my money away in the slots.

Programs are a basic ingredient in the horse racing diet.

Without them customers are going to get pissed and will eventually stop playing altogether. :'(

To add insult onto injury when they do get the programs on time, they don't order enough and run out! 11.dt

So they take the last program they have and copy the Hawthorne part leaving out the rest. angbk

Thats a genius business model too. tmbz1   
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 05:29:17 PM
PRINTING PRESS AT THE TRACK IS CLASSIC
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: swoodall on July 21, 2019, 05:33:56 PM
who prints pps?

i thought that ended in the 90s

do not most folks handicap on their phone or device?

you should not be obsessed with must having a paper copy, and you deserve your fate if you can’t catch up with the times



Get the fuck out of here Waldo! 43z.stf

Clearly you don't have the brains required to study the past performance lines and apply basic handicapping skills.

Let your device do the handicapping for you. tmbz1 ngc3 ngc3

That shit never works and you will be broke in 6 months. 91zxa.1

Anyone who claims to be content reading pp's off the screen of their phone is an assclown. 94z.sm

Serious gamblers want information they can reference without needing a magnifying glass to view it. tmbz1
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: LUCPARK on July 21, 2019, 06:07:00 PM
 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3

DO U WANT THE 3 BUCKS FOR APROGRAM

WELL DO YAH ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Papillon on July 21, 2019, 06:10:32 PM
ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3

DO U WANT THE 3 BUCKS FOR APROGRAM

WELL DO YAH ngc3 ngc3

let’s start a GoFundMe for Stevie.... lifetime Trackmaster pps

or maybe new printer with warranty and ink for life

what the fuck?
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Germy dDay on July 21, 2019, 06:20:36 PM
 MAYBE, BERNIE, KAMALATOE,AND POCOHAUNTUS CAN PUT FREE HARNESS RACING PROGRAMS ON THEIR LIST OF "FREE STUFF" TO SWAY STEVE IN VOTING FOR ONE OF THEM
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 06:49:43 PM
IS THERE REALLY A PRINTING PRESS ON THE TRACK?
JUST FOR PROGRAMS OR DO THEY CONTRACT OUT FOR, LETS SAY, COUPONS AND FLIERS TOO?
COULD INCREASE PURSES
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: slivercharm on July 21, 2019, 06:51:33 PM
IS THERE REALLY A PRINTING PRESS ON THE TRACK?
JUST FOR PROGRAMS OR DO THEY CONTRACT OUT FOR, LETS SAY, COUPONS AND FLIERS TOO?
COULD INCREASE PURSES

Conduent prints for my company Steve give them a lead to get Hawthorne business

What company would do the job for 50 nightly programs?

Minuteman press maybe they are a franchisee
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 06:55:15 PM
Conduent prints for my company Steve give them a lead to get Hawthorne business

What company would do the job for 50 nightly programs?

Minuteman press maybe they are a franchisee

STEVE GOTTA EXPLAIN THIS ONE....
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: jdogg1977 on July 21, 2019, 08:20:35 PM
I’m glad he said he’s not the only one pissed about it. Him and the other 3 degenerates at the otb are super angry. What would Hawthorne do without their combined 10 dollars a night
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: slivercharm on July 21, 2019, 08:30:59 PM
Since balmoral closed I’ve bet exclusively online without a paper program and did quite well for myself guess I’m an assclown
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: LUCPARK on July 21, 2019, 08:34:46 PM
Classic swodall thread ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Fatboy on July 21, 2019, 08:35:56 PM
Classic swodall thread ngc3 ngc3

BAD LEG GETS FREE PROGRAM IS THE ANGLE
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: PIGLAND on July 21, 2019, 08:42:13 PM
i print
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Jazzman on July 21, 2019, 09:24:49 PM
this is exactly what happend in ontario weg replaced ohha with its own puppet orgaization cosa headed by bill odonnell who never raced horses in ontario
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: swoodall on July 22, 2019, 12:21:43 PM
Conduent prints for my company Steve give them a lead to get Hawthorne business

What company would do the job for 50 nightly programs?

Minuteman press maybe they are a franchisee



These other clowns are just being dicks to be dicks. angbk

Hawthorne isn't happy with this situation either.

Arlington has control and thats the problem.

The number of programs is a lot more than 50 since it involves the track and all the otb's.

As far as a solution goes for me personally, it's easy.

Stay home and play from home.

I can use the laptop to view the pp's from Track Master and the desktop to open the Hawthorne website.

The point here was what to do at the track and otb when there are no programs available.

I don't take my computers to the otb like Waldo and neither does any other player I see sitting in the otb.

At a racetrack a program is not a luxury, it's a necessity.

Guess how many Waldo's I see at the track or any of the otb's?

None. angbk
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Papillon on July 22, 2019, 01:15:44 PM
According to Steve....

Waldo=someone who can handicap races without a paper program?

You need to pick and choose what you cry about more judiciously going forward

you literally cry wolf over the stupidest shit
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: cigar on July 22, 2019, 01:33:00 PM
He don’t cry about his monthly check from the state for being a bust out.
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: Powerful Patricks Ghost on July 22, 2019, 03:57:22 PM
Buy a laser printer
get ink on amazon that can print 1000+ pages for $10 bucks.

Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: silent one on July 22, 2019, 04:14:51 PM
The topic is " How Embarrassing Can Illinois Get? "

The Fix 5
Dan Noble and Creatine "NOT" going inside the pylons in the Aged trot, and then being fined for it weeks later.
Conniegate
The Johnston's bribing a Governor
Scott Ehrlich
The stewards allowing an ineligible horse to race AND WIN, at Immoral.
Oosting landing a plane on the backstretch.
Have you seen Hawthorne lately?
There are just too many to mention.
Last, but not least...…   IRA.

   Sincerely, Silent One
Title: Re: How Embarrassing Can Illinois Horse Racing Get?
Post by: SalaciousCrumb. on July 22, 2019, 06:31:50 PM
Meadowlands rules !!
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