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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: LimeTime on January 09, 2024, 11:59:07 PM

Title: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: LimeTime on January 09, 2024, 11:59:07 PM: It was great how horses would race at both tracks going back and forth-could get winners and prices out of the track change-another variable that messed with the amateurs. Also the level of horses was just right, not junk and not world class where was tuff to eliminate anything. And a city the size of Chicago couldnt support those tracks ? seems odd.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: The Exporter on January 10, 2024, 05:45:10 AM: Just as a city , the size of NYC cant support Yonkers. Or a NYC market population of 20 million and the Meadowlands cant draw 1,000 fans. Why; because nobody cares.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: NatHillIV on January 10, 2024, 08:46:19 AM: Because they didn't get a casino-racetrack partnership.
I seriously doubt a stand-alone harness track can survive anywhere.
Just like an NFL team can't survive without taxpayers building them a stadium.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Stan durbread on January 10, 2024, 12:52:54 PM: Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Generation XYZ on January 10, 2024, 02:39:09 PM: The sport is uninteresting to the masses. Thats why it died.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Wild bull on January 10, 2024, 07:16:53 PM: Quote from: Stan durbread on January 10, 2024, 12:52:54 PM
Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card
who are the Johnson's I always thought it was Johnston I guess that's what I get for thinking
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Generation XYZ on January 10, 2024, 08:18:28 PM: Doc Johnson, the surf board wax heirs... ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: LAW AND ORDER on January 10, 2024, 08:30:42 PM: Quote from: Stan durbread on January 10, 2024, 12:52:54 PM
Balmoral and Maywood are gone because the Johnson’s got caught in crossfire of Illinois government corruption. The lobbyist in the middle of the Obama senate seat scandal sold them out for a get out of jail free card
JOHN JOHNSTON GOT CAUGHT TRYING TO BRIBE BLAGO THE IL GOVENOR. WHEN EVERYONE WENT DOWN JOHNNY BOY WAS THE STOOL PIEGON WHO SAVED HIS OWN ASS BY TESTIFYING AGAINT EVERYONE AS THIER KEY WITNESS. WHY DO YOU THINK JONNY BOY IS STILL IN WITNESS PROTECTION SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS I HEARD.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Stan durbread on January 10, 2024, 09:45:16 PM: Quote from: LAW AND ORDER on January 10, 2024, 08:30:42 PM
JOHN JOHNSTON GOT CAUGHT TRYING TO BRIBE BLAGO THE IL GOVENOR. WHEN EVERYONE WENT DOWN JOHNNY BOY WAS THE STOOL PIEGON WHO SAVED HIS OWN ASS BY TESTIFYING AGAINT EVERYONE AS THIER KEY WITNESS. WHY DO YOU THINK JONNY BOY IS STILL IN WITNESS PROTECTION SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS I HEARD.
Get your facts straight Blago took the bribe and passed the legislation to give tracks a % of casino revenue. When shit hit the fan the casinos sued the tracks and won. 75% of the money had been paid out in purses so they had to file bankruptcy
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: Balmoral buzz on January 10, 2024, 11:52:21 PM: Fuck you and the Johnston family. Everyone who raced at balmoral knew what kind of scumbag pieces of shit the whole Johnston family was. Duke and Johnny were raised with a silver spoon in their mouths and couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time they were both slow and rode the short bus to school. Johnny paid blago over $100k that the FEDs could trace but they knew it was more. You need to get your facts straight. You ever wonder why blago is in jail and Johnny isn’t? RAT & STOOL PIGEON. I’m glad someone posted where he is hiding. I hope the right people find that no good cocksucker who ruined Chicago harness racing and give the runt midget what he has coming.
Title: Re: Why did Balmoral and Maywood go away ? Had a good thing going.
Post by: The Doctor on January 11, 2024, 11:31:17 AM: I've switched to the Arlington Heights Johnnie's. Too depressing driving past Amazon distribution center, where Maywood once stood.