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Title: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: pocketrocketwinner on February 20, 2024, 07:04:17 PM
5 count them 5 amateur drivers fined and suspended for indiscriminate use of the whip at the meadowlands.
These races are abusive to horses. All they want to do is whack away 1 handed
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: bello on February 20, 2024, 07:18:10 PM
5 count them 5 amateur drivers fined and suspended for indiscriminate use of the whip at the meadowlands.
These races are abusive to horses. All they want to do is whack away 1 handed

I whole hearty agree with you on this and it needs to be addressed!
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: 7minuteAbz on February 20, 2024, 07:20:12 PM
Robert Ciavardini was Bob Vitrano's second trainer, I believe, from the old days.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Newt Lobell on February 20, 2024, 07:22:19 PM
Robert Ciavardini was Bob Vitrano's second trainer, I believe, from the old days.

He also had a small stable in the 80s/90s. Good guy.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: 7minuteAbz on February 20, 2024, 07:29:54 PM
He also had a small stable in the 80s/90s. Good guy.
Thanks for confirming.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: bumby on February 20, 2024, 07:37:04 PM
5 count them 5 amateur drivers fined and suspended for indiscriminate use of the whip at the meadowlands.
These races are abusive to horses. All they want to do is whack away 1 handed

Agree. It's disgusting.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Balmoral buzz on February 20, 2024, 07:50:40 PM
These races should be held with the qualifiers. I mean these guys all suck
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Generation XYZ on February 20, 2024, 07:51:42 PM
These races should be held with the qualifiers. I mean these guys all suck

Agreed. Its a pointless waste of delaying the "real" races.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 20, 2024, 07:55:59 PM
Only way for them to reach the number of races they need to a achieve their precious handle. Have you seen that Friday card? They only race twice a week and that's the best they can do? ngc3 MECCA 73cv.2
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Balmoral buzz on February 20, 2024, 07:59:01 PM
Well it’s like that at every track. These is really a horse shortage everywhere. Especially good quality horses. Most of them are torched
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: pocketrocketwinner on February 20, 2024, 08:00:32 PM
Only way for them to reach the number of races they need to a achieve their precious handle. Have you seen that Friday card? They only race twice a week and that's the best they can do? ngc3 MECCA 73cv.2

At the end of the day, it seems all that matters to Gural is full fields and handle. All these whipping violations get overlooked as long as the races fill. Even people on the Fishman list get passes as long as their barns fill the box as needed.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 20, 2024, 08:13:07 PM
 I beg to differ Larry. Miami this week has 663 horses in 70 races [with almost every race written with added entries] an average of 9.47 horse per race. So no you are completely wrong in saying 'EVERY' track has horse shortages. 11.wp 11.wp
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Oliver Clozoff on February 23, 2024, 12:51:44 PM
5 count them 5 amateur drivers fined and suspended for indiscriminate use of the whip at the meadowlands.
These races are abusive to horses. All they want to do is whack away 1 handed

How can you find and suspend an amateur?  They're called amateurs for a reason.
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 23, 2024, 02:46:57 PM
 They are easy to 'find'. Suspending might be another thing. ;D
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: pocketrocketwinner on February 23, 2024, 04:14:59 PM
How can you find and suspend an amateur?  They're called amateurs for a reason.

Pretty sure even amateurs have to obide by the rules like not one hand strikes over and over to get them to go
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: MCR on February 23, 2024, 07:12:38 PM
I personally love the meadowlands! Could live without the amateur races though
Title: Re: Meadowlands Amatuer Drivers
Post by: pocketrocketwinner on February 23, 2024, 08:19:42 PM
They escaped another catastrophe in race 5.
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