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Title: Welfare cut off
Post by: Ramnap on December 11, 2025, 02:32:33 PM
Now that British Columbia has decoupled and it starts in February and Hastings and Frazier done. 
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Ramnap on December 11, 2025, 02:38:53 PM
So actually what are your thoughts on all this decoupling and is the rest of Canada next and where are all those trainers going. Florida is just about to decouple too, not that it really matters now. When decoupling occurs the tracks just preemptively close they don't even give it a shot.
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Trigger on December 11, 2025, 03:07:53 PM
So actually what are your thoughts on all this decoupling and is the rest of Canada next and where are all those trainers going. Florida is just about to decouple too, not that it really matters now. When decoupling occurs the tracks just preemptively close they don't even give it a shot.

Florida is not about to decouple T-Bred racing.

DeSantis is creating a bidding war.

He'll win either way.
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Papillon on December 11, 2025, 03:19:28 PM
So actually what are your thoughts on all this decoupling and is the rest of Canada next and where are all those trainers going. Florida is just about to decouple too, not that it really matters now. When decoupling occurs the tracks just preemptively close they don't even give it a shot.

the people who race in British Columbia will just slide over to Alberta, where both Century Downs and Century Mile both rotate tbreds and harness

Pompano
Freehold
Cal Expo
Fraser

I believe these tracks were the latest four
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Yonkers1A on December 11, 2025, 03:20:35 PM
Florida is not about to decouple T-Bred racing.

DeSantis is creating a bidding war.

He'll win either way.
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Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Yonkers1A on December 11, 2025, 03:21:55 PM
Florida is not about to decouple T-Bred racing.

DeSantis is creating a bidding war.

He'll win either way.
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Repole wants to build a track in Ocala after Gulfstream decouples.

Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Calhoun on December 11, 2025, 03:29:09 PM
Florida is not about to decouple T-Bred racing.

DeSantis is creating a bidding war.

He'll win either way.
What bidding war? I know DeSantis is against decoupling.

But can't Belinda say screw it and just shut down and develop it?

The casino nets $60 Mil a year.

The property is 200 acres.  5 homes/acre at $2Mil each is $2 Billion.

She'd probably get $800 Mil to $1 Bil.

Even if my math is off, it's a long way from $60 Mil/yr to what she'd get if she said fuck it.

If you told me they're working toward moving rating to Palm Meadows, that would make sense.

Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Trigger on December 11, 2025, 03:31:01 PM
Repole supports Ocala, and t-bred racing not decoupling, possibly interested in buying GP...he wants to build a track in Ocala?, I heard talk about that but not about him. 
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Calhoun on December 11, 2025, 03:37:09 PM
Repole supports Ocala, and t-bred racing not decoupling, possibly interested in buying GP...he wants to build a track in Ocala?, I heard talk about that but not about him.
I dislike Repole immensly.

He's bad for everything.

Classless loudmouth.





Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Trigger on December 11, 2025, 03:40:19 PM
What bidding war? I know DeSantis is against decoupling.

But can't Belinda say screw it and just shut down and develop it?

The casino nets $60 Mil a year.

The property is 200 acres.  5 homes/acre at $2Mil each is $2 Billion.

She'd probably get $800 Mil to $1 Bil.

Even if my math is off, it's a long way from $60 Mil/yr to what she'd get if she said fuck it.

If you told me they're working toward moving rating to Palm Meadows, that would make sense.

1/2 mile from the beach, that is a much better plan  tmbz1

$60mil  ngc3

DeSantis is about DeSantis, throwing his hat in the ring 2028.  Wants money, he'll win Florida in the Primary this time no problemo, he needs big $.

These seasoned politicians parse their words very carefully - doesn't support existing legislation to allow decoupling  tmbz1
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Calhoun on December 11, 2025, 03:57:51 PM

$60mil  ngc3


[/quoteIsn't that what the casino nets a year? Maybe I read it wrong. If I'm wrong, do you have a correct number?

Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Trigger on December 11, 2025, 04:06:59 PM
The $60 mil is reported correct, it's a fucking joke, best location in South Florida and they finish in 7th place (out of 8  ngc3), behind everyone and just in front of their neighbor, the Big Easy Casino (formerly the now Deceased Hollywood Dog Track).
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Racetime on December 11, 2025, 05:42:28 PM
Plam Meadows looks like it was built to add a Grandstand and parking so they could race there ?
Title: Re: Welfare cut off
Post by: Trigger on December 11, 2025, 06:26:17 PM
Plam Meadows looks like it was built to add a Grandstand and parking so they could race there ?

No Parimutuel track will EVER be built at Palm Meadows.

Have you ever been to these parts, no one would drive there.

No one lives out there.

10 miles west of the beach is not a 10 minute drive.  ngc3

The fucking Florida Turnpike  ngc3

Alligators in the grandstand  ngc3, and ZERO of the @6mil tri county area would drive within 5 miles of it!  ngc3

Lunatic Asylum!  ;D
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