THE STABLE @ CA

[horses first]

Pretty much true on all accounts. The thing about selling some of the good ones it keeps you in the game long playing with others money.

[LUCPARK]

One one my personal friends

Just got out of a horse. Trotter owned twenty five percent

All bills were up to date



Guess how much Anthony Mac. Sent him

Are u guys ready

145 bucks 

And I’m not lying.

What a scum fvkin piece of shit

Robbing from owners

This is what happens when u give total control to the trainer

145 dollars

I told him
Sue the Cock sucker

[LUCPARK]

If so more of these stories are going to come out in the next couple of months.

Ice


All bullshit and playing around aside

This poor kid got

145.  Dollars. Back

On an Ohio bred trotter that was pretty good as a two yr old

I just don’t wanna post the horses name

HORSES FIRST.


knows horse I’m taking about

[harnesstimes]

Thoughts on the changing sports landscape

After seeing the news from Miami this week regarding Major League Baseball and COVID-19 positives, I think it’s fair to be concerned about the overall state of mainstream sports moving forward in 2020. Yes, the NBA has a bubble, but with so much in-game contact and even more in the NFL, I think it’s safe to say sports isn’t getting back to “normal” anytime soon.

For the first time in my life, horse racing isn’t just an afterthought in society and the sports world in general. The job done by many major race tracks, and Woodbine, in particular with its newly minted TSN partnership and the timely unveiling of their DARKHORSE app, has moved horse racing further ahead than anyone could have projected. Yes, for many jurisdictions with casino partners 2020 has had some new and problematic challenges. Diminished capacity on gaming floors, COVID fears, and overall financial hardship have definitely reduced revenue at these venues. As our partners continue to navigate these uncharted waters, we need to do some navigating of our own.

Horse racing is very fortunate to be operating at all. I personally applaud the efforts of our industry stake holders in getting us back on the job when so many of our neighbors are still unemployed. That isn’t to say things are great and we don’t have major hurtles approaching, because we do. COVID-19 has put most everyone in a much different financial situation than they are used to, and the fallout from that is undoubtedly going to be felt first and foremost by our smaller breeders this coming sales season.

We have to face the realistic notion that there is simply less money available in 2020 to buy yearlings. I believe this an opportunity for trainers to show some entrepreneurship and partner with breeders that may be actively looking for a “Plan N” leading up to, and after the conclusion of the fall sales. Thestable.ca has done this since we opened our doors and some of our best horses have come from these partnership programs. We have been approached by many breeders already this season, and I’m sure there will be no shortage of interested parties soon enough to work with you. This is incredibly important because if we start to lose breeders, we risk shrinking a viable entry point for new people coming into the horse racing industry. If smaller breeding operations shutter, we will have fewer horses bred, eventually leading to yearlings shortages in the future that will inevitability drive up prices making it impossible to find value in the yearling market at all. Further to that, fewer horses will ultimately result in smaller fields and the inevitable downward spiral that we must fight to avoid. By not working together this fall we will actually be hurting ourselves and our industry in the long run. The obvious question is: Where will the extra funds come from to form and foster these partnerships? Is there any way to create more cash flow to help our industry moving forward?

I’ve spoken in multiple venues on two continents about the power of affordable ownership, and the draw it has on everyday people. This year because of COVID-19 shuttering society as a whole, we have more eyeballs on our sport than we had since the start of the internet. Do you think any of these people watching have ever seen a sport they can become interested in, and afford to be an active participant? The potential for that added value is immense for horse racing, and Thestable.ca has proven that this transition from fan to owner is very real and possible. This article isn’t about what we have done at our barn, as much as what other trainers can do in theirs. It isn’t the name, slogan, or the person selling the idea. It’s the message of affordable ownership and the entertainment that goes with that. I always claimed that the affordability of the entertainment dollar for dollar found in horse racing is unmatched in society, now it’s simply unrivaled!

I believe the time is upon us to properly educate our horsemen on how they can connect with everyday people to grow their own barns and brands. More now than ever, we need to introduce ourselves to society in new and direct ways to show them what we actually offer. We have a competitive and exciting sport full of athleticism, speed, great stories, and hard work. There is nothing like seeing and hearing the horses thundering down the stretch to cross the finish line — all in a time when there isn’t much of anything available for people to get excited about.

For the negative people ready to only talk about the struggles we have faced in the past with marketing, gaming, or bad apples in our sport, I would say to them that every sport has its own unique issues, and we are no different. Bringing new people into the sport of horse racing makes it stronger and helps us shine a light on all the poorly lit corners of our industry. This is more than just new paint on an old piece of wood. This is rebuilding and rebranding a great product that more people than ever would be interested to participate in. Saying the interest isn’t there is simply incorrect. I think if anything I’ve proven that to be untrue.

With the sports entertainment field significantly thinned out right now, we are doing a great job seizing the day, but I do think it’s time we strive for more.

People can say horse racing is dead, but I believe from this generational disaster we could find the fresh air we have so desperately been in search of for decades. Our future is literally right in front of us, we need to continue to push forward, be aware and stay ahead of the hurtles to come. Strengthen our core, protect our breeders, and we will see growth that most of us never thought possible.
 With respect,

—Anthony MacDonald / TheStable.ca

[Mazola]

It looks like he has a plan. Who else does?

[Stan durbread]

If you think he is trying to help out anyone else in the industry you are crazy. One of the best marketing schemes ever. @ we only care about this industry not ourselves

[Stan durbread]

Great plan for the industry. Go to breeding farms tell them you will run up the yearling price for them in exchange for 1/2 ownership then sell pieces to uneducated people for inflated price. Great for all involved except the new owners

[Brutus Buckeye]

GOOD LUCK MAC AT THE FAIR IN OHIO TOMORROW

[Mazola]

Sitting around waiting for casino or govt handouts isn't going to work anymore.

[LUCPARK]

Am

Is  ripping off lots of good owners

He ripped off my pal

On trotter

[jupiter]

Hope he stashed some of the cash he scamed

[RWB]

Anthony.......... everything out of your mouth is bullshit

You talk about entertainment value, yet horse racing is a business and livelihood for yourself. You did not start this operation to build the sport, it was to protect your future in the game and put food on the table for YOUR family. You WERE NOT making a great living in the industry with your driving and training ability. Now you are doing VERY WELL!!

Bring transparency..... ..how much have you personally made since the start of this scheme ......and how much have your owners lost........Pleas e stop with your fairy tale version of thestable.ca..... .just call it what it is......GETANTHON YRICH.ca........a nd good for you for finding enough idiots to invest in your get rich scheme

Please list all the owners that have made a profit since this started........Th anks!!

[jupiter]

Who gets the sell off proceeds, horses, equipment when they pull the plug? Who owns the rigs? Are the owners billed for shipping? Do the shipping proceeds go to the stable ca or some other venture owned by AM?  Like the Bonnie and Clyde scheme yrs ago.

[horses first]

Breeders know they are going to take a 25-30% this year. They have been in this spot before for a number of bad years. However the last few have been monster years and during the lean years they did what you should pare down. They are more worried that the overseas or borders from Canada will remain closed. The good horses always sell good and from what I've noticed the sires haven't changed all that much. Sure some GC races have been cut but why is that AM issue? He isn't signing the slips on the medium or high priced yearlings other then a couple here or there. He will still get his arsenal of cheap horses. The industry has survived the stable.ca ideas and for the most part the big breeders laugh him up when brought up in conservation. As someone stated and as AM has noted his base maybe declining and he is putting a better path forward with clients plans for yearlings. My bet he has to dumped 50-60 sooner rather then later his clients are tied up. 2020 is what it is we have all seen loses across the board. No reason horse racing shouldn't as well.

[jupiter]

How much has he scammed? How many owners did he round up? Will any be pissed off enough to go to the media? Is there any way this goes away nicely or is it sure to be a shit show? AM at the meadows lately got some crap with Twaddle. Hope he gets paid.