Gurals Casino....
If you remember maybe in the 1990's Yonkers
was racing $4000 claimers to keep the track going..
and Tim Rooney wasn't a "Hebrew Track" owner!!!!
If Meadowlands could race for $30k purses every race
they would...but unfortunately with no casino or slots
they cannot.
Illinois gone, Michigan gone...Meadowland s still there..
Interesting.
allow me to elaborate a bit further.....
it doesn't matter if he is Jewish, Muislim, Buddhist or Christian...he is just another human being
no hate for Gural here..however, his intent all along for "saving the M1" was just a facade for wanting a casino
his declaring himself "saviour" and feeling entitled to have a casino has rubbed many the wrong way
he is a snake oil salesman who didn't understand how NJ politics work
you cannot just put on your Burger King crown, walk in to the Trenton State House, declare yourself "Saviour" and expect to be awarded a casino. He thought he deserved it.
Some transparency would be nice. If he truly was a saviour--he wouldn't complain about the electric bills, overhead, etc, He wouldn't have threatened to stop hosting The Hambletonian(he already ended his relationship with them)..and he wouldn't shit all over his own customers by getting in to bed with the CAW handle.
If you want to be a true savior, then dig in to your pockets and keep your mouth shut, instead of whining and crying and threatening.
this is not hate against him and has nothing to do with him being Jewish. This is also not a dream/wish that harness racing ends, It is just facts.
Maybe racing would be better off without a M1, breeding is way down(except KY/OH), fields are smaller, handle decreases every year--maybe some contraction would be healthier for what is left of the industry.
some also seem to think a north Jersey casino will solve all the problems. That is a joke.
Breeders and owners that are still interested are moving and concentrating their efforts and resources to Kentucky.
Everyone just needs to let go of the warm and fuzzy feelings that The M1 provided for us in the 80s and 90s and take a gulp of reality. Times have changed. There will be no casino for Gural anytime soon.
Get over it.
Now I expect to labeled a Gural hater, a harness racing hater, and/or an anti-semite.
as Brett Kavanaugh once said while lying to The Senate...."go ahead, have at it"