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• The tragic, unfortunate and the clueless

  After having taken of few days off before the annual pilgrimage to the Spa, returned news of funeral plans for Luke Kruytbosch, who was not only an extreemely talented race caller but a genuinely nice man and disturbing reports of the dismissal of Larry... Posted Jul 18 2008, 05:23 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, NYRA, Saratoga, Horseplayers coalition, HANA

• Hard Rock for blue hairs at Aqueduct?

  (Note: The video lottery terminal crowd, which can be categorized as blue-haired, may not be quite comfortable with the Hard Rock ambiance. Obviously, SL Green has fallen short of due diligence when surveying the potential audience. This is not an under... Posted Apr 28 2008, 04:46 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, VLT, SL Green, simulcasting

• Great opportunity at hand

  From San Jose, Costa Rica Seven years ago, a couple of friends, one of whom owned a mare, and I agreed that it would be a good idea to breed a horse, specifically a New York-bred. If we were fortunate and the resultant horse had enough ability to race... Posted Feb 14 2008, 09:45 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, VLT, NYRA, New York racing franchise, Saratoga

• The law of diminishing returns

  The citizens of Miami-Dade County, Florida, overwhelmingly approved slot machines for racetracks – in Miami, that also mean dog -- this week, a referendum that accompanied the presidential primaries in South Florida and followed the downsizing of the... Posted Jan 31 2008, 03:45 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, VLT, New York racing franchise, gulfstream, casino

• Tail wags dog

  Wednesday must have been the windiest day ever in Ozone Park, where the gusts off Jamaica Bay can be a test. Even though the average departure and arrival delays at Kennedy International were a mere 15 minutes, which is probably less than normal, and... Posted Jan 30 2008, 02:58 PM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, VLT, NY franchise, Jockeys Guild, slots, casino

• Saving Belmont from the VLT Huns

  There is little on which it is possible to congratulate the politicians of New York insofar as the unfolding sometimes comedic, sometimes infuriating, always frustrating saga of the New York racing franchise is concerned but the staunch refusal of key... Posted Jan 01 2008, 08:42 AM by Paul Moran at the races Filed under: Belmont, Aqueduct, VLT