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Post by mountainmajesty on May 26, 2013 23:39:18 GMT -5
Heh, Whiz - What happened to the Arabians that used to race there? Why were they kicked off Los Al? I never heard - do you know?
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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on May 27, 2013 2:19:29 GMT -5
supposedly allred wanted a guarantee from them that they would not leave when the fairs started up every year. he would only give them stall space and card races for them if they agreed to stay there year round. when the said no, he stopped carding races. basically cutting off his nose to spite his face. something he is famous for. there is such a shortage of horses there he cant even fill a full card or run 4 days a week anymore and hes kicking horsemen out for not kissing his ass. same thing he did with the 870 races. he would rather show he is the boss then put a good product out there for the publicafter he got cheap and canceled the 870 distance championship 4 or 5 years ago, when snowbound was so dominant, he lost all respect from the horsemen who had 870 runners. that was such a chicken s**t move on his part I wanted to bash him in the head myself. I am not a fan of his.
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Post by racinggal on May 27, 2013 16:32:02 GMT -5
I know Delaware has Arabian races. What other tracks do?
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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on May 27, 2013 21:47:03 GMT -5
as far as I know not many. Delaware and I thought tampa used to, and I think they run some in texas at retama and sam Houston or lonestar occasionally. other then that just the fairs as far as I know.
Apollo its because allred is an egomaniac. its just how he is.
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Post by mountainmajesty on May 28, 2013 1:50:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, wiz - I figured you would know.
If you know that Ed Allred made his money by performing thousands upon thousands of abortions in CA and started a chain of abortion clinics throughout the state, that easily explains his attitude.
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Post by cait on May 28, 2013 13:19:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, wiz - I figured you would know. If you know that Ed Allred made his money by performing thousands upon thousands of abortions in CA and started a chain of abortion clinics throughout the state, that easily explains his attitude. am not sure what this has to do with arabians lol were his clinics illegal? |
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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on May 28, 2013 14:32:13 GMT -5
no not illegal, but just shows what you will do for a buck. some people jhave different morals and beliefs then others cait, and im pretty sure based on your last respons that your views probably aren't going to be the same as mine or even MM on this subject. that's just my guess. but that is neither here nor there for this forum. i just don't like the guy. never have. when he took over los al from Lloyd Arnold and the harness groups, he had a chance to be the savior of the place and the industry. but instead he has run it worse then they did. i hate harness racing, but truthfully, they had a more successful product and ran the track better the allred. i hate to admit that but it is true.
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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on May 28, 2013 16:39:50 GMT -5
I hv=avent been there now since 2005 but as far as I know he hasn't done anything since he built the vessels club about 20 years ago, and that did nothing for the average fan. its pretty bad when you spend tens of millions on the vessels club and don't have a working bathroom on the main level of the grandstand.
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Post by racinggal on May 28, 2013 20:26:40 GMT -5
I found this Arabian Racing Meet Schedule on the US Arabian Jockey Club site
There's a big race - $100,000 on June 15th at Churchill
The 2nd Running Of The President of United Arab Emirates Cup
$100,000 Added - Grade I
To Be Run: Saturday, June 15, 2013
For Arabian four year olds and upward. By subscription of $50 each, which should accompany the nomination or by Supplementary Nomination of $2,500 by time
of entry (Includes entry and starting fees). $100 to enter and an additional $150 to start with $100,000 added, of which 60% to the owner of the winner, 20% to second, 10% to
third, 5% to fourth, 3% to fifth. Each runner that finishes sixth through last will receive $1,000. Weight: Four year olds, 118 lbs.; Older, 123 lbs.
The maximum number of starters for the President of the United Arab Emirates Cup will be limited to fourteen. In the event that the race overfills the starters wiil be determined at the time with preference given to horses that have accummulated the highest earnings in 2012-2013. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing.
One And One Sixteenth Miles
Arabian Race Meet Calendar 2013Date
Track Code
Location
Calilfornia visit arabianracingofcalifornia.com
San Joaquin Co. Fair
9/18 - 10/1
STK
Stockton
Alameda Co. Fair
6/19 - 7/9
PLN
Pleasanton
State Fair/Cal Expo
7/10 - 7/23
SAC
Sacramento
Sonoma Co. Fair
7/24 - 8/13
SR
Santa Rosa
Humboldt Co. Fair
8/14 - 8/25
FER
Ferndale
Fresno
10/2 - 10/15
FNO
Fresno
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Colorado visit arabianracingcolorado.com
Arapahoe Park TBA
5/?- 8/?
ARP
Aurora
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Delaware visit easternarabianracing.org
Delaware Park
5/18- 11/9
DEL
Stanton
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Michigan visit michiganarabianbreeders.com
Mt. Pleasant Meadows TBA
5/? - 9/?
MPM
Mt. Pleasant
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Texas visit texasarabianbreeders.com
Sam Houston Race Park
1/13 - 4/6
HOU
Houston
Lone Star Park
9/13- 10/26
LSP
Grand Prairie
Retama Park
11/1 - 12/28
RET
San Antonio
Manor Downs
TBA
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Canada no dates announced at this time
Sagebrush Downs
Kamloops
Sunflower Downs
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Post by mrdelmarwasmybitch on May 28, 2013 20:41:20 GMT -5
yeah they also run the daughters of the desert and the drinkers of the wind derbies (for 4 year olds in Arabian racing) somewhere also. used to be at los al. those were both ober 100k.
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Post by Evelyn on May 28, 2013 21:43:12 GMT -5
Delaware has a lot of Arabian races. We went once and I remember Jon looking at the from and saying "How can these horses be so damned slow?" - Yes - I pointed out it was an Arabian race LOL I might be wrong, but it seems the front runners win most of the time.
This isn't great news but still some decent purse money.
DELAWARE PARK PURSE DECREASES FOR 2013
The 2013 Delaware Park race meet is scheduled to open on Saturday, May 18, which is Preakness Day. This first condition book, which covers racing from May 18 through June 26 shows a reduction in purses compared to 2012. At the end of 2012, we were in an overpayment situation. That combined with the fact that Delaware casinos were down 24.1% in revenue left the racetrack no choice but to cut purses for both thoroughbreds and Arabians by 10%.
While the stakes schedule is still tentative, their purses have been reduced to provide more money for the overnight races. However, there will still be nine stakes throughout the season; five with purses of $30,000 or more including the $50,000 Delaware Park Arabian Classic H. (G1) and four with purses of $20,000. Complete details on the stakes races will be made available as soon as the schedule is finalized.
Even with the purse reduction, Delaware Park still welcomes the Arabians with one or two races per day.
Delaware Park website
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