tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post8542151037571290818..comments2024-01-08T05:30:03.477-05:00Comments on CANGAMBLE: Woodbine's Track Is Ridiculously FastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-9068068913882056532008-05-21T11:13:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:13:00.000-04:00As an exercise rider at Woodbine, that track has b...As an exercise rider at Woodbine, that track has been ridiculously hard all weekend, it's no wonder they are flying. They don't maintain the track properly at all. There's hardly any consistency and when it rains, it packs down and becomes very hard. For a while they were smart and would dig up the track a fair bit so it was decent to train on after rain, but they barely touched it this weekend and the times show it.<BR/><BR/>Fort Erie needs to be done with Sundays. People are being called to run horses back after just a week because they are so desperate for entries. Do they not see that they could attract more people with larger fields and more horses with bigger purses if they got rid of the three days a week racing?? Doesn't seem like rocket science to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-80537582247037544242008-05-21T08:59:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:59:00.000-04:00Tx, I posted that article when it first came out, ...Tx, I posted that article when it first came out, I believe. Yes, it makes total sense. The problem with Fort Erie is that the ownership is far removed from even the management.<BR/>It makes implementations of ideas almost impossible unless the idea is to cut costs without a vote.<BR/>And horsemen just don't get the long term. Many live check by check. It is hard for them to think in terms of the future of the track.<BR/><BR/>Anon, Betfair takes Woodbine sporadically. Tonight they are taking the first races.<BR/>For some reason, Betfair cuts off North American racing at 9 PM. I'm not sure why, but it might have to with England time. I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-12461225488140576232008-05-21T08:30:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:30:00.000-04:00Does Betfair take bets on woodbine?I cannot pick a...Does Betfair take bets on woodbine?<BR/>I cannot pick a winner there but finding a lose should be easy.<BR/>CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-89345586998128159482008-05-21T02:05:00.000-04:002008-05-21T02:05:00.000-04:00Fort Erie needs to re-read this story about Marqui...Fort Erie needs to re-read this story about Marquis Downs in Saskatchewan. Smaller is better.<BR/><BR/>http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/sports/story.html?id=f34826b5-a4a8-4879-adbc-1aac6af20f55<BR/><BR/>"But the biggest change came when Regier and company realized smaller was better. There used to be 55 nights of horse racing, three-day programs and afternoon racing. Not only were people not interested in going to Saturday or, more particularly, Sunday afternoon races, they didn't like the four-, five- and-six horse fields and they stayed away."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com