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Without Corporate Welfare, NYRA (NY Thoroughbred Racing) Is Failing

Without Corporate Welfare, NYRA (NY Thoroughbred Racing) Is Failing

by Patrick Battuello | Jun 15, 2016 | Horseracing Business, Racinos: Corporate Welfare

Highlights from a recent report by the New York State Comptroller’s Office: In October 2011, Resorts World New York City Casino (Resorts) opened adjacent to Aqueduct Racetrack. According to NYRA’s Franchise Agreement (Agreement), a percentage of Resorts’ Video...
Les Bois Park Dead of Natural Causes; Idaho, Let it Stay Dead

Les Bois Park Dead of Natural Causes; Idaho, Let it Stay Dead

by Patrick Battuello | Apr 4, 2016 | Horseracing Business, Racinos: Corporate Welfare, Recommended, Tracks

From the Les Bois Park website: Dear Les Bois Park Fans, As you may be aware, we will be closing our Turf Club Bar & Grill and Simulcast Facility, effective end of day on Sunday, March 20th. After being granted the simulcast license in December, Treasure Valley...
Save Us or Healthy Horses Will Be Slaughtered

Save Us or Healthy Horses Will Be Slaughtered

by Patrick Battuello | Oct 8, 2015 | Racinos: Corporate Welfare, Recommended, Slaughter

Fact: If not for the corporate welfare it receives in the form of slots revenue, much of American racing would collapse. Particularly hard hit would be the harness end. Currently, there are 14 harness tracks in NY, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In my estimation, all 14...
Eight Horses Carted Away by Ambulance Yesterday (a Monday)

Eight Horses Carted Away by Ambulance Yesterday (a Monday)

by Patrick Battuello | Sep 15, 2015 | Casualties, Racinos: Corporate Welfare

Monday is one of America’s two lightest racing days, with only a handful of tracks live. Now with that as background, consider what happened yesterday: Three horses were ambulanced off at “The Downs Racetrack & Casino” (New Mexico); two at...
If the Welfare Spigot is Shut Off, Much of American Racing Will Collapse

If the Welfare Spigot is Shut Off, Much of American Racing Will Collapse

by Patrick Battuello | Sep 10, 2015 | Racinos: Corporate Welfare

The Associated Press recently ran a story on racino subsidies (our previous posts on the subject) for the racing industry, explaining how these subsidies translate to corporate welfare for an inexorably declining industry. (This decline has two root causes:...
Welfare Has Oaklawn Horsemen Sitting Pretty

Welfare Has Oaklawn Horsemen Sitting Pretty

by Patrick Battuello | Nov 11, 2014 | Racinos: Corporate Welfare, Tracks

The Paulick Report (11/7) says that Oaklawn Park has received a record number of stall applications for the upcoming meet (Jan 9th). The reason: a record amount of available purse money ($23 million). On the surface, all seems rosy in Arkansas. But… Oaklawn is a...
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