everything decent should move out of bloodymore and let the rest fend for themselves.
I wish they would move it out of Maryland. Then Stanley Cup games wouldn't get preempted so that we can watch idiots get drunk and race blue crabs for 8 freaking hours.
Like the world needed more proof that the people of Baltimore are complete morons.
The same company that owns Pimlico and Laurel also owns a track in Florida. Move the race to Florida.
If they ended all the taxpayer subsidies to the industry and let the free market rule, horse racing would have went the way of the covered wagon a long time ago........having been to both, I do not find the experience at either Laurel or Pimlico very enjoyable...........
Heard yesterday that state law requires that our GA vote on any potential move first.
Preakness isn't going anywhere any time soon.
All it takes is for the owners of Pimlico to decide it is time to pull the plug and put the shutters on it....GA would be forced to act.....land could be developed into some flammable retail space for future looting excursions........
I think its time to pull the plug on Baltimore. 2/3rds of the city is a wasteland.
This sounds like a ploy to get the city to pay for improvements just like an NFL team that wants a new stadium.
This sounds like a ploy to get the city to pay for improvements just like an NFL team that wants a new stadium.
Maryland State Gov't pumped hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to update facilities and increase the purse at Pimlico and Laurel during the 90's and until about 10 years ago when they stopped.
The race tracks don't employ enough folks or bring in enough business to Maryland to justify these subsidies. Go to the track at Laurel or Pimlico on any weekday when they are racing. The grandstands and betting areas are empty. Folks just don't go to the track to gamble anymore.
If the tracks could bring in Preakness crowds 6 to 8 times a year, the subsidies would return.
Go to the track at Laurel or Pimlico on any weekday when they are racing. The grandstands and betting areas are empty. Folks just don't go to the track to gamble anymore.
The problem is that the time between races it is boring as hell. When I used to go to the track I pretty much had my races handicapped that morning, just needing the late scratches...the 3-4 minutes of a race are pretty exciting....the rest of the time not so much....
But I tend to agree with cantstop: horse racing is dying as a sport, and the race tracks are taking up a lot of room that could be put to far more productive use.
Half-cocked;3825990[B said:]Maybe horse racing alone just isn't interesting enough.
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What if we brought back jousting? It is supposed to be Maryland's official state sport, after all...
What if we brought back jousting? It is supposed to be Maryland's official state sport, after all...
Oh my. Have you ever watched the sport of competitive jousting? Folks on horseback spearing increasingly smaller circular rings for points. It's as boring as it sounds.