tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post785624984293443922..comments2024-01-17T03:17:36.984-05:00Comments on Horseplayers Association of North America: "Why I Left Racing" : Part OneHANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-82315415598801580542010-05-08T21:38:31.170-04:002010-05-08T21:38:31.170-04:00Play on words, my friend.Play on words, my friend.Hajckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451996311505541031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-5080530524221087872009-08-09T10:48:23.051-04:002009-08-09T10:48:23.051-04:00"Racing isn't a game for the feint of hea..."Racing isn't a game for the feint of heart".<br /><br />Did you mean faint of heart?<br /><br />You may think this mistake is unimportant but it's enough for me to not bother reading Parts Two & Three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-5938238559217915132009-07-07T17:05:03.785-04:002009-07-07T17:05:03.785-04:00Hajack, thanks for this article, it says a lot to ...Hajack, thanks for this article, it says a lot to the industry. As a fan it is frustrating to see our sport slowly sink in our culture. I was a teen at the track in the 70's so I've seen its heyday. We need computer whiz kids and sharp marketing people to help the sport. But, first, we need, as you said, to clean house first. Use of the whip, excessive takeout, drugs, all of those dontclose hollypnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-37385060198679483732009-02-22T13:36:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:36:00.000-05:00It is not the whip, but the pinhead using it. Watc...It is not the whip, but the pinhead using it. Watch Russell Baze beat up some cheap maiden claimer on a 3-5 shot to get second money. If you want the rider to beat up the horse so that you can get paid, he won't do it. I have lost many times on riders that cannot or will not switch the stick and the horse is taken down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-31019026010421139402009-01-07T12:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:18:00.000-05:00I've been playing the horses for over 40 years now...I've been playing the horses for over 40 years now. You'd think I would be wise by now having bet close to 10,000 races but truth be told it's as hard a game as ever and two things are killing the game. The take-out and trainers still using illegal drugs. It's sad. Time for me to retire, can't beat this game, ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-58842915787972196402008-11-12T08:24:00.000-05:002008-11-12T08:24:00.000-05:00To me the most important things that need to be ch...To me the most important things that need to be changed are<BR/><BR/>1) Get rid of Lasix and all drugs<BR/><BR/>2) Drop take outs to 15% acoss the board<BR/><BR/>3) Cut off betting earlier so that odds don't change after the race has started- the appearance of past posting is infuriating<BR/><BR/>4) senseless DQ,s which the stewards everywhere seem to love making.<BR/><BR/>5) jockeys must be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-16973796014267273202008-11-05T14:14:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:14:00.000-05:00Well done Hajck - This is a wonderful piece of wri...Well done Hajck - This is a wonderful piece of writing that hits the nail square on the head!!I understand where you are comming from as i muself have been around the racing industry for along time! _ i regret to say that it is indeed a dying trade! Outside the whip issue - things need to be shook from the ground up! <BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading yr next piece Sir<BR/><BR/>CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-89577744174355037512008-11-05T09:19:00.000-05:002008-11-05T09:19:00.000-05:00My first introduction to live racing was a rainy d...My first introduction to live racing was a rainy day at Prairie Meadows. The track was all but deserted, and during a brief break in the rain I went out to the rail to catch the next race. <BR/><BR/>What do I remember most about that day? The sound of the whips as the horses came down the stretch. Is the memory of that sound something that endears me to racing? Absolutely not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-549468106553544902008-11-04T05:57:00.000-05:002008-11-04T05:57:00.000-05:00In Reply to Anonymous:Couldn't agree with you more...In Reply to Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Couldn't agree with you more, but like Dan G. wrote in a PaceAdvantage thread: I'm still waiting for the 1st person leaving the track stating, "I really liked it, but if they only beat the animals more I might be back."<BR/><BR/>It is a visual underlying condition of the sport that has to go away before the public will embrace it. Simply a no brainer, and first on Hajckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451996311505541031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-19297917588236431652008-11-03T19:52:00.000-05:002008-11-03T19:52:00.000-05:00Hi A,I think (I dont know since I did not write th...Hi A,<BR/><BR/>I think (I dont know since I did not write this) that "starting with something" means there is more to come. No, he did not leave the game about whips, but it is part of the whole picture.<BR/><BR/>We'll have a few more pieces in this series elaborating, I imagine.<BR/><BR/>There is currently a very good whipping topic at Pace, however. http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/HANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-6230042771159747282008-11-03T19:33:00.000-05:002008-11-03T19:33:00.000-05:00"Let's start off with something easy and long over..."Let's start off with something easy and long overdue. Let's ban the use of the conventional whip used in the United States."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've been playing this game for thirty years and don't know anyone who left It over the whip and that includes many woman.<BR/><BR/>The people i know who have left this game leave because the taxes are to high and the vicilities are not fit to bring a friendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com