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Greyhound from Pt Authority is only 45$ each way! Right off their web site today! Either Greyhound or Adirondeck depending on your departure time...but all seats are the same fare! Make sure you type in New York NY...that is PT Auth,

Miff and TJ:

Here\'s what I read directly from Bloodhorse:
\"NYCOTB closed Dec. 8, 2010. Taking a proactive stance, NYRA got out front by offering to switch OTB customers to its NYRA Rewards ADW. OTB customers avoided the typical hassles of signing up for a betting account that could take days to process. Instead, one could open a NYRA Rewards account in an advertised “10 minutes to post.”

Since then, nearly 10,000 people have opened accounts with NYRA Rewards, which has generated $38 million in handle, according to Neema Ghazi, NYRA’s director of marketing. That’s significant because a wager through NYRA’s ADW is considered an ontrack wager, which returns a larger slice of the takeout to purses than a bet made through one of the state’s OTBs.\"

Full article here: http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/wgoh/archive/2011/06/14/new-york-s-got-attitude-again.aspx

As for their racing signal on their web site, I too am pretty frustrated most of the time! Darn thing shuts off or logs you off after almost each race! Makes you think that their thought is :if your not betting...your not watching! On Derby Day I bet most of the card and it NEVER SHUT DOWN!

I attended yesterdays summit meeting...very interesting.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/63559/summit-digs-into-salix-use-regulation

During cross-examination, Koenig pointed out several inconsistencies in Leveson’s testimony and his written report, including the color of the substance found in the syringe and the volume of the syringe. Leveson initially thought the syringes were 6 cubic centimeters, when they were in fact 3 cubic centimeters. For a person with 14 years experience in drug testing, it\'s a little unbelievable how he can make that mistake

Koenig also noted that in the chain of custody of the handling of the evidence bag containing the syringes, the names of all the people who handled the bag were not recorded.

Though Leveson stated in his report that he “exhausted all leads” in his investigation, he testified that he did not investigate that claim nor did he interview three veterinarians whom Dutrow, in a subsequent interview, suggested he contact.

Joel Leveson, the board’s director of investigations since 1997,was training two New York Racing Association employees how to do conduct a barn search. However, Leveson further testified that he did not conduct a “full-fledged” search, even after stumbling upon the syringes.

AND THIS IS OUR LEAD INVESTIGATOR FOR NYSRWB??? Did they wear gloves when they handled the syringes to then get proper fingerprints to lead them as to the ownership of them-whether it was in fact Dutrow, or vets, or asst trainer? Did they take photos? If they acting like this is a crime, then send in QUALIFIED people to collect evidence and treat it as such. I\'m NOT sticking up for Dutrow, BUT these types of things happen more frequently in racing than is needed!

Don\'t forget to hit the Pink Elephant lounge at Grossingers while you are there!

\"They\'ve turned the Kentucky Derby into a guessing game,\" Brown fumed. \"The introduction of synthetic tracks has created mass confusion among handicappers. In the Derby, you\'re left to guess whether a horse can handle dirt after running on synthetics.

\"This is an absurd situation to create for people who bet the game seriously. It\'s tough enough to beat it with good information and rational thinking, but now you have situations where it turns a race into pure guesswork.\"

Jerry-your comment of not knowing how well AK would HANDLE dirt was certainly answered by our friend Steve Byk and Mike Welsh and Steve Haskin and others on his morning ATR show each morning live from CD. EVERY morning, all the live guests all commented on not only how great AK worked over the CD strip, but how he STOOD OUT in morning works in the CD dirt...so how are we guessing? Not that I\'m saying how well he might RACE over CD, but he sure did great each morning. To the many TG users who listened to Steve\'s show, and others who use other products...AK was a definite play IMO. We did get good and useful information on his and others like or dislike of dirt, especially the querky CD dirt surface. People all week have been calling Steve\'s show for more info this week regarding workouts, especially on the new shooters who are grass/synthetic runners but as of today, none have worked out over it because of their desire to arrive later in the week prior to race day.

Thanks again for all your hard work and expertise and I look forward to seeing you again this summer at Carolina BBQ.