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I signed the Petition
I think Petition was good idea, but aimed at the wrong direction.
Since it's Horseman Groups or Associations of each State that control or ok's the use of the signals anyway. We need them to stand up to Tracknet of this world.
Most are looking at slots and other gaming as golden goose and not problems that need to be fixed...
Look LA tracks, ton of Gaming money, but running the same cheap horses for bigger purses. With LA Downs running the expanded meet pretty much right on top of Lone Star. Instead of hurting the meet, it actually made it harder for them to fill the cheaper races. So, at Lone Star, we saw alot less Clm 4k, Clm 5k, and MC 10k races at Lone Star. Short term improving the racing, with all the cheap horses running at LA Downs and EVG.
Long term is where it's going to hurt Texas, as breeding operations move out of the State.
Before any changes in gaming happens in Texas, there needs to major changes in Austin..... Mostly a Gov that gives a crap about Horse Racing in Texas. Also a overhaul at the Texas Racing Comission....
Gov. Perry made his first appointment since Bush became President last month.
Look how geographically unbalanced the make-up of Comissioners is??
It's any wonder why the Class II track Sam Houston is continually favored over the Class I track Lone Star in date selection.
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