Comments on: KY REPUBLICANS: A PALACE REVOLT?

By: mike bronzino

mike bronzino — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:57:15 +0000

The Republican Party will destroy itself by listening to the religious right. It is not their business if people want to play poker or gamble on horses. It’s no different than the options market on Wall St.

By: horsefan

horsefan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:35 +0000

Concerned Observer, bringing jobs to the area will help a lot for the economy and those of us who live here. That is a long term benefit. In terms of revenue, as we see more and more investment of those funds done correctly into generating further economic development, then that could help for the long-term. So i think there are different things to consider, but allowing our elected representatives just pass the buck to the voters isn’t the right way they need to do it. The Senate need to take up the issue that the house has already and just vote. If the voters don’t agree with their elected representatives, then they will let their elected senator know at the polls.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:23 +0000

I became appalled by some of the comments on here attacking this site as supporting some Democrats here or there and not being on the Republican side 100% of the time. The issue is what needs the attention and loyalty, not the people. Slots needs to be supported and if that it means that electing people that support that position, so be it, regardless of party.

How long is the Williams going to try and hold this issue at bay? Until all of his caucus is voted out of office. It is clear that majority of KY want slots. So vote on it now!

By: john greathouse

john greathouse — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:47 +0000

Interesting post from Millennium Farms where their publicity man is none other than the senator from gtown himself…now are these his words or the Farms words???

MILLENNIUM FARMS, MOON LAKE FARM ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE
30 Mares to Relocate from Kentucky to Louisiana
LEXINGTON, KY…November 11, 2009…Ro Parra’s Millennium Farms and John Turner’s Moon Lake Farm in Louisiana have announced an alliance between their operations. Turner’s farm will be re-named Millennium Farms at Moon Lake.
Millennium Farms at Moon Lake has also acquired a fractional interest in 30 of Parra’s mares. The mares will be re-located from Kentucky to Louisiana to participate in the Louisiana program. Most are in foal to Kentucky stallions Student Council, Zanjero and Even the Score. Parra’s decision to move mares from Kentucky to Louisiana was based primarily on economics. “We will likely move more mares over time,” said Parra. “We feel that the Kentucky program is not as competitive as other regional programs like the one in Louisiana.”
“We are pleased to announce this alliance with John Turner and we are glad that he has decided to rename his farm Millennium Farms at Moon Lake,” Parra said. “We have long supported the Louisiana program and have had success there, so this a natural extension of the Millennium Farms brand. Furthermore, Moon Lake’s beautiful 800 acres have been improved with significant infrastructure, and most importantly Dr. Jim Ward, DVM has been added as general manager and Jerry Richardson has become farm manager . Both have a sterling reputation as well 55 years of experience in the industry.”
Parra will also move Littleexpectations from 519 Thoroughbreds in Arcadia to Millennium Farms at Moon Lake. Littleexpectations will join Millennium Farms stallions Woke Up Dreamin and Scrimshaw as well as existing Moon Lake stallions A.P. Delta and Chatain.
Littleexpectations, who will stand for a fee of $2,000, stand and nurse, is a 12-year-old son of Valid Appeal and a full brother to successful sire Valid Expectations. An undefeated stakes winner at 2, Littleexpectations comes from the family of Purge, Foolish Pleasure, Jersey

this paragraph is particularly noteworthy

Millennium Farms at Moon Lake has also acquired a fractional interest in 30 of Parra’s mares. The mares will be re-located from Kentucky to Louisiana to participate in the Louisiana program. Most are in foal to Kentucky stallions Student Council, Zanjero and Even the Score. Parra’s decision to move mares from Kentucky to Louisiana was based primarily on economics. “We will likely move more mares over time,” said Parra. “We feel that the Kentucky program is not as competitive as other regional programs like the one in Louisiana.”
score another bonehead move for the senator from gtown!

By: john greathouse

john greathouse — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:24:43 +0000

Clara
well put
the people that keep bringing this up have to be shills from across the River or just plain nitwits

By: EUGENE LEVEY

EUGENE LEVEY — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:11:44 +0000

DRUGS , MEDICATION IS WHAT I CALL IT

FYI: DO U PEOPLE THINK THE DRUGS CAME AROUND IN THE PAST 5 OR TEN YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT..WELL I GOT NEWS FOR U ALL…THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1800′S….& STRONGER STUFF THATS AROUND NOW..SOMEONE GOT SUSPENDED FOR GIVING ADVIL TO A STARTER….WHAT A JOKE

By: Picksburg Phil

Picksburg Phil — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:03:57 +0000

Let me get this straight, Eugene. You gave 10 pints of blood 60 years ago and now that entitles you to 10 gallons of blood extracted from slot machine players today? And a race tracker telling a card player that he never had a real job? That’s precious. You take a broken down nag, jack it up with an assortment of dope, put a midget on it, who beats the crap out of it for 3/4 of a mile, just so you can make a little money? Then when the nag can’t run or walk anymore, you send it to the renderer for 80 cents on the hoof to be ground into racetrack hotdogs. And you call THAT a real job? Precious, just precious.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:06:29 +0000

Everything needs to be marketed and marketed well from grooms to horseplayers but it is tough to do unless everything becomes transparent and honorable.

Yes, race horses will always suffer from catastrophic breakdowns but the kill rate could be reduced to 0.+ per 1,000 starts like in countries which use less or no drugs to train and race horses.

By: EUGENE LEVEY

EUGENE LEVEY — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:51:03 +0000

#1 EIGHT BELLS TOOK 2 BAD STEPS PULLING UP..IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRACK…LARRY IS A FRIEND & YES HE IS AS CLEAN AS A NEW WHITE SHEET.

#2 IT SEEMS THAT THE CARD PLAYER NEVER HAD A REAL JOB. I BET HE NEVER WORK IN A LARGE FACTORY..NEVER BEEN IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY,NEVER WALKED
OMAHA BEACH, NEVER BEEN ON THE “CONCORD” , NEVER BEEN IN “DACHAU

By: EUGENE LEVEY

EUGENE LEVEY — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:43:37 +0000

#1 LARRY IS AS CLEAN AS A NEW WHITE SHEET..WE ARE FRIENDS..IN THE PADDOCK AT BELMONT FOR THE BELMONT STAKES I TOLD LARRY IF WE CANT WIN IT I HOPE YOU DO..WE GOT NIPPED AT THE WIRE BY “RAGS” AS WE WERE DOWN ON THE RAIL FOR THE LAST 3/16 BECAUSE ROBBIE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDNT KNOW HOW DEEP THE RAIL WAS. ALSO I BELIEVE THAT “EIGHT BELLS” HURT HERSELF WHEN SHE TOOK A BAD STEP & THEN ANOTHER ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE AS SHE WAS BEING PULLED UP WELL AFTER THE FINISH..I SAY THE TRACK HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT..

#2 I BET THE BRILLIANT CARD PLAYER NEVER HAD A REAL JOB LIKE> WORKING IN A LARGE FACTORY, NEVER SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY, NEVER BEEN ON THE “CONCORD” NEVER DONATED HIS BLOOD (10 PINTS) FOR THE WAR EFFORT,
NEVER WALKED “OMAHA BEACH” , NEVER BEEN IN “DACHAU” I THINK I WILL STOP NOW AS I HAVE JUST CLAIMED MY FREE SPEECH