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Post Parade Redux
Back To Post Parade ReduxMay 27, 2011
The best from our Post Parade Q & A feature
Past Posts
Favourite answers from past Post Parades
Mike Hamilton (above, Sept. 22, 2010):
If you could pick one super power, what would you pick and why?
“Time Travel would open up a whole host of possibilities for the good of mankind. I remember a Superman episode in which the bad guys had a device that allowed them to go back and forth in time. They took it to the racetrack and made a killing, but, of course, Supe’ put an end to that.”
Scott Zeron (Sept. 2, 2010):
What’s the secret to life?
“Abiding by the law of attraction.”
You have over 750 friends on your Facebook page. What’s your plan for getting that up over 1,000?
“My little sister forced me to get Facebook. Now I just press ‘confirm’ on every friend request.”
Randy Waples (June 9, 2005):
Which athlete do you admire most and why?
“Steve Prefontaine. There’s a movie about him called Without Limits. Watch it and you’ll know why.”
The Commish
Everyone gets the “If you were the Commissioner of all of harness racing...” question. Here’s the best responses.
Mike Hamilton (Sept. 22, 2010):
“I’d bring all parties to the table and mandate a gradual phasing out of pari-mutuel wagering, to be replaced by a North America-wide exchange betting system and state-of-the-art technology that would do to pari-mutuel wagering what eBay did to auctions and what iTunes did to music. We have the legal right to offer betting on horse racing and wagering is a huge growth industry. The problem is simply that our product doesn’t appeal to the masses and our product is pari-mutuel wagering. I know this could be changed through technology. But don’t get me started!”
Roger Huston (Sept. 30, 2004):
“I would suspend the horses along with the trainer and the owner on a positive test. The owner gets suspended, too. That’s the only way this business is going to get cleaned up. Suspending the trainer is not enough because the owner will just go to some other trainer. But when the owner starts getting suspended and the horse starts getting suspended then you’ll see a cleaner racing industry. I made that suggestion to the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission probably in 1985.”
Mark MacDonald (July 1, 2010):
“You know what really bothers me about the racetrack setup? I really wish the slot machines and the racetracks were tied in closer together. If I were commissioner, I would make it so that wherever you went to play the slots, you would know you’re at a racetrack, because there would be betting and TVs and everything in the slot hall. It wouldn’t just be a casino and a separate entity.”
Handicapping Challenge
Post Parade subjects set the odds when asked the “chances the following will occur in the next 10 years”
Slots will come to the Meadowlands
Geoff Stein (May 26, 2005) — “2-1”
Bob Marks (Feb. 28, 2008) — “1-5.”
Ron Gurfein (March 20, 2008) —“1-9.”
Hugh Mitchell (Nov. 27, 2008)— “Even money.”
David Scharf (May 1, 2008) — “3-1. For sure we aren’t seeing them for the next three years as the supplement from the casinos just arrived. There is going to be a time when all tracks will have them and the Meadowlands will too.”
Moira Fanning (Oct. 18, 2008) — “3-1”
Gord Brown (March 18, 2010) — “Even money or 99-1, take your pick.”
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