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Old 11-23-2013, 01:15 PM
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If this was all about drumming up buzz, then put an 8% takeout on the bet. Give people a reason to tie up there money.
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Old 12-26-2013, 07:36 PM
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The handle will decide the winner of this argument....i FIRMLY stand behind the retar...oh wait lets be politically correct ..absurd scheduling conflict...i have heard people whine for months about tracks running races on top of each other but when racing goes head to head with thanksgiving. Black Friday. Thanksgiving travel. And monster slate of NFL games its perfectly fine....handle will be trash....nobody will even know its occurring..there will be no advertising ...and that's where I sts d....racing dies for alot of people after the breeders cup...me included
ended up being something like the second worst handle for the pool...just sayin
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Old 12-27-2013, 10:55 AM
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ended up being something like the second worst handle for the pool...just sayin
You're assuming the "scheduling conflict" as you put it in an earlier post was cause for the low handle. This wager wasn't getting off the ground anytime before the New Year.
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Old 12-27-2013, 06:07 PM
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Oh brother...ill have to dig the thread up next year when they move it off thanksgiving week...
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Old 12-27-2013, 06:51 PM
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At least then you'll have a comparable time frame to compare the handle.
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