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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:13:47 AM EDT
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What usually happened to the dogs that were no longer raced?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:13:52 AM EDT
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about god damn time.
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:14:56 AM EDT
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Why is greyhound racing dying out? People too poor to bet?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:14:59 AM EDT
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How much are the jockeys paid ?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:15:46 AM EDT
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Why do you think greyhound racing will be coming to an end?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:17:59 AM EDT
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What usually happened to the dogs that were no longer raced? At that time adoption was just getting started, prior to that the dogs with good bloodlines were sent back to breeders. The others would go to individual owners or be put down. Today several kennels adopt every dog they own as a policy. Individual owners of racing dogs, the folks who contract with kennels to race their dog can still do as they please obviously. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:20:02 AM EDT
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Why do you think greyhound racing will be coming to an end? Greyhound racing existed for degenerate gamblers to get their fix. With the proliferation of legal gambling, who wants to dick around at a dog track? |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:20:11 AM EDT
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Since it's on the decline, should I go watch a race?
Never been. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:21:15 AM EDT
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I always noticed dogs that took a dump right before the race placed. Just a coincidence?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:21:37 AM EDT
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Why do you think greyhound racing will be coming to an end? Attendance is down dramatically since lottery and casinos have started in FL. Florida has half of the remaining dog tracks in the US and those only operate races to comply with state regulations. If you want to have a card room you have to have live dog races. Without poker dog racing would already be over in FL. At least one gtoup has asked the legislature to ban dog racing here recently. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:28:44 AM EDT
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How much are the jockeys paid ? In the 30's a couple from Florida trained monkeys to jockey on greyhounds. They traveled the country with this side show of a dozen or so monkeys and dogs. I don't know what those jockeys were paid. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:30:18 AM EDT
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Ballpark. At dog racing's peak, what was the best dog in the world worth?
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:30:24 AM EDT
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In the 30's a couple from Florida trained monkeys to jockey on greyhounds. They traveled the country with this side show of a dozen or so monkeys and dogs. I don't know what those jockeys were paid. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How much are the jockeys paid ? In the 30's a couple from Florida trained monkeys to jockey on greyhounds. They traveled the country with this side show of a dozen or so monkeys and dogs. I don't know what those jockeys were paid. bananas? |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:31:32 AM EDT
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Since it's on the decline, should I go watch a race? Never been. Do you enjoy horse races, if so then maybe you should check it out. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:31:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: bananas? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: How much are the jockeys paid ? In the 30's a couple from Florida trained monkeys to jockey on greyhounds. They traveled the country with this side show of a dozen or so monkeys and dogs. I don't know what those jockeys were paid. bananas?  |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:35:28 AM EDT
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Ballpark. At dog racing's peak, what was the best dog in the world worth? I could be way off, 75 to 100K would be my guess. At one time Derby Lane held a million dollar to win race. The most recent stakes race paid over 30k and there are several stakes races every year. Aside from the kennels that owned their own dogs the typical race dog owners were businessmen, doctors, lawyers, etc. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:38:47 AM EDT
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I always noticed dogs that took a dump right before the race placed. Just a coincidence? Yes, most of the dogs in a race would take a dump before the race anyway just not always on the track. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 11:53:43 AM EDT
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My favorite place in the world is a race track, pups or ponies.
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Posted: 4/26/2014 12:05:56 PM EDT
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Do you enjoy horse races, if so then maybe you should check it out. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Since it's on the decline, should I go watch a race? Never been. Do you enjoy horse races, if so then maybe you should check it out. Haven't been to either. Any horse tracks in western Florida? |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 12:23:17 PM EDT
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Haven't been to either. Any horse tracks in western Florida? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Since it's on the decline, should I go watch a race? Never been. Do you enjoy horse races, if so then maybe you should check it out. Haven't been to either. Any horse tracks in western Florida? Tampa bay downs in Oldsmar |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 12:26:50 PM EDT
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In it's day Derby would attract thousands of spectators. The las t time I was there was a saturday night with fewer than 100 people watching. |
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Posted: 4/26/2014 12:35:29 PM EDT
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The tracks down here , along with Jai-alai are trying to stay above board. They were offering up venues for concerts and then they got slots/gambling finally, which is saving their AXX#%@.... They still have to keep the dogs, horses or jai-alai but the casinos is where they will be making their money.
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Posted: 4/26/2014 12:36:38 PM EDT
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And on a side note, my neighbor has two retired greyhounds. One has a limp in his hind leg but their are nice dogs.
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