Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Pa Horse Conference on March 14, 2012
If you are able to attend, there is a important meeting at the Pa State Museum in Harrisburg Pa tomorrow regarding efforts to stop Governor Corbett's raid on the Pa Horse Development Fund to offset his cuts in business taxes the first two years in his adminitration. Location is 300 Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. Go to http://www.pahorseconference.com/ for all the information.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Dave's LSD Connects at Big M!
Our race analyst, David Powell, connected with his longshot of the day pick at the Meadowlands in race 3 at odds over 25/1! What a way to start off out first weekend back online...gotta love this sport.
Bobby Z's Picks at the Races where all we do is to pick the horses, the rest is up to you!
Bobby Z's Picks at the Races where all we do is to pick the horses, the rest is up to you!
Friday, March 09, 2012
We're Back (part II)
Yes, we are back online again. A little over 28 hours with us being in the dark. I just loaded up the results and stats at the site (see "my site" tab up above).
Thursday, March 08, 2012
We're Back!
Bobby Z's Picks a the Races is back online offering our selections for The Meadowlands, Yonkers, Woodbine/Mohawk, The Meadows, Pompano Park, Chester Downs, Ocean Downs, Pocono Downs and Harrington Raceway. Link appears on the "My Site" tab above. Happy Punting!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Corbett's Attack on the racing industry.
Pennsylvania's Governor Corbett released his proposed budget (fiscal year 2012-2013) last week and he proposed cutting the Horse Development Fund $75,000,000. Our Governor's latest attack on the horse industry (both thoroughbreds and standardbreds) shows what he is all about. I will just mention in passing his cutting of the Medical Coverage of the working poor once he came into office around the same time of his getting an operation on the public dime.
Our Governor also was one that ran on his promise to cut the spending in the state on leased/purchased vehicles all the while he and his Lt Governor goes out to get 4 large gas guzzling SUV's for a total of $184,000 of tax money spent. It wouldn't seem as bad is not for the very essence of the man in our highest elected office in the state refuses to put an extraction tax on the gas industry (the only state in 39 gas producing states). Corbett stands alone as his main contributors to his current office and previous office of Attorney General was the gas industry. If the man was true to his convictions he would of leased (not bought) 4 natural gas powered vehicles for himself, 2nd in command and their mates. Hypocracy at the highest level of state office is what he is all about.
A few years ago, the state legislature revisited Act 71 that was the slot bill. In doing so, they lowered the Horse Development fund by some $45 million dollars in what was supposed to be a 12-month duration. Well, like all good things that must come to an end, so did that 12-month. So now, with that $45,000,000 taken out again, the Governor decided that in his budget he would take out an additional $75,000,000 from the Horse Fund. The Invitational Class used to be $27k prior to the table-games being added. No proceeds from those games are sent into the purse accounts but rather split up between the track and the state. Now they are currently racing for $22,000 tops. What will the purse be in July after the cuts? Estimated to be around $16,000 max. Seems we are heading downward all the while the Corbett administration takes a couple hundred million from the tobacco settlement that used to pay for those working poor basic health insurance, he created some scheme that will benefit his corporate donors.
Our state's motto used to be "You got a friend in Pennsylvania"...we must get a new motto and our new one be "Our Emperor Corbett has no clothes".
Our Governor also was one that ran on his promise to cut the spending in the state on leased/purchased vehicles all the while he and his Lt Governor goes out to get 4 large gas guzzling SUV's for a total of $184,000 of tax money spent. It wouldn't seem as bad is not for the very essence of the man in our highest elected office in the state refuses to put an extraction tax on the gas industry (the only state in 39 gas producing states). Corbett stands alone as his main contributors to his current office and previous office of Attorney General was the gas industry. If the man was true to his convictions he would of leased (not bought) 4 natural gas powered vehicles for himself, 2nd in command and their mates. Hypocracy at the highest level of state office is what he is all about.
A few years ago, the state legislature revisited Act 71 that was the slot bill. In doing so, they lowered the Horse Development fund by some $45 million dollars in what was supposed to be a 12-month duration. Well, like all good things that must come to an end, so did that 12-month. So now, with that $45,000,000 taken out again, the Governor decided that in his budget he would take out an additional $75,000,000 from the Horse Fund. The Invitational Class used to be $27k prior to the table-games being added. No proceeds from those games are sent into the purse accounts but rather split up between the track and the state. Now they are currently racing for $22,000 tops. What will the purse be in July after the cuts? Estimated to be around $16,000 max. Seems we are heading downward all the while the Corbett administration takes a couple hundred million from the tobacco settlement that used to pay for those working poor basic health insurance, he created some scheme that will benefit his corporate donors.
Our state's motto used to be "You got a friend in Pennsylvania"...we must get a new motto and our new one be "Our Emperor Corbett has no clothes".
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Back online.
Just to let everyone know that we are back online with Bobby Z's Picks at the Races.
http://bobbyzpicksattheraces.horizon-host.com/index.htm
We will use this venue in the event of any future failures at the main site.
thank you,
bobby z
http://bobbyzpicksattheraces.horizon-host.com/index.htm
We will use this venue in the event of any future failures at the main site.
thank you,
bobby z
Monday, December 19, 2011
Bobby Z's Picks at the Races for Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Just in case the server will remain offline for tomorrow, I added our selections for the following tracks:
Tuesday Chester Downs by Millard Beatty III
Tuesday Meadows by Mike (Augie) Augustine
Tuesday Pompano Park by Bobby Z
Tuesday Yonkers by Bobby Z
Happy Punting!
Tuesday Chester Downs by Millard Beatty III
Tuesday Meadows by Mike (Augie) Augustine
Tuesday Pompano Park by Bobby Z
Tuesday Yonkers by Bobby Z
Happy Punting!
Bobby Z's PIcks for Monday Night, December 19, 2011
Pompano Park Picks by Bobby Z
Woodbine Harness Picks by Bobby Z
Yonkers Picks by Bobby Z
Woodbine Harness Picks by Bobby Z
Yonkers Picks by Bobby Z
Back up picks for Bobby Z's Picks at the Races
Seems my server is down at Horizon0hst.com. I will be posting up the selections here until the site is back online.
Meadows Monday, December 19th, 2011 By Randy Brownlee
Chester Downs Selections for Monday, December, 19th 2011 By Millard Beatty III
Meadows Monday, December 19th, 2011 By Randy Brownlee
Chester Downs Selections for Monday, December, 19th 2011 By Millard Beatty III
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