Comments on Advance Indiana™: Weidenbener Writes Puff Piece For Horse Racing Industry

Who are the members of Oliver Racing?

2007-05-11T15:00:00.000-05:00

Who are the members of Oliver Racing?

Maybe if we give these privately owned horse track...

2007-03-11T21:34:00.000-05:00

Maybe if we give these privately owned horse tracks a casino licence, legalized prostitution charter, and a medical marijuana licence on top of $27 million in state tax subsidies, statewide off track betting parlors, and alcohol licenses they will finally be able to make a profit;)

Wilson46201 said... Is there no honor among thieve...

2007-03-11T17:18:00.000-05:00

Wilson46201 said...
Is there no honor among thieves?

Non at all Wilson. Wait until you see how fast Bart drops the protection of Sweet Pea when the fed come knocking! Poor Ole Monroe will be left out to dry all by his lonesome.
Glass Houses!!!!

Horse racing in Indiana is a failed government cre...

2007-03-11T12:37:00.000-05:00

Horse racing in Indiana is a failed government creation.

First the government dictates $25 million of horse track subsidies each year to get them started.

Next, the horse tracks say they cant make money unless they have off track betting parlors in every major city in Indiana.

Now horse tracks say they need slots to make money.

Enough already, clearly profits are being "managed" to reflect losses to justify additional government help.

Would the world end if a couple of gambling establishments go out of business because people have found more constructive types of entertainment?

It's time to let these "money loosing" government entreprises compete in a free market without an additional government bail out.

And yes, anon 12:17, Purucker is who Turpin lived ...

2007-03-11T12:31:00.000-05:00

And yes, anon 12:17, Purucker is who Turpin lived with for awhile after Turpin's wife filed for divorce.

LHT Capital and Oliver Racing on Indiana Downs at ...

2007-03-11T12:30:00.000-05:00

LHT Capital and Oliver Racing on Indiana Downs at Shelbyville. LHT Capital is owned by Paul Estridge. They have retained Krieg DeVault to lobby for them, which means former state GOP chairman Mike McDaniel and former Marion Co. Dem chairman Kip Tew are their lobbyists. I should note that Deborah Daniels (the Guv's sister) lobbied for Estridge and his horse racing pursuits back in the 1990s. Daniels, a former U.S. attorney, is credited with digging up all the dirt on Sam Turpin, forcing his resignation from the House and later indictment by Marion Co. Prosecutor Scott Newman. Turpin escaped a conviction on legal/technical grounds. Deborah Daniels is related to former House Speaker Paul Mannweiler.

Isn't Purucker the same lobbyist who was found to ...

2007-03-11T12:17:00.000-05:00

Isn't Purucker the same lobbyist who was found to be providing free housing to former Ways & Means Committee chairman Sam Turpin a few years ago? I'm surprised Turpin isn't on the list of lobbyists for Centaur.

For those of you interested in who is lobbying for...

2007-03-11T12:11:00.000-05:00

For those of you interested in who is lobbying for Centaur this session. The list includes no fewer than 3 former Speakers of the Indiana House. They include:

Phil Bainbridge (former House Speaker)
Mike Phillips (former House Speaker)
Bose Treacy (employs former House Speaker Paul Mannweiler as well as the current and former Marion Co. Dem chairmen, Mike O'Connor and Ed Treacy)
Jim Purucker
Rod Ratcliff
Jeffrey Smith

What about the people behind the Shelbyville horse...

2007-03-11T12:07:00.000-05:00

What about the people behind the Shelbyville horse track?

That information is actually dated. As a result of...

2007-03-11T11:49:00.000-05:00

That information is actually dated. As a result of a merger of the minority companies owning an ownership in Hoosier Park, Rod Radcliff actually increased his stake in Centaur. Not sure how the percentages breakdown today.

Here's the breakdown in the shareholders according...

2007-03-11T11:43:00.000-05:00

Here's the breakdown in the shareholders according to a report filed with the Indiana Gaming Commission:

William J. Brost 5%
Melvin A. Budreau 5%
Edward Chosnek 2.5%
Walter H. Kelley 4%
David Lorey 4%
M. Shane O'Malley 5%
Robert M. O'Malley 39%
Steve Norton 25%
Roderick J. Ratcliff 4.75%
John A. Senesac 4%
Kurt E. Wilson 1.75%

100%

Interesting that the horse tracks are pleading pov...

2007-03-11T11:36:00.000-05:00

Interesting that the horse tracks are pleading poverty to justify getting slots, yet the don't blink an eye at the proposed $100 million license to get them.

Additionally it is interesting that a group of Hoosiers would spend millions to buy out Churchill Downs majority interest in the Anderson horse track if it really is loosing money and they have no guarantees of getting slots.

Who are the people behind the horse tracks in Ande...

2007-03-11T11:29:00.000-05:00

Who are the people behind the horse tracks in Anderson and Shelbyville?

"This proposal has been and still is about putting...

2007-03-11T11:02:00.000-05:00

"This proposal has been and still is about putting money--lots of money--into the hands of a few greedy individuals who've been wining and dining legislators for the past decade."

Sounds like Jim Ir$ay and his tax-payer funded stadium.

This is clearly one of those cases where the repor...

2007-03-11T10:40:00.000-05:00

This is clearly one of those cases where the reporter was directed by the newspaper's management to write a pro-horse racing industry story. The industry has a lot of influence in Kentucky, which extends to the newspaper.

Is there no honor among thieves?

2007-03-11T08:51:00.000-05:00

Is there no honor among thieves?