So it either happens in early November or it happens in March. The city has encouraged us to do it in November. The horsemen want us to do it in November. |
That's what we want, ... We want the end product to be clean. |
This is an enigma. It has caught us by surprise. |
Very pleased. Off to a good start. |
We are absolutely surrounded and incredibly impacted by gaming in surrounding states, ... The pressures on Oaklawn to maintain its racing program are enormous. If we're going to stay competitive, we're going to have to find a way to supplement our purses. |
We have to sharpen up our stick skills for the future. It would be nice if we were healthy, and that?s our main goal right now. |
We now face a day where the temperature will not get past the freezing mark and a forecast for additional freezing rain throughout the day. Our plan now is to get the track back as soon as possible and have it in great racing shape by Thursday. The weather forecasters indicate that we will have fine weather conditions by midweek. |
We really don't see this is an expansion of wagering. We had wagering yesterday and we're going to have wagering tomorrow. We do see this as an expansion of benefits. The benefits are to preserve jobs and to enhance racing at Oaklawn, create jobs and generate new tax revenue for Hot Springs and to benefit our seniors and our students. |
We're taking this action to specifically deal with the J. Baker situation. |
What this clearly illustrates is that when Scotland's two tiers of government work together they are capable of delivering for the people of Scotland. |