N.R DiLodovico
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N.R DiLodovico
@LlcEquine
Trainer and assistant @ DiLodovico Racing Stables, Husband, Golfer, NFT Enthusiast, and Maryland Native.

















Second article of the week by Joe Dope. The guy hasn’t written two articles in a year, and now he coincidentally writes two in one week. I would bet a lot of money that The @JockeyClub, which I’ve now decided to rename the Evil Empire, is behind both Joe Dope articles. I’ve stated this before (and many don’t seem to get it): I understand and support a pro-HISA initiative, and I respect @LisaLazarusCEO. But three years in, the results show that HISA/HIWU have not caught anyone substantially cheating in this business. I do not believe the sport is measurably safer than it was four years ago. And I, along with many others, believe the $60 million budget is not only bankrupting the sport, track operators, and owners, it is accelerating the sport’s decline. Unfortunately, the cost of owning a racehorse has increased, and small breeders and small owners, the backbone of this game, are being pushed out. I stand with Churchill Downs, and I believe other tracks should stand with Churchill and not pay HISA until they present a financial plan that will not bankrupt the industry. Looks like Ray the Dinosaur was the first to repost this article. Wow. What are the chances??? Let’s not forget: the Jockey Club has taken a three-year victory lap over HISA. They loaned HISA money to start up and operate, and they’ve forgiven nearly $2 million of those loans. Both the Jockey Club and the @BreedersCup are sitting on roughly $200 million. If they had the ability and foresight to lend money to HISA and forgive those loans, imagine what could have happened if that money had been used over the last 20 years to: - Help struggling tracks keep their doors open - Maintain healthy foal crops in New York, Florida, California, Maryland, etc. - Support small owners and breeders so they could stay in the game - Market the sport and grow the fan base - Provide free data to grow wagering Instead, we are told everything is working. If everything is working, why is the sport shrinking??? I just gave more innovative ideas in a two-minute post than the Evil Empire has given this sport in 30 years. What do you think??? Commisioner Mike from Queens






