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[RC] [RC] WEC competetion/different sport & [RC] Maktoums - Ridecamp Guest

Please Reply to: Karen Gardella billnkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 
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Yes, maybe our Thoroughbred gambling syndicate hasn't jumped 
into yet, but how many of you "Ridecamp junkies" have seen 
this website?  Check it out, you'll find it interesting.

http://www.ambassadorendurance.com/

Once you've entered the site, on the left site map bar, 
hover your cursor over "Rules-Regulations" and then click 
on "FEI Emirates Worldwide Rankings".  Then when that page 
opens on the lefthand side map bar, click on "Prizes".  You 
will see that the First Place (Gold Medal) winner in their 
point system wins $25,000 US Dollars.  The Ambassador 
Endurance offers over $70,000 in prize money.  What's next,
an Internet-based Parimutuel Betting System for endurance?  
I don't think that's it too far off!!
I agree that the FEI rides are an ENTIRELY different thing 
than AERC rides!
Apparently "Ambassador Endurance" is an organization based 
in France that promotes racing at the FEI level.  It is 
headed by an Emirati, and on their Board of Management they 
have members from Ireland, Great Britain, the U.S.A., Norway 
and Switzerland.
Is endurance turning into a "richman's sport"?  The Maktoum's 
also have so much money they can win a bid on a horse for 
over $675,000 at a Thoroughbred yearling auction, at not even 
know it.  With all of it's extravagancy, putting on the WEC 
for the Maktoum's would be the same to us as putting on a 
backyard barbecue?  A new book out is "Horse of a Different 
Color", by Jim Squires, published by PublicAffairs.  The book 
chronicles the life of the breeder of the 2001 Kentucky 
Derby winner.  Much of the book mentions the Maktoums (among 
others) who are monopolizing the Thoroughbred breeding 
industry by buying up many of our Top Stallions.  Sound 
familiar?!  The book is good reading and enlightening re: the Thoroughbred 
industry.
Karen






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