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Pete Butler

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Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« on: June 21, 2020, 11:36:48 AM »
As I watch these simulcasts from home it seems Hawthorne is stuck in a bygone era and the Meadowlands is at least trying to keep up with 2020 standards of providing a fresh product.

Your opinions? Who's stagnant? Who's most ready to provide folks with a good racing experience?

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2020, 11:44:55 AM »
The New Meadowlands!!

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2020, 11:57:06 AM »
Look at the places, Meadowlands at least has a newer nicer building and venues to eat. Mots RACINOs are NOT bulit for Harness racing they are casinos with a race track, plain and simple. They spend the least possible to promote, never looking to work with areas they are in to promote RACING product. Do you really think there is a casino that actually wants racing. If they shut racing down people will bet on cockroaches aor anything else. At least when tracks were owned by individuals we had a fighting chance, now Harrahs, MGM, Penn gaming etc we are fighting with both arms behind our backs.

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2020, 12:23:12 PM »
As I watch these simulcasts from home it seems Hawthorne is stuck in a bygone era and the Meadowlands is at least trying to keep up with 2020 standards of providing a fresh product.

Your opinions? Who's stagnant? Who's most ready to provide folks with a good racing experience?

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2020, 12:32:02 PM »
The least is a lock. That would be Monticello Raceway. The Action Attraction. You couldn't even get back in the building when you went outside to watch the race. That was of course when they were racing. You had to walk about a 1/2 mile around the building because they kept the doors locked.  11.wp 11.wp

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2020, 12:41:38 PM »
Freehold never changed post fire . Got a much older clientele though .

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2020, 01:01:50 PM »
A lot of people bitch about Gural but he does at least try to make the product attractive. Clean facilities and for the most part, at least in my experience, he treats horsemen well.

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2020, 01:08:21 PM »
Trying to move forward  = Grand River
Trying to move backwards = Flamboro

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2020, 01:19:45 PM »
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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2020, 01:28:29 PM »
A lot of people bitch about Gural but he does at least try to make the product attractive. Clean facilities and for the most part, at least in my experience, he treats horsemen well.

  Fair, however some leave feeling like the place is temporary in some capacity.  It could be for the better, but they got work to do.
 

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2020, 01:47:58 PM »
Does regressing from a racie track to a garbage dump, rat infested manure pile count?  Scarborough Downs wins hands down.  I think Miami Valley is trying to keep up with the times.

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2020, 02:31:40 PM »
The one that has regressed the most is Raceway Park.... It's now a parking lot

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2020, 06:31:20 PM »
watching online or thru TVG, some tracks have upgraded the video/feed and others look like I'm watching races still from the 80's

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2020, 07:08:46 PM »
Does regressing from a racie track to a garbage dump, rat infested manure pile count?  Scarborough Downs wins hands down.  I think Miami Valley is trying to keep up with the times.

MV and Dayton are up to speed.  Decent facilites for fans and top notch paddocks.  Sad that these OHIO horsement have to spend 4 mos @ rundown Scioto. 

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Re: Which harness track has evolved the least / most ?
« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2020, 07:53:35 PM »
scarborough downs gots to be the best at keeping up their apperiance.

 

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