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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: rainman2 on July 11, 2023, 04:56:34 AM

Title: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: rainman2 on July 11, 2023, 04:56:34 AM: in amateur events at Monticello than regular raceway stock there. The purse is $ 7k and you never know how fast they will go. Check the results from Monday 7-10-23. Race 1 went 1.55.2 and race 5 went 2.00.1!

fractions race 1 26.2 55.1 (28.4) 1:25.2 (30.1) 1:55.2 (30.0)

fractions race 5 28.3 1:01.3 (33.0) 1:31.2 (29.4) 2:00.1 (28.4)
Title: Re: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: Fuguzzi on July 11, 2023, 07:14:57 AM: Driver of the horse who went the second quarter in .33 should get days for excessively slowing the pace.
Title: Re: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: dougie on July 11, 2023, 04:37:13 PM: I had four $4000 claimers at Pompano in the mid 80's. Many weeks all four actually raced. My partners and I lost our shirts. Training, Vet , and Farrier bills grinded us into mulch. I was hoping to jump in again with a 5-6 claimer here in Maine, but the purses are dismal. I love Harness Racing. Just not conducive for the "little guy" to have a chance to maybe break even. LOL!
Title: Re: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: Open bridle on July 11, 2023, 05:02:06 PM: Quote from: dougie on July 11, 2023, 04:37:13 PM
I had four $4000 claimers at Pompano in the mid 80's. Many weeks all four actually raced. My partners and I lost our shirts. Training, Vet , and Farrier bills grinded us into mulch. I was hoping to jump in again with a 5-6 claimer here in Maine, but the purses are dismal. I love Harness Racing. Just not conducive for the "little guy" to have a chance to maybe break even. LOL!
I had claimers in the 80's too and it was tough to survive, but in today's harness world the "little guy" doesn't stand a chance and you can lose a small fortune trying it .
Title: Re: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: Brown jug on July 11, 2023, 05:23:07 PM: you need to get 5 "little guys" together and buy a decent horse/yearling
that's the way its done these days
Title: Re: You're better off owning horses that are racing----
Post by: Mailbox Money on July 12, 2023, 11:52:58 AM: Quote from: Brown jug on July 11, 2023, 05:23:07 PM
you need to get 5 "little guys" together and buy a decent horse/yearling
that's the way its done these days
👍 This kind of partnership works best when only 1 member of the group is "Racing Game" savvy. This way the trainer doesn't have to make 5 calls every time an issue arises.