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Title: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 10:23:42 PM
Was thinking about the days when RR had 2000 horses stabled, YR 1500, The Big M 2500, Monti 1000. You get the point so my question of all of you in the know is, which harness track in North America has the greatest number of racehorses stabled onsite today?
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Mailbox Money on August 27, 2023, 10:43:14 PM
I used to love to listen to the many happenstancess of all the characters that made a backstretch life! Every track had characters like a drunk,a slut or 6, snitches and always had somebody to knew a guy who could get ANYTHING anytime! It truly was a real life soap opera!
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 10:52:21 PM
I used to love to listen to the many happenstancess of all the characters that made a backstretch life! Every track had characters like a drunk,a slut or 6, snitches and always had somebody to knew a guy who could get ANYTHING anytime! It truly was a real life soap opera!
Oh, I can tell you plenty of those   lolol
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 27, 2023, 11:10:23 PM
Was thinking about the days when RR had 2000 horses stabled, YR 1500, The Big M 2500, Monti 1000. You get the point so my question of all of you in the know is, which harness track in North America has the greatest number of racehorses stabled onsite today?

Is it the Meadows? or Northfield?
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: wiseowl on August 27, 2023, 11:19:48 PM
Losing the barn area at most tracks is the worst thing that has happened to harness racing all because the drug guys want to be in N.Y. state to avoid searches made it so expensive now stall rent and shipping anther $1000.00 a month for owners and the little guy.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Jazzman on August 28, 2023, 12:06:39 AM
rampant drug abuse since closing of barn areas death of harness racing
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 28, 2023, 07:07:10 AM
Especially when you had a scumbag gambling degenerate like Dr. Grasso as silent part owner in two of the biggest training centers in Mid Hudson valley area of NY. You can figure out the rest.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: ferdinand the bull on August 28, 2023, 07:20:32 AM
Especially when you had a scumbag gambling degenerate like Dr. Grasso as silent part owner in two of the biggest training centers in Mid Hudson valley area of NY. You can figure out the rest.
Did he do business under the Covered Bridge?
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 28, 2023, 07:22:34 AM
Dont know what you referring to, sorry.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: ferdinand the bull on August 28, 2023, 09:24:31 AM
Dont know what you referring to, sorry.
SCM will help with that one
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: theokodjak26 on August 28, 2023, 09:42:14 AM
Who is SCM?
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: RANDOLPH POKER on August 28, 2023, 10:24:12 AM
Meadowlands barns held 1,760
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 28, 2023, 11:19:12 AM
I was stabled there 85 to 91 and security told me there are upwards of 2500 horses capable of being housed there. My original question is which N A track is still housing the most racehorses.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: sledge hammer on August 28, 2023, 11:52:41 AM
Northfield has a pretty big backstretch, don't know the numbers but there's a lot of activity back there.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: London on August 28, 2023, 11:52:55 AM
I was stabled there 85 to 91 and security told me there are upwards of 2500 horses capable of being housed there. My original question is which N A track is still housing the most racehorses.
none..only woodbine with over 400 t bones
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Harness racer on August 28, 2023, 12:33:33 PM
Who is SCM?

 ngc3
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 28, 2023, 01:21:07 PM
none..only woodbine with over 400 t bones
gotcha - thanks
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Ohracing on August 28, 2023, 04:03:36 PM
I would say Northfield or Hoosier.  I think Northfield can stable 900-1000.  Im not sure on Hoosier but they have quite a few barns. 
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 28, 2023, 04:13:12 PM
I would say Northfield or Hoosier.  I think Northfield can stable 900-1000.  Im not sure on Hoosier but they have quite a few barns.
Are you saying most of the horses at those track are stabled there and do not ship in?
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Meadow Ford on August 28, 2023, 08:12:47 PM
Hawthorne has a gazillion stalls.
In the hay days of IL.harness racing they were all full.
Now they use maybe only a third.
Title: Re: Barn areas
Post by: Stan durbread on August 31, 2023, 02:50:48 PM
Are you saying most of the horses at those track are stabled there and do not ship in?
I would guess Northfield is about 50% stable on track. But they race a ton of races each year. Meadows is down to around 300. Haven’t been to Hoosier in 15 years but their barn area was always pretty much full
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