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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Bogeyman on January 05, 2026, 08:08:09 PM
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Since it's a new year, just wondering if the management at Monti may get motivated enough to remove Catskill Steve's OCTOBER 23,2024 picks from their website before the end of this year!!! I realize few if any people even know they have a website - but if someone does stumble upon it - it's really not a good look. Can't be that hard to just remove the page....yes - I know I'm being picky....... ngc3
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Since it's a new year, just wondering if the management at Monti may get motivated enough to remove Catskill Steve's OCTOBER 23,2024 picks from their website before the end of this year!!! I realize few if any people even know they have a website - but if someone does stumble upon it - it's really not a good look. Can't be that hard to just remove the page....yes - I know I'm being picky....... ngc3
i agree , i used to read his religiously and he completely fell off the face of the earth . he had great analysis
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shows you how much they really care
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They don’t even have an outrider there.
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Does Yonkers have one? Is there a rule that the track has to have one?
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Everything at Monticello is substandard, why would the website be any different?
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They may be racing on a shoestring budget, but at least they don't bounce purse checks.
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The picture they have on the website is one of the best I’ve seen.
Action and full of color.
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That casino will be shut by end of 2026 and there goes Monti racing.
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Monticello Raceway is one of the most successful harness tracks in America for betting. On Monday, with 11 races and a total purse distribution of around $50,000 for the day, they did around $600,000 in handle! How many other tracks can produce a handle 12 times the purses being offered?
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The bigger question is how do the horsenmen allow the track to have such a huge handle to purse % and then they race for peanuts?
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The majority of the handle comes from ADW's and off-track locations. On average their fee is in the 4% range, so 4% of a $600,000 handle is only $24,000, and that money has to go toward expenses, so there's not much left over for the purse account.
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Each race has a 15-25% takeout. Where does that money go?
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Some goes to the track which they use for expenses and some goes to the state.
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I was there last year a few times. The same 20 people sit in the simulcast room hanging out. On the track apron, maybe another 10-15 folks watching the races. A person selling great hotdogs. It's amazing how they continue racing there.
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Each race has a 15-25% takeout. Where does that money go?
rebates
most of the CAW action receives at least 50% or more of the takeout back as a rebate.... since they account for over 50% of the handle--Monti doesn't receive much
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Each race has a 15-25% takeout. Where does that money go?
I asked Google AI:
Monticello harness track what percentage of wagering comes from ADWs?
No exact figures available for Monticello.
But it did say:
Revenue Distribution: In typical modern racing models, ADW operators often receive a larger percentage of the takeout than the track and purse accounts combined, frequently leaving the track with only about 3% to 5% of the ADW handle as a fee.
I remember Monti handle rose dramatically during/after Covid. The AI also mentioned the track greatly expanded its ADW side of things.