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Title: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: LUCPARK on February 19, 2026, 01:28:07 PM
https://www.facebook.com/share/1NiBZo6mTY/?mibextid=wwXIfr


https://indianaharness.com/indiana-positioning-itself-to-host-hambletonian/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQENZxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAlRgqi_jEm6wHaMjwVeGZibFvkCveUzF8XArP0DUvJ6EeztFgnAnyCF2sqw_aem_jSOFieO0k6SkRkdw00KREw
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Papillon on February 19, 2026, 01:42:20 PM
it has been mentioned several times that it must be a one mile oval

Hawthorne would qualify  ngc3,  not Hoosier
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: pocketrocketwinner on February 19, 2026, 01:52:11 PM
"In a state that knows how to do racing right"

Shots fired at New Jersey and Jeff Gural
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 19, 2026, 01:58:33 PM
Papillon,on that basis the only other option is The Red Mile. Whatever is worse for Jeffie, works for me.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Pacer 2 on February 19, 2026, 02:23:44 PM
It should stay at the Mecca
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: seen2much on February 19, 2026, 03:17:13 PM
it has been mentioned several times that it must be a one mile oval

Hawthorne would qualify  ngc3,  not Hoosier
I believe it is 7/8 or a mile.
That would mean another 3-4 million loss of handle.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Bitter Truth on February 19, 2026, 03:48:24 PM
The 'MECCA'  ngc3
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: LUCPARK on February 19, 2026, 04:01:17 PM
gural rules are worst than mandami”s🤣🤣
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Ignorance Is Bliss on February 19, 2026, 04:08:12 PM
Has to be 7/8 minimum. Rumor is on Hambo Day 27 M1 will be holding both Wiener Dog and Corgi races along with midget wrestling. Setllemoir said he will be ready by then to compete.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: dougie on February 19, 2026, 06:07:29 PM
I've never been to Hoosier Park. Seen pics. Is it as nice as the Meadowlands? Food? Seats? etc.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: LUCPARK on February 19, 2026, 07:59:00 PM
I've never been to Hoosier Park. Seen pics. Is it as nice as the Meadowlands? Food? Seats? etc.

Meadowlands is a fckin dump
Dirty

Hoosierpark very clean
Spotless

Steakhouse and all other restaurants clean

Trsck paddocks. Spotless

East coast has become kinda disgusting every where  nowadays
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Papillon on February 19, 2026, 08:00:55 PM
Papillon,on that basis the only other option is The Red Mile. Whatever is worse for Jeffie, works for me.

I am not saying it must be a one mile oval, but it has been mentioned on this site a few times

Lexington seems logical

why not Springfield?

maybe Indiana knows Gural isn't getting a casino
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: titans1127 on February 19, 2026, 08:06:17 PM
Meadowlands is a fckin dump
Dirty

Hoosierpark very clean
Spotless

Steakhouse and all other restaurants clean

Trsck paddocks. Spotless

East coast has become kinda disgusting every where  nowadays
The Meadowlands is far from a dump
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Trigger on February 19, 2026, 08:20:37 PM
It should stay at the Mecca

It's thriving!

#1 harness handle track in the world's future dangles. 

Needs a casino?, why?, because ya fucked it up! 

No warm weather winter racing anymore.

Every fucking thing to pump chemicals in horses to run faster.

Every fucking thing wrong to pump money in the pools artificially.

Associations and regulatory that are shit while the wheels fall off.

Government with an endless supply of justice to still serve, gone.

All run by an evil minority brought to you by a cowardly majority.

Y'all a bunch of bottom feeding dying moaners, the hambo but the hambo oh where oh where  ngc3 I, least important, the gambler, should care, why?  ;D




Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: SIX SHOOTER on February 20, 2026, 08:00:59 AM
HOOSIER HORSEMAN NOT IN FAVOR
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: captain morgan on February 20, 2026, 08:52:45 AM
How pissed will Jeff G be at Gabe?
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Parked on February 20, 2026, 10:19:51 AM
May have changed but I thought it was to be held on a track with 2 turns or no more than 2 turns. 
Wouldn’t it interesting if Gural didn’t get the Hambo and wrote a $500,000 race for 3 year old trotters that have not had a positive test or been trained by someone who has had a positive, appealed or not, in the past year or two?    Of course it would be held within 2 days of the Hambo. 
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Racetime on February 20, 2026, 01:21:12 PM
Hoosier Park is 2 turns and has cornfields on the backside of the  track, it will be more like DuQuoin than the Mlands ever was.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Papillon on February 20, 2026, 01:27:32 PM
May have changed but I thought it was to be held on a track with 2 turns or no more than 2 turns. 
Wouldn’t it interesting if Gural didn’t get the Hambo and wrote a $500,000 race for 3 year old trotters that have not had a positive test or been trained by someone who has had a positive, appealed or not, in the past year or two?    Of course it would be held within 2 days of the Hambo.

the race wouldn't fill
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: SAW on February 21, 2026, 01:17:17 PM
How pissed will Jeff G be at Gabe?

https://paulickreport.com/features/keeping-pace-meadowlands-will-try-to-keep-hambletonian-in-new-jersey
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: wizardofoz on February 21, 2026, 02:18:28 PM
Meadowlands is a fckin dump
Dirty

Hoosierpark very clean
Spotless

Steakhouse and all other restaurants clean

Trsck paddocks. Spotless

East coast has become kinda disgusting every where  nowadays
What??? When were you at the Meadowlands last and claim it is a dump?  RIDICULOUS statement and you cannot be taken seriously.  Ever been inside their TROTTERS or PINK restaurants? DIRTY? Where? Hoosier spotless?    (https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/trotters4.jpg). (https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/03-PINK_8147-1024x683.jpg)(https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/march-madness-lounge-20220908_163204-scaled.jpg)   (https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gallery-360-4_ufc-e1755709053622.jpg) (https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fanduel-above_TVs_march-madness.jpg)
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: LUCPARK on February 21, 2026, 02:24:25 PM
I’ve been. In both

Fckin disgusting ten times I was there food looked chewed and spit out

Floors were not very clean


New Jersey is very dirty to begin with

Bigm  average to below average at best

Reflects the Hebrew owner.   He dresses like a bottle picker.

His track looks the same
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: wizardofoz on February 21, 2026, 02:29:23 PM

Based on recent visitor reviews, opinions on the cleanliness of Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson, Indiana, are mixed, with several complaints focusing on smoke, outdated areas, and maintenance, while others report it as clean.
Key Findings Regarding Cleanliness & Facility Condition:
Smoke Levels: Multiple reviewers have described the casino as very smoky, with some indicating it feels "vile" and that smoke permeates from the casino side to other areas, such as the gift shop.
Maintenance & Upkeep: Some guests have described the facility as "drab, dirty, and all around depressing". Others mentioned that, despite claims of machines being wiped down, they found dirty ashtrays everywhere.
Contrasting Reports: While some find it dirty, other visitors have described the casino as clean, particularly noting that drink stations are generally clean and well-supplied.
Facility Age: Some feedback suggests the facility feels "outdated" and "poorly laid out".
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: rainman2 on February 21, 2026, 02:48:50 PM
I haven’t seen Hoosier yet, but if lucpark has a big race there, maybe I’ll go and see for myself. I haven’t seen the meadowlands in a few years so I hope to give an unbiased opinion if I get to do this.

FYI, when was Hoosier park built and/or improvements added??
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: LUCPARK on February 21, 2026, 02:53:42 PM
Both rooms at bigm very  tiny

People on top of each other

Not well thought of when designing
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Calhoun on February 21, 2026, 04:34:27 PM
I've been to more than 70 race tracks.

I've had 1 great meal.

A Strip Steak at Woodlands in Kansas City the month it opened.

Better idea is to stop at Denny's before the track and order

Moons Over My Hammy




Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Racetime on February 21, 2026, 05:50:21 PM
So Hoosier Park called the Mlands bluff and now they are putting in a bid to host the Hambletonian in 2027. Time to take the Hambo back to the cornfields.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Slabe Blewitt on February 21, 2026, 08:37:47 PM
I hope Gabe wears a dress if they do get the Hambo
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Junebug990 on February 22, 2026, 12:29:23 PM
The Hambo doesn't draw like it use to. If they get 15k there for the race that is successful. The Meadowlands pace used to be a big draw even when raced on Friday or Saturday night. I don't think they get 5k for the race and that is with food trucks. Do you think if it is moved to Hoosier will they draw more or less.
Title: Re: Hoosierpark makes strong to take over the HAMBO!
Post by: Checked Up on February 22, 2026, 01:23:22 PM
I think if they do get it there will be many people that will go that didn't want to or were unable to travel to the east coast. The mid west is deep in harness racing fans and followers. If Hoosier does get it then we can play "Pick The ON Track attendance #'s!
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