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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Meadow Ford on April 14, 2026, 02:00:04 PM

Title: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Meadow Ford on April 14, 2026, 02:00:04 PM: Masters 2026 total purse--- $22.5 mil.
Winner's share--- $4.5 mil.
Nomination fee --- $0
Sustaining fee--- $0
Entry fee--- $0

Hambo 2026 est. purse--- $1.2 mil.
Nomination fee 4/15/24--- $25
Sustaining fee 3/15/25--- $500
Sustaining fee 2/15/26--- $2,000
Entry fee --- $15,000
IMHO
Something is out of wack here!
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Brown jug on April 14, 2026, 02:26:01 PM: no not really
the masters makes massive amount of cash on sponsorship and television and patron attendance etc

in harness racing owners basically race for each others money via stake payments
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: rainman2 on April 14, 2026, 02:34:44 PM: Quote from: Brown jug on Today at 02:26:01 PM
no not really
the masters makes massive amount of cash on sponsorship and television and patron attendance etc

in harness racing owners basically race for each others money via stake payments

Didn't the breeder's crown have sponsors many years ago?

certified vacations and a few others?
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Meadow Ford on April 14, 2026, 03:04:39 PM: Quote from: Brown jug on Today at 02:26:01 PM
no not really
the masters makes massive amount of cash on sponsorship and television and patron attendance etc

in harness racing owners basically race for each others money via stake payments
Yes I agree 100%
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Meadow Ford on April 14, 2026, 03:09:35 PM: Quote from: rainman2 on Today at 02:34:44 PM
Didn't the breeder's crown have sponsors many years ago?

certified vacations and a few others?
Cadillac sponsored The Hambo for many years.
Winning Keys is sponsoring this year.
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Ignorance Is Bliss on April 14, 2026, 03:15:55 PM: How do you sell sponsorships when you don't even know where the event is being held the next year??? ngc3
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: oh canada on April 14, 2026, 03:58:08 PM: Quote from: Brown jug on Today at 02:26:01 PM
no not really
the masters makes massive amount of cash on sponsorship and television and patron attendance etc

in harness racing owners basically race for each others money via stake payments
I read somewhere that over the week they were selling 1.5 million in merch a day with the online store and the giftshop on the grounds .
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Harness racer on April 14, 2026, 04:50:36 PM: Ridiculous comparison
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Bernie Madoff on April 14, 2026, 05:18:02 PM: False equivalency.
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Pacer 2 on April 14, 2026, 06:08:22 PM: Quote from: Ignorance Is Bliss on Today at 03:15:55 PM
How do you sell sponsorships when you don't even know where the event is being held the next year??? ngc3

Easy. Its a huge event! Ya think Budweiser cares where the SB is being played?? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Ignorance Is Bliss on April 14, 2026, 06:22:24 PM: Quote from: Pacer 2 on Today at 06:08:22 PM
Easy. Its a huge event! Ya think Budweiser cares where the SB is being played?? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3

Shame Budweiser wasn't a sponsor last year, Fan Duel was their presenting sponsor. So there's that. Not to mention it could end up in CANADA, AMERICA'S TROTTING CLASSI ngc3 Maybe they can land Molson. This is so easy. ngc3 BTW Pepsi is the primary sponsor of the Super Bowl. tmbz1 And no actual successful industry doesn't research where they spend every penny, only harness racing's primary sponsor is welfare. Corporations have stockholders they have to answer to.
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: old guy on April 14, 2026, 06:26:13 PM: Pepsi also sponsors the North American Cup.
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: Kirby's Ace on April 14, 2026, 06:54:47 PM: Quote from: Ignorance Is Bliss on Today at 03:15:55 PM
How do you sell sponsorships when you don't even know where the event is being held the next year??? ngc3

Good question
Title: Re: Masters /Hambo fees
Post by: rainman2 on April 14, 2026, 07:10:34 PM: Quote from: Kirby's Ace on Today at 06:54:47 PM
Good question

Does any know how much they contribute and where the money goes?