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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Pacer 2 on June 23, 2026, 11:13:58 PM
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Anderson, IN — Beginning on Friday (June 26), Harrah’s Hoosier Park horsepeople will see a purse increase go into effect on races for non-winners of a given amount of money in their last four starts, the third purse increase instituted for the 2026 racing season.
“This is the third phase of our targeted purse increase for the 2026 season,” said John DeLong, president of the Indiana Standardbred Association. “This comes after careful budgeting for the 160-day meet, and it’s something we hope to continue to build upon for our horsemen.”
This is the third 20% purse to be put into place in 2026, with that increase also impacting non-winners of a given number of races lifetime (both straight, and claiming), as well as Indiana-sired 2-year-old conditioned events receiving a 20% boost from Indiana Standardbred Breed Development this summer.
“We deeply appreciate both the Indiana Standardbred Association and Breed Development for their support as we implement these boosts to our purses,” said Gabe Prewitt, vice president and general manager of racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. “We also deeply appreciate our horseplayers. With their support ,handle was up 30% year-over-year in 2025, and we are already up another 10% in 2026, which has contributed greatly to drive purses forward.”
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Wilkes-Barre, PA – Director of Racing at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania Rick Kane, has announced the creation of a $75,000 race for top pacing mares, the Mohegan Cup, to be held on Sunday, July 26 during a 5 p.m. twilight card.
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Yes, the better the casino does the more purse money for racing. Online wagering doesn't even cover the cost of racing at most tracks.
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Don’t listen to the losers! Harness racing is thriving. You just have to know where to race your horse and how to classify. It Yonkers for me.
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HUGE PURSES AT YONKERS FRIDAY!
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Anderson, IN — Beginning on Friday (June 26), Harrah’s Hoosier Park horsepeople will see a purse increase go into effect on races for non-winners of a given amount of money in their last four starts, the third purse increase instituted for the 2026 racing season.
“This is the third phase of our targeted purse increase for the 2026 season,” said John DeLong, president of the Indiana Standardbred Association. “This comes after careful budgeting for the 160-day meet, and it’s something we hope to continue to build upon for our horsemen.”
This is the third 20% purse to be put into place in 2026, with that increase also impacting non-winners of a given number of races lifetime (both straight, and claiming), as well as Indiana-sired 2-year-old conditioned events receiving a 20% boost from Indiana Standardbred Breed Development this summer.
“We deeply appreciate both the Indiana Standardbred Association and Breed Development for their support as we implement these boosts to our purses,” said Gabe Prewitt, vice president and general manager of racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. “We also deeply appreciate our horseplayers. With their support ,handle was up 30% year-over-year in 2025, and we are already up another 10% in 2026, which has contributed greatly to drive purses forward.”
This means that a horse in each of these races wins out of the class they race in.
You have these types of races where if you win out of the class, it is very difficult to compete at the next higher level.
There was a race at Monticello a short time ago where 1 of the drivers (a Merton ?) was 2/5 on the rail and did a poor job of not winning the race where the horse was tons the best! There is quite a bit more money at Hoosier than Monticello! More encore performances like the Monticello race previously mentioned? The bettors get the royal screw job if this happens and just another reason to give up betting on any race in the future.
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This means that a horse in each of these races wins out of the class they race in.
You have these types of races where if you win out of the class, it is very difficult to compete at the next higher level.
There was a race at Monticello a short time ago where 1 of the drivers (a Merton ?) was 2/5 on the rail and did a poor job of not winning the race where the horse was tons the best! There is quite a bit more money at Hoosier than Monticello! More encore performances like the Monticello race previously mentioned? The bettors get the royal screw job if this happens and just another reason to give up betting on any race in the future.
Or you take ALL factors into consideration before you bet!
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Take away the welfare money and see how well it's thriving.
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Or you take ALL factors into consideration before you bet!
unfortunately most of them are losers
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Take away the welfare money and see how well it's thriving.
Take away your balls and you're a woman!
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Take away the welfare money and see how well it's thriving.
how do you explain Kentucky which will become the new mega. Why shouldn't the race tracks be supplemented from the casinos??
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I wish Lexington has a much longer meet with overnight purses similar to Oak Grove. That's a nice place to race!
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how do you explain Kentucky which will become the new mega. Why shouldn't the race tracks be supplemented from the casinos??
Agree. The racetracks support the casinos so its only fair and right.
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Anderson, IN — Beginning on Friday (June 26), Harrah’s Hoosier Park horsepeople will see a purse increase go into effect on races for non-winners of a given amount of money in their last four starts, the third purse increase instituted for the 2026 racing season.
“This is the third phase of our targeted purse increase for the 2026 season,” said John DeLong, president of the Indiana Standardbred Association. “This comes after careful budgeting for the 160-day meet, and it’s something we hope to continue to build upon for our horsemen.”
This is the third 20% purse to be put into place in 2026, with that increase also impacting non-winners of a given number of races lifetime (both straight, and claiming), as well as Indiana-sired 2-year-old conditioned events receiving a 20% boost from Indiana Standardbred Breed Development this summer.
“We deeply appreciate both the Indiana Standardbred Association and Breed Development for their support as we implement these boosts to our purses,” said Gabe Prewitt, vice president and general manager of racing at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. “We also deeply appreciate our horseplayers. With their support ,handle was up 30% year-over-year in 2025, and we are already up another 10% in 2026, which has contributed greatly to drive purses forward.”
Brought to you by HANDOUTS! We need to end the welfare and make the industry offer a product people want.
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Agree. The racetracks support the casinos so its only fair and right.
The opposite is true. Racetracks are a parasite. If decoupling was approved in every state, how many casinos would keep racetracks?
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Pacer 2 Imbecile #3 and Antagonist #1 on plop.
Pacer 2 and his misfit pals are not even raking in any of this cash, so when they're not jealous which they hide these bottom feeders say stupid sh!t. Broke ass bitches. Gets them through each day ngc3
Kenny and the rest of the thinking racing enthusiast is correct.
Govt's subsidy and casino decoupling needs to happen all over NA.
Let racing stand on it's own 2 proverbial feet.
If they can't fix the drugs and corruption, obviously the regulatory is F'd up and law enforcement is only a part time thing, so that too, it made the gamblers flee, continue to do so, then it's over.
It's moot already.
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Take away the welfare money and see how well it's thriving.
casinos are part of racing
stop your nonsense
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casinos are part of racing
stop your nonsense
Until they're not ngc3
Pompano Park 1964 - 2022 11.gn
decoupling
noun tmbz1
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hey kenny
not sure if you are actually in the business in some capacity or if you just come on here to spew nonsense
but if you are involved i suggest you get out asap , you will fell better
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casinos are part of racing
stop your nonsense
tmbz1
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How many tracks bet enough money to cover the cost of racing not the purses just the cost of RTN, United Tote, International Sound, Track Crew, Judges and Paddock crew ?
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Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):
$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace
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No one is saying they don't have a handful of cards like this. We'll all watch and enjoy.
Otherwise insignificant for the most part. Minimal race cards. Too many driver options for more $$
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Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):
$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace
Gural and his shit management decimated these stakes.
The Pace used to go for a million.
The Haughton over 600k
Etc etc.
Place went straight straight down the toilet. Next up, hambletonian gone
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Gural and his shit management decimated these stakes.
The Pace used to go for a million.
The Haughton over 600k
Etc etc.
Place went straight straight down the toilet. Next up, hambletonian gone
Didn't the pace purse depend on nominations, stakes payments, continuing payments, starting fees?
The race has always varied in purses over the years.
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The purse was $1,000,000 for a long time until 2012, after that it's been between $635,000 & $778,000. There was some additional funding for 2026 from somewhere and this year's purse will be around $800,000.
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The purse was $1,000,000 for a long time until 2012, after that it's been between $635,000 & $778,000. There was some additional funding for 2026 from somewhere and this year's purse will be around $800,000.
If you go state to state and Ontario, there are only a handful of great horses. A bunch of very good ones though. It seems only the rich keep on staking while the poor don't. This doesn't help the final purse on race day.
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Manalapan, NJ – On Tuesday night (June 30), Governor Mikie Sherrill signed New Jersey’s FY2027 state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that includes a $20 million appropriation for horse racing purses in the Garden State.
The governor’s proposed budget, released in March, had allotted $5 million for purses, a decrease of $15 million from the funding provided in previous years. The State Legislature restored the appropriation to $20 million as part of the budget process.
This annual funding, shared equally between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds, is part of a second five-year, $100 million reauthorization of the purse appropriation program first established by former Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature in 2018. The program was reauthorized shortly after the initial five-year period concluded in 2023.
An economic impact study in 2024, completed with assistance from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, showed horse racing generated $75 million annually in tax revenue for the state.
The SBOANJ board, along with the state’s Standardbred industry’s political action committee, TrotPAC, and policy partner AMG, met with numerous legislators throughout the budget process as it worked vigorously to help ensure the purse funding was restored to $20 million.
The SBOANJ is grateful for everyone’s hard work and extends its sincere thanks to Governor Sherrill and the State Legislature for their continued support of New Jersey’s racing industry.
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The industry that celebrates welfare! ngc3
Announced today another NJ farm closing!
Casino referendum still not on November ballot!
Meadowlands racing 2 days a week Championship Meet featuring TM68 classes! And MADC!! ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Priceless.
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Freehold raceway closed it's doors in midst of the last 5 year agreement. There is absolutely no guarantee that Gural will stay open and race through the next 5 years
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hey kenny
not sure if you are actually in the business in some capacity or if you just come on here to spew nonsense
but if you are involved i suggest you get out asap , you will fell better
I am a fan/customer. You do understand that horse racing is ENTERTAINMENT and the racing industry has FAILED miserably at offering a product people want to support. It is time to end the HANDOUTs so the CUSTOMER will be back at the top of the hierarchy. Why should this industry be supported by government handouts? Why shouldn't that government money be used to lower taxes?
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Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):
$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace
How much of that money came from CUSTOMERS?
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Didn't the pace purse depend on nominations, stakes payments, continuing payments, starting fees?
The race has always varied in purses over the years.
Ask yourself where that money came from? Purse earnings from other races which are almost all government handouts.
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Manalapan, NJ – On Tuesday night (June 30), Governor Mikie Sherrill signed New Jersey’s FY2027 state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that includes a $20 million appropriation for horse racing purses in the Garden State.
The governor’s proposed budget, released in March, had allotted $5 million for purses, a decrease of $15 million from the funding provided in previous years. The State Legislature restored the appropriation to $20 million as part of the budget process.
This annual funding, shared equally between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds, is part of a second five-year, $100 million reauthorization of the purse appropriation program first established by former Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature in 2018. The program was reauthorized shortly after the initial five-year period concluded in 2023.
An economic impact study in 2024, completed with assistance from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, showed horse racing generated $75 million annually in tax revenue for the state.
The SBOANJ board, along with the state’s Standardbred industry’s political action committee, TrotPAC, and policy partner AMG, met with numerous legislators throughout the budget process as it worked vigorously to help ensure the purse funding was restored to $20 million.
The SBOANJ is grateful for everyone’s hard work and extends its sincere thanks to Governor Sherrill and the State Legislature for their continued support of New Jersey’s racing industry.
In other words GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS. Harness racing should not exist if it cannot support itself.
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An economic impact study in 2024, completed with assistance from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, showed horse racing generated $75 million annually in tax revenue for the state.
Take that same money and spend it on roads bridges and schools and it generates as much or more and it is something people want. Give that money back to the people and it generates as much or more.
The Economic AnswerTo answer the core of your question: infrastructure spending (roads and bridges) generally has a much higher economic multiplier than specialized industries like horse racing.
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In other words GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS. Harness racing should not exist if it cannot support itself.
When did the Meadowlands support itself?
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How much of that money came from CUSTOMERS?
Several years ago those purses were much higher, the Haughton used to go for $650,000 and the others alot higher too.
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And yet today's horses and owners and trainers are making more than ever!
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Some are. Most struggle to stay afloat.
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And yet today's horses and owners and trainers are making more than ever!
Define making more than ever?
Which owners?
Which trainers?
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And yet today's horses and owners and trainers are making more than ever!
we are making a lot of money because we know we’re doing. I’ve won multiple championships and know how to win races. There’s plenty of money out there. You just have to know how to get it.
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we are making a lot of money because we know we’re doing. I’ve won multiple championships and know how to win races. There’s plenty of money out there. You just have to know how to get it.
No one named Sakit made a dime in racing ngc3
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How's that fairy tale zoom call with the governor ngc3
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we are making a lot of money because we know we’re doing. I’ve won multiple championships and know how to win races. There’s plenty of money out there. You just have to know how to get it.
Who are we??
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Who are we??
nother Q
answer.. pacer, g & scrapedataint
we three
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nother Q
answer.. pacer, g & scrapedataint
we three
Thank you for more gibberish 1 more time!
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Thank you for more gibberish 1 more time!
i answered yer Q
again cant realize this
just shit back
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i answered yer Q
again cant realize this
just shit back
thanks for ruining another thread because I posted on it
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thanks for ruining another thread because I posted on it
wasnt ruined it was the answer dummy
pay attention
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pacer, g & scrapedataint
WE
boyy you stupit
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Who are we??
We myself and my friends. We are seasoned Horsemen that know how to classify and win. We are dabbling in two and three year olds.
Our horses have made a lot of money. The business is thriving. You just have to know how to train a horse and classified properly.
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wasnt ruined it was the answer dummy
pay attention
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pacer, g & scrapedataint
WE
boyy you stupit
Thanx for ruining the thread again.
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wow you are unreal. you asked a Q,, i answered it. wtf more ya want dumbo
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wow you are unreal. you asked a Q,, i answered it. wtf more ya want dumbo
You're unreal!
Thanx for ruining the thread again.
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omg,, i ruined it by answering a Q. you sick man
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omg,, i ruined it by answering a Q. you sick man
OMG--really? ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
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nother Q
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nother Q
Another Q- ngc3
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Do you really think I owe you or anybody else on this website and explanation? Are you that fucking stupid? Why would I tell you or anybody else what horses that I own.
I've won multiple track training championships most on here can't even spell horse.
Think about it only an idiot would give out his personal information on this website, you become a punching bag and a dummy.
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Do you really think I owe you or anybody else on this website and explanation? Are you that fucking stupid? Why would I tell you or anybody else what horses that I own.
I've won multiple track training championships most time here can't even spell horse.
Think about it only an idiot would give out his personal information on this website, you become a punching bag and a dummy.
Yeah he's trying to bait you. He thinks you're as dumb as him! ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
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Yeah he's trying to bait you. He thinks you're as dumb as him! ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
it's no wonder he's gotten nowhere in life with that fucking moron brain!
He's lucky he's insignificant, but think about it,, only a fucking idiot would post his name address and phone number and not expect to become a punching bag.
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THRIVING! ngc3
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Where's Pompano? Freehold? Northville? Hawthorne? Scarborough? How many Canadian tracks close in past few years? THRIVING!!!! ngc3