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Title: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: captaintreacherous on July 07, 2026, 08:24:47 PM
How long will the owners be running this operation?
Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: rainman2 on July 07, 2026, 08:26:18 PM
How long will the owners be running this operation?

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Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: Racetime on July 07, 2026, 08:44:49 PM
Casino's are Thriving and Harness Racing is Dying
Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: seriously on July 07, 2026, 09:23:57 PM
How long will the owners be running this operation?

I looked it up...this is the definition of "thriving" so I'm guessing forever, Just like TVG.  There is no chance that a younger voting constituency looks at horse racing with anything but favor.  No chance.   

Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: Brown jug on July 07, 2026, 09:24:33 PM
actually they are both thriving
this is a win/win
a true partnership
see folks some states/governors  get the model such as kentucky
the issue with casinos is they drain money from citizens( nobody wins at them) who then cannot spend money in other areas that actually have an economic multiplier effect on their economy
and how much downstream benefit or jobs does a casino create, very few,  how many people needed to operate a slot machine
so the folks in Kentucky create a partnership between the tracks and the casino
in return for allowing the casinos to set up the state mandate a % of their take gets funneled into racing
why??
because  racing supports and creates jobs ( farmers, grooms, vets, equipment manufacturers, truckers etc and  those people spend money in the economy building a strong tax base 
Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: rainman2 on July 07, 2026, 09:26:56 PM
actually they are both thriving
this is a win/win
a true partnership
see folks some states/governors  get the model such as kentucky
the issue with casinos is they drain money from citizens( nobody wins at them) who then cannot spend money in other areas that actually have an economic multiplier effect on their economy
and how much downstream benefit or jobs does a casino create, very few,  how many people needed to operate a slot machine
so the folks in Kentucky create a partnership between the tracks and the casino
in return for allowing the casinos to set up the state mandate a % of their take gets funneled into racing
why??

where is oak Grove located?

easily accessible?

near a major city/hub?

because  racing supports and creates jobs ( farmers, grooms, vets, equipment manufacturers, truckers etc and  those people spend money in the economy building a strong tax base
Title: Re: Oak Grove..$40,000 Purses with $16,000 Handles???
Post by: Pacer 2 on July 07, 2026, 09:27:19 PM
actually they are both thriving
this is a win/win
a true partnership
see folks some states/governors  get the model such as kentucky
the issue with casinos is they drain money from citizens( nobody wins at them) who then cannot spend money in other areas that actually have an economic multiplier effect on their economy
and how much downstream benefit or jobs does a casino create, very few,  how many people needed to operate a slot machine
so the folks in Kentucky create a partnership between the tracks and the casino
in return for allowing the casinos to set up the state mandate a % of their take gets funneled into racing
why??
because  racing supports and creates jobs ( farmers, grooms, vets, equipment manufacturers, truckers etc and  those people spend money in the economy building a strong tax base

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