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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Kirby's Ace on February 13, 2021, 11:20:32 AM

Title: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Kirby's Ace on February 13, 2021, 11:20:32 AM: There will be a lot of paper going thru the claim box this weekend.

Come and get em!

How many claims just tonight? 20? 30? More?

Lets go racing boys!

11.wp
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Calhoun on February 13, 2021, 01:39:14 PM: Very good racing. Top tier Welfare track. Lots to like. tmbz1
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: JL52 on February 13, 2021, 02:55:48 PM: In the 4th race alone, the first seven finishers in the 8-horse field were claimed. Gotta be a record, and I wonder how many total claims were entered in that race.
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: the master on February 15, 2021, 08:32:27 AM: Burke claimed a bunch and I don't think any of them got a check!
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Under The STick on February 15, 2021, 08:40:25 AM: Quote from: the master on February 15, 2021, 08:32:27 AM
Burke claimed a bunch and I don't think any of them got a check!

I see Burke claimed three I would hardly say that;s a bunch
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Emperor Dapple on February 15, 2021, 12:39:17 PM: Curious if sales tax is collected on claims? if so it would have been a good day for taxing authorities for sure.
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Wendall Tilley on February 15, 2021, 05:07:09 PM: I think they shorten the racing life of horses,What do you think ?
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Emperor Dapple on February 15, 2021, 06:27:38 PM: Quote from: Wendall Tilley on February 15, 2021, 05:07:09 PM
I think they shorten the racing life of horses,What do you think ?

My era of the business is long gone.. We had claimers that raced year after year..They were well taken care of and rested after the end of the meet...The purses sucked so there was no big claiming game like there is today and usually guys didn’t claim off the regulars at Monticello.. That being said what shortens their careers are the chemists and their drugs theses poor animals have injected into their system..
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: trottingstud on February 15, 2021, 07:44:48 PM: no taxes on claims in Pa or NY
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: In front on February 15, 2021, 08:10:47 PM: Quote from: Under The STick on February 15, 2021, 08:40:25 AM
I see Burke claimed three I would hardly say that;s a bunch

Can you tell me the last time one guy claimed 3 horses in a night
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: Under The STick on February 16, 2021, 03:41:24 PM: Quote from: In front on February 15, 2021, 08:10:47 PM
Can you tell me the last time one guy claimed 3 horses in a night

I'm pretty sure Scott Di Domenico also claimed 3 Saturday night
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: drawbar on February 16, 2021, 05:11:18 PM: These horses are trained harder and gassed to the gills for these series, it wrecks alot for sure
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: MR.DALRAE on February 16, 2021, 05:34:33 PM: If your not cheating ,,,,your not trying
Title: Re: Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend
Post by: bond on February 21, 2021, 11:03:10 AM: Ive never understood why draws in harness racing are generally cloak and dagger stuff.
Yesterday at Pocono-there were SCORES of people making claims. lines were out the door.
Yet-an opportunity to have the draw done for the claims in public/or on camera drawn by a celebrity or leading driver-- to create some excitement--no. Just an announcement and loud grumblings from horsemen about "fixed" draws etc etc.
Pocono management were great free pizza, cookies, water.
Track for all the bad weather they had=was amazing.
Officials could do better IMHO.