Slowly but surely the minute the casino corporations see an opportunity to dump harness racing they will.  The glory days of harness racing are long gone and they’re not coming back.  Outside a small sample of sicko owners and sicko gamblers people could care less about harness racing . I think I heard that the new governor of New Jersey is already looking to not support the meadowlands financially. Liberty Bell, Brandywine, Freestate, Illinois tracks , Pompano , Freehold , Cal Expo, Rideau Carleton , Fraser Downs , Maine tracks, Michigan tracks are the ones that come to mind that are long gone. Hopefully Mr Gural lives a long time but the minute he’s gone , the meadowlands will be gone also. Hard to really feel bad for the horseman, the meadowlands has to beg and plead for their support.   

Race 1 p5  5/24/2/16/13

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Hard to believe new money doesn't go into harness racing.  And will always be a distant 2nd to the T-breds.

Distant 2nd is a very good way of putting it.

The hard to believe part is more of a personal opinion, but let's explore...

The major networks don't line up to bring harness racing to their audience, because  their audience represents a very small single digit fraction of those that find harness racing entertaining.

The Hambletonian is the exception and that'll be on Fox Sports (FS1 or FS2), but that's subscription cable i.e. not a free channel. 

Also, if harness racing was to make a resurgence in popularity it would be day racing, because the prime time / night competition is a tough task to beat for ratings.

I always thought a big walkout, attempt to cleanse it, and bring it back with a new found integrity...would boost awareness for everyone and resurge the gambling to self sustain it.

Worth a shot, but take the welfare money and run, an entire sport acting incredulously of its reality happens before our eyes....better than on the extinction list, which some would argue with you that's where it might end up.

When most businesses start to fail, they change management.  Looks like Gural has had the same management for years. 

I remember growing up how during the week tracks would run and pools were large. Laurel is crap now.....now Santa Anita 3x week..used to be 5x. Even Gulfstream has reduced rscing dates in 2026. Pretty soon...it will be churchill....keen eland...Belmont Saratoga. Foals ate down 40 percent since 2011...sad for sure.