5/8 mile race

[The Exporter]

Well the breed it based on the mile. It's right in the name "Standard" bred. To be registered they needed to trot a mile and meet the standard time set.

Yes, about 150 years ago. It maybe time for a change.

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

Harness Racing needs a 3/4 mile straight track. It would eliminate post position bias and would eliminate getting locked in. I think 3/4 of a mile is a perfect distance. Not too long and not too short.

[JT]

Poor Handle in the race. ONE AND DONE. Not listed on next week's condition sheet.

Completely false. The handle in that race was $172,000 using round numbers. The handle in race 12 which was the race before was $145,000 and race 14, the one after was $160,000. I know it's popular on here to spout rumors and opinions, but it would be better if more people actually spoke facts.

[simplify]

T bred bettors seem to handle different distances and surfaces, are buggy people not that sophisticated

Great point. That's why I never understood why in buggy racing posts don't go off every 10 minutes. Way more to handicap with tbreds which go off just slightly longer than buggy currently.

[Parked]

Completely false. The handle in that race was $172,000 using round numbers. The handle in race 12 which was the race before was $145,000 and race 14, the one after was $160,000. I know it's popular on here to spout rumors and opinions, but it would be better if more people actually spoke facts.

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[pocketrocketwinner]

Completely false. The handle in that race was $172,000 using round numbers. The handle in race 12 which was the race before was $145,000 and race 14, the one after was $160,000. I know it's popular on here to spout rumors and opinions, but it would be better if more people actually spoke facts.

To be fair. People like myself were going by the handle on the race that the meadowalnds displayed after the race. Total 105k.
The exacta and tri pools on the race were way below any other race on the card.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I wouldn't be surprised if anything was one and done. Management is going to look at handle. Polls, focus groups, whatever, won't mean squat because the focal point has to be handle. Anything having to do with racing/handle, if they don't see it work first time, it's one and done. Not just blind eyes and deaf ears, but they've painted themselves into this kind of corner so to speak.

[pocketrocketwinner]

On the broadcast the following night, they were talking about how the responses on twitter were more positive than negative. This illustrates where management goes way off track. The only focus should be on the handle. Not about what people who arent wagering are saying on Twitter

[gh2009]

There were only 3 tweets, 2 positive and 1 negative.

[Stan durbread]

As with anything it needs to be a long term trial to get real results. Hopefully they keep it going for a few months and there are a lot of horses and owners that will benefit also

[Pacer 2]

Its a great idea they should give it a fair try

[Locked in with pace]

IT S OVER!!!!!

[gh2009]

Instead, they have a 1 1/8-mile trot on Friday night.