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GOAT

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Age
« on: September 18, 2025, 01:17:36 PM »
Should there be an age limit where drivers should no longer participate in pari mutual racing?

MCR

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Re: Age
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2025, 01:55:29 PM »
Not so much an age limit but maybe a physical exam should be required like on some d.o.t jobs etc...

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Re: Age
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2025, 04:31:33 PM »
No. The target audience is 70 and up anyway

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Re: Age
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2025, 04:37:37 PM »
I don’t think there should be an age limit.
I watch races from every track and while there’s some older drivers with diminished skills, I see more bad stuff happening with the bad younger drivers.

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Re: Age
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2025, 07:30:02 PM »
I think that drivers over 65 yrs should have to be able to perform a State Police sobriety test. This will not only demonstrate motor skills, a single instruction prior to starting will show cognitive functions!

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Re: Age
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2025, 08:19:59 PM »
i agree with mcr, not an age limit, but a physical exam, 100%

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Re: Age
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2025, 08:26:22 PM »
Look around any OTB or harness track, all you see is old men. A game run by old men, for the benefit of old men.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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Re: Age
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2025, 08:48:06 PM »
hanging around a otb and trying to control a 1,000lb animal going 30 mph may not be exactly the same thing

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Re: Age
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2025, 10:01:57 AM »
Should there be an age limit where drivers should no longer participate in pari mutual racing?
No

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Re: Age
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2025, 11:21:10 AM »
Here in Maine, we have a bunch of "Over 70" trainers/drivers still playing thier trade.

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Re: Age
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2025, 01:59:01 PM »
Here in Maine, we have a bunch of "Over 70" trainers/drivers still playing thier trade.
By 70 they aren't playing thier trade,they are just trying to stay on the seat! 73cv.2

 

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