2018 Canadian Welfare

[wiggles44]

Saturday June 23

Exhibition Park Raceway
Total Purse: $5,700
Total Handle: $1,999

Hanover Raceway
Total Purse:  $39,700
Total Handle: $19,389

Hiawatha Horse Park
Total Purse:  $38,700
Total Handle: $20,168

Kawartha Downs
Total Purse:  $42,300
Total Handle: $28,499

Every week, wacking money away
 

[Iceman]

Wiggles are you crying because you ain't getting any

[Artsplace]

Wiggles are you crying because you ain't getting any

Look whos talkin you piece of shit.

[Iceman]

Hey Kenny what's wrong? sore knees from last night. Good thing for you you got a night off till tomorrow.

[Frank the Zipper]

Sure...the purses are higher than the handle........but they make it up selling poutine, hot dogs & beer.

[wiggles44]

Sunday June 24

Clinton Raceway
Total Purse:  $39,300
Total Handle: $19,374

Dresden Raceway
Total Purse:  $47,700
Total Handle: $34,180

[wiggles44]

Saturday June 30

Hanover Raceway
Total Purse:  $41,300
Total Handle: $16,548

Hiawatha Horse Park
Total Purse:  $36,600
Total Handle: $21,184

Kawartha Downs
Total Purse:  $39,100
Total Handle: $30,550

St Hugues
Total Purse: $13,100
Total Handle: $3,533

Sunday July 1st

Clinton Raceway
Total Purse:  $46,400
Total Handle: $22,185

Dresden Raceway
Total Purse:  $69,600
Total Handle: $23,620

Monday July 2nd

Exhibition Park Raceway
Total Purse: $24,950
Total Handle: $7,739

 

[eyeinthesky]

A NOTE to Wiggles44

I will type this real slowly ....so you will be able to follow my explanation.

More than 15 years ago, the Ontario Government was looking for locations to house their slots.
Instead of having to construct / build locations...they decided to put their slots in racetracks, that were no longer as busy as they used to be, or in buildings on properties owned by the racetracks that were not being utilized.
Amongst those racetracks were small tracks like Hanover , Clinton , Kawartha , Hiawatha and Dresden.  In the early days , the "rent" enabled them to race 2 or sometimes 3 days a week...at better than average purses for the calibre of horses they were racing.

This plan, which also included the large tracks..like London Woodbine Mohawk...was brought to an abrupt halt by the Government  about 5 years ago.......putting a real strain on the breeders..as the halt came early in the year.

Negotiations went on for years and only recently was a new long term plan signed.

The small tracks only race once a week..over a much shorter season........cat ering mainly to cheaper horses...with the odd late closer...and annual visits of the Ontario Sires Stakes programs to beef up interest in getting people into buying   babies.
The slots are still run out of the original properties at the small tracks........and the rent does cover most of the purse money....but only enough for 1 day of racing a week. The races are well attended at these tracks.......bett er crowds than Yonkers and Poconose...and its a fun day of racing

Find a new topic.....your welfare line is old

The other 3 tracks in your list are in New Brunswick and I wouldn't call racing for a  $ 1200  purse  welfae

[wiggles44]

thanks for the history lesson tubs
I read 3 paragraphs really slow
and you explained how the welfare system works

the money horsemen put aside for promotion should assist them without slots then

 

[pumpy]

Wow.... Going for a whole 1200 in Canadian....that means going for 800. Is that why you have horses in Canada with 20 wins in a year with 5000 on their card

[mwins]

Wow.... Going for a whole 1200 in Canadian....that means going for 800. Is that why you have horses in Canada with 20 wins in a year with 5000 on their card

Exactly....sort of like Northfield.

[wiggles44]

Saturday July 7

Exhibition Park Raceway
Total Purse: $6,600
Total Handle: $2,355

Georgian Downs
Total Purse:  $68,400
Total Handle: $72,012

Hanover Raceway
Total Purse:  $45,700
Total Handle: $30,352

Hiawatha Horse Park
Total Purse:  $36,900
Total Handle: $24,547

Kawartha Downs
Total Purse:  $39,100
Total Handle: $34,280

 

[wiggles44]

Sunday July 8

Clinton Raceway
Total Purse:  $144,350
Total Handle: $37,210

Dresden Raceway
Total Purse:  $37,400
Total Handle: $26,725

 

[Calhoun]

This is a very interesting tread. Would only be fare to have one for USA tracks . Think of all the money that could go to the illegals crossing the boarder

Think of all the money that could go to a-readin and a-writin programs for illiterate rednecks!
#MAGA    #BiscuitsAndGravy   #MyTruckIsWorthMoreThanMyHouse  #Skillet

[helpplease]

Sunday July 8

Clinton Raceway
Total Purse:  $144,350
Total Handle: $37,210

Dresden Raceway
Total Purse:  $37,400
Total Handle: $26,725

 

It reads like you will be doing these posts for another 19yrs. I found this link on another site:

https://ontarioracing.azureedge.net/site/ohr/media/ohr/2017/stakes%20schedule/funding-agreement-for-live-horse-racing_executed.pdf