BIG M'S HANDLE DOLDRUMS RETURN

[Yonkers1]

Don’t worry the PETA snowflakes are going to end buggy racing soon.

[The Exporter]

I would love to see the State distribute $50 million to the state bred program. Taking $40 million from the overnight program and placing it in a NY restricted program would stand the best studs and mares as resident breeders.  The only growth of participation in overnight racing if from people outside of New York, with the lion's share of growth from people outside the country.
 In the upcoming legislative session, they will be addressing the shortfall of revenue from the casinos. The 4 new casinos are operating at about 50% of their projections. It will be interesting how they add sports wagering to the mix, to offset the shortfall. If they give full privileges to the tracks to take sports bets, overnight racing will become more obsolete and less attractive to lawmakers, as they always focus on the power trends. 

[spaheaven]

Handle's down because people are betting 4 team teasers instead of trifectas...every thing now is directed towards sports betting.

[dinkadoo]

Handle's down because people are betting 4 team teasers instead of trifectas...every thing now is directed towards sports betting.

what's the 'takeout' on a sports bet ?


bet $50 on a 3.5 hour football game or a 2 minute harness race with a 20% takeout....


Pick your poison

[lesstired]

The Hebrew Genius hits another  HOME RUN!!!!!!




  $2 Million $$   Handle and they are complaining.....h a




   No other  hraness track in the world comes close.....


   The Gural detractors are really at a loss for complaints....


    Whats next.....not enuf Toilet Paper in the stalls???



     I donot hear anyone bashing MGM for poor handle at YR???



     How come???


     Oh...maybe because they are not Jewish?     


     HA!!!!

[Powerful Patricks Ghost]

Once again jackass, name another harness track that handles more...oh wait, you can't dick face.

Gonna laugh in 5 years when Meadowlands is handling like $1 million or less "Name another handle track that handles more, oh wait you can't because none exist".

[horses first]

Right why compare handle from a year ago? The comparison is in the now and the Meadowlands is losing handle to sports wagering. This will finally put the second to last nail in the coffin for Harness racing. As numbers decline and people go toward legalized sports wagering, the fan base WILL NEVER COME BACK OR HAVE A CHANCE TO GROW. First it was simulcast wagering, then ADW, now legalized sports wagering either at a wager facility or over the internet. The final nail will be decoupling. Once that comes where will the money or support come from? The Meadowlands may offer a place to wager with decent pools. Only decent compared to what's out there. Problem is might help the bettor but Gural sold this to the horsemen to cater to the cartel and they get little of that handle going to the purse account. So we can be joyous in a 2.0mln handle. But years away from it all gone. Why, no VISION FOR ENTERTAINMENT DOLLARS. Plus it's slow, stale, and not very entertaining. Sports wagering you can wager live during games. Wager in quarters or innings. Place bets while you wait 22 minutes in between post.

[Hush Limbaugh II]

Handle is dropping at the meadowlands, perhaps showing there is no reason for New Jersey to supplement purses by throwing good money after bad.

How about SUB PAR since the takeover   

[lesstired]

Harness Racing is for all practical purposes for the owners, trainers

and drivers.....


Grandfathered in deal....that the casinos were forecd to swallow to open their Casino....


In several years there will be 0 people at the track and a very small


amount of off track players...


at that point only several tracks will race live any real racing dates.

A few may race a 20 day race meet just to keep the simulcast license.

Unfortunate but true....


Like some guy sez....."It's a dead game laddie"


Anyone that bets horses bets Tbreds.....

that is my 3 cents.....


It is what it is........


This is not the 60's 70's 80's anymore....


Hell...even John Campbell and Lachance are gone.....


at  M1   I have never heard of most of these gyps.

[Uncle Harry]

Handle's down because people are betting 4 team teasers instead of trifectas...every thing now is directed towards sports betting.

NOW THAT THE TRACK JEW HAS SPORTS BETTING, COMPARING HANDLES YEAR TO YEAR IS THE ONLY WAY TO SHOW THE EFFECT SPORTS BETTING HAS ON HARNESS HANDLE. 

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK OFF RAMP 

DOESNT SURPRISE ME NONE OF YOU BUSINESS MINDED IDIOTS COULDN'T FIGGER THAT OUT

[Exit 16W]

FRIDAY DEC 7 2018

$1,526,864.00

FRIDAY  DEC 8 2017

$2,131,012.00

[hasbeen]

FRIDAY DEC 7 2018

$1,526,864.00

FRIDAY  DEC 8 2017

$2,131,012.00

they aren't getting a nickel from me. I drive north down 5th ave...it turns into River rd...takes me right to the blackjack tables at the casino.

[juststop]

Honestly, highest win payout Friday was $7.80. Who the hell is going to be induced to bet with 5/2 as the longest winner of the night. Average win payout was $4.51 or 6/5....

[pocketrocketwinner]

Honestly, highest win payout Friday was $7.80. Who the hell is going to be induced to bet with 5/2 as the longest winner of the night. Average win payout was $4.51 or 6/5....

Understand your point.

Note that the p5 carryover payout may be the best payout of the year (thoroughbred included)

[Exit 16W]

SATURDAY JAN 19 2019.... Total Handle...$2,309,847

SATURDAY JAN  20 2018...  Total Handle .. $2,700,773

A DROP OF ALMOST 400,000  FROM A YEAR AGO

SHAME ON YOU DEGENERATES FOR NOT PULLING YOUR WEIGHT