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Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« on: January 03, 2023, 06:21:30 PM »
New for 2023 is Sunday matinee racing on Jan. 22 and 29 with a 12:30 p.m. post time.  When asked about Thursday night racing, Meadowlands CEO Jeff Gural had this response, "We lost money every time we ran on Thursdays last year. I am still owed $13 million from when I took over the Meadowlands and do not expect to see that money any time soon. If the horsemen think I am going to continue to take losses on racing they are sadly mistaken."

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2023, 09:37:48 PM »
 man is he ever going to stop fckin cryin

sell the track or shut the fuck up

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2023, 04:39:11 AM »
He keeps crying about how much he is owed. He's up in age. Then sell it. Does he really want to leave that much dept to his family? Is the sportsbook tied to having a race track there? If it is, he's gotten his money back and more.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2023, 06:47:07 AM »
Then let kike cancel racing call his bluff

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2023, 06:56:51 AM »
He keeps crying about how much he is owed. He's up in age. Then sell it. Does he really want to leave that much dept to his family? Is the sportsbook tied to having a race track there? If it is, he's gotten his money back and more.

First off it is  "debt" lmao.

Not sure how being owed money translates into 'debt' for his family.

So, he thinks its a good idea to race during the NFL playoffs as opposed to on Thursday nights? Interesting.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2023, 08:32:09 AM »
First off it is  "debt" lmao.

Not sure how being owed money translates into 'debt' for his family.

So, he thinks its a good idea to race during the NFL playoffs as opposed to on Thursday nights? Interesting.

The Sportsbook will be packed during NFL playoffs. He thinks those players might wander over to the racetrack to bet on the races. We know that just doesn't happen.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2023, 08:38:04 AM »
Yes, we know they are separate markets. We also know, the Sunday market was also very poor before sports betting. You can't say the guys don't try.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2023, 08:59:19 AM »
I'll definitely go.

I go ~ 2x a month for live racing; in winter its Yonkers 3rd floor or Aqueduct. 

The 3rd floor at Yonkers is old school and the winter Aqueduct experience isn't great. 

This will be nice.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2023, 03:08:52 PM »
go for it
have to try something
sundays are huge  for nfl and tbreds
and yes the sports book will be packed so perhaps hope for a little cross over
i would definitely give it a try a few sundays in feb and march once nfl is over , other than tbreds  there is nothing else going on



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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2023, 04:24:32 PM »
My recollection is big m had sunday afternoon racing in the first decade of century.  Ill play on sunday afternoon. Limited football on: mostly college hoop and nba. Woodbine nee Mohawk (lol) not racing so may do ok.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2023, 06:07:17 PM »
He can't sell it, he has a lease. His loss is funding the place. There's no way it's ever going to pay it's own way. Let him bitch, at least theyr'e racing.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2023, 06:11:23 PM »
My recollection is big m had sunday afternoon racing in the first decade of century.  Ill play on sunday afternoon. Limited football on: mostly college hoop and nba. Woodbine nee Mohawk (lol) not racing so may do ok.

They did have sunday afternoon racing years ago but the horsemen hated having to drive back from south jersey after racing  late on saturday nights.  Handle wasn't all that great but that was before Gural took over.

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2023, 09:09:13 AM »
I would definitely love Sunday Meadowlands... tmbz1

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2023, 11:21:04 AM »
wonder if the help gets paid time and 1/2 for working on Sundays?

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Re: Meadowlands planning more afternoon racing this year
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2023, 12:20:00 PM »
wonder if the help gets paid time and 1/2 for working on Sundays?




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