outside post on 1/2 mile track

[panhunter]

I am tired of watching the 7 and 8 hole horses just drop to the back of the field and take a stroll around the track. Some solutions, your thoughts?

a. Fine drivers for lack of effort
b. Provide purse incentives for outside post
c. Use slanted starting gate at 1/2 mile tracks

[Parked]

Get a bulldozer..

[Unclejerry]

Limit field to 7 starters and start Horse 7 from 2nd Tier or 8 Horse field with 8 Horse 2nd Tier as is done at Western Fair. 

[Frank the Zipper]

Post Positions should be geared to earnings in the last 10 starts. Lowest earner gets the rail and so on down the line.

[makingit]

Good suggestion Frank the Zipper !

[dinkadoo]

Post Positions should be geared to earnings in the last 10 starts. Lowest earner gets the rail and so on down the line.

not sure if it would work --- but following Northfield and watching everyone dump money off their card so they can drop and pop at 2-5 is not a business model that would create new interest.
When I look at a program, I won't play a horse on the outside in a condition that has a LAST 4 attached if that line (with good money) on the program is about to be dropped with their next start.

[jupiter]

Meadows had a bonus for the 9 hole for certain classes years ago.......

[Brkn Headpole]

Only allowed to race horse once a month at Yonkers. Take it elsewhere. Wanna do petwalking, then race for Monti purses.

[augustaandy]

far fewer races, much bigger purses so everyone tries

no 8 post, trailer

triple the slant at Yonkers

must draw 4 - 7 after a win

[kooter for hipin]

 

Perhaps force Belmont, Aqueduct to come in line.  Mile track racing is "one" of the keys to more honest racing, no 1st over excuses. I think maybe it's possible if the state for sees a loss of of revenue.