Harrah’s Chester

[theokodjak26]

I am realizing that of most of the tracks discussed Harrah’s Chester is rarely mentioned. Unless they are holding some occasional big purse races or some idiot driver is trying to run another driver off the track, this place seems to be in hiding. I went onto Yelp to read some recent reviews and they were just awful. Of course most of the reviews concerned the casino, lack of restaurants and a not so hot group of customers walking around. Apparently the neighborhood has a high PA crime rate. But what I couldn’t find were any real reviews about the track. What I did read was the track is usually empty. What I was looking for were the kind of reviews that we share on Plop. So does any trainer, owners, drivers or fans have anything to share about this track? I have never been there.

[Fuguzzi]

Me neither. I am out of this one.

[Sam R]

It is a bad neighborhood. You wouldn't want to be out there after dark. It is by water in fact part of the racing surface is over the water. It seems that most of the crowd is betting simulcast races of other tracks. The handle is not good either.

[JL52]

A friend goes there a lot. Restaurant nearly empty, racing dominated by 47% favorites who typically quarter-move to the lead. While track is not in the worst part of Chester, agree with comment not to linger after dark.

[bello]

Other posters correct. Very predictable especially during stakes season when horse drop out of stakes and into NW xxx lt usually win at low odds.

1/4 move to lead by chalk is likely in almost race.

Claimers you need to look at the ( hot (juice) guys and when they are using. For instance Taneyhilll, usually a deadly claimer trainer, has been an auto toss for the last two weeks. Right now driver colony is not optimal...leading to some scumbaggery.

[JIDGE]

It's next to a prison.

[Stan durbread]

They should expand the prison to include the paddock. With the criminals they let race there

[PIGLAND]

i dont think any ploppers are redular customers,pools are empty

[wizardofoz]

The paddock is very nice. As are most tracks, coming from off the pace to win is very difficult there.  The purses are lower than they were in past years as well.  The track surface had issues a few years back. 

[Jctoronto]

unwatchable..unpl ayable.

[Anakin]

The purses have declined there over the years. Can't make any money racing in overnights there.

[theokodjak26]

Well it sounds like I should scratch this place of my bucket list. Thank you to all that responded.

[Brkn Headpole]

I was there a few years ago. Chilly day before Breeders Crown at Poconos. My brother and I were prolly 2 of 10 people in the place. Food was horrible. Watched a couple races from outside terrace, a funeral parlor has more buzz.

Yep prison backs onto property. Get on the exit and don't look back.

[Fuguzzi]

Putting it on my bucket list.

[theokodjak26]

Fug after reading all these responses maybe you should throw your bucket into the Schuylkill River