Do people not want to race there or are they not allowing new faces to enter? Does anyone have the facts?
They've had small fields for a while. Why is the real question?
Yes--certain people not allowed in--fair enough if there is a good reason--however appears to me they protect certain horsemen--which makes racing less competitive.
The track is also too hard--not many-if any--can survive racing there for more than a couple seasons. So get turned out in winter to try to have them sound enough for another try at making $. So not enough horses when racing resumes.
Racing style has changed over the years--now its point and shoot-thats tough on horses going down the road each week.
Top horses-stay away from Yonkers for this very reason--too tough on most.
Adopt more longer distance races--or the 1 1/16 start giving more horses a chance to get better position.??
I personally believe that drivers at Yonkers should not be allowed to pick their horses. Normally I would laugh at this--however when a few drivers are listed on 3-4 horses every race--it stands to reason -he will pick the best horse with the best post-guaranteeing short price favorite going down the road==0 betting. Only person that benefits is the trainer/driver--public-bored-dont bet.
