Meadowlands to pay all overnight starters

[Grandstand Handicapper]

https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/3-9-24/meadowlands-pay-all-overnight-starters.html

[Bitter Truth]

 Soo-eeee here piggy piggy

[Unclejerry]

With those purse's every crumb helps, except for a few stake races M1 is a dead game laddies.

[Ohracing]

Literally the dumbest idea ever.  Take money away from those who earned it and give it to those who couldn't earn it. 

[Brown jug]

its not much but covers gas and tolls at least
necessary given the big m has no stables on the ground
should have been done long ago
in no way will it impact   those trying to win a race
but lets face it , its a rough go when you have a horse that is just competitive and draws the outside gate  and might be in against one or two killers dropping down

[LUCPARK]

Literally the dumbest idea ever.  Take money away from those who earned it and give it to those who couldn't earn it.

WHY DONT THEY CALL IT WHAT IT IS

A PARTICIPATION TROPHY..

AND MORONIC IDEA FROM LITTLE E LLC STABLES,,

[dinkadoo]

WHY DONT THEY CALL IT WHAT IT IS

A PARTICIPATION TROPHY..

AND MORONIC IDEA FROM LITTLE E LLC STABLES,,

Kinda see both sides --- Agree with Luc - should we be given out "participation trophies"
 but
maybe it helps keep the smaller stables cover race day bills.
 and
if it entices an extra entry -- then thats good for the gambler.

3% of lets say a $10k purse = $300 divided by 6th thru 10 is $60  hmmm that doesn't go to far....

[rainman2]

Kinda see both sides --- Agree with Luc - should we be given out "participation trophies"
 but
maybe it helps keep the smaller stables cover race day bills.
 and
if it entices an extra entry -- then thats good for the gambler.

3% of lets say a $10k purse = $300 divided by 6th thru 10 is $60  hmmm that doesn't go to far....

Pays for lasix!  Less $$ to pay out of pocket!

[Meadow Ford]

Kinda see both sides --- Agree with Luc - should we be given out "participation trophies"
 but
maybe it helps keep the smaller stables cover race day bills.
 and
if it entices an extra entry -- then thats good for the gambler.

3% of lets say a $10k purse = $300 divided by 6th thru 10 is $60  hmmm that doesn't go to far....

Are you sure it is not 3% to each horse 6th through last?

[dinkadoo]

Are you sure it is not 3% to each horse 6th through last?

maybe

taking 15% in a 10 horse field would seem like an awfully big haircut to horse hitting the board.... But Hey $300  wouldn't be that bad if you were shipping another horse to the track --- little sore    lets race

[goblue]

Cracking up at anyone calling this a "participation trophy." This is a sport where 50% of the purse already goes to losers. Let's see the same people argue for 100% of purse to the winner, I'm sure you'd quiet down really quickly.

If you get a check for finishing 5th in a field of 5 (which is a full field at many tracks nowadays), you might as well pay out 6th-10th in a field of 10.

It's a good idea to keep fields full & handle high at the most recognizable track in our sport. Love or hate Gural, if you want harness racing to continue to exist, you want the Meadowlands to be successful....

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Look at what Santa Anita is doing with their "ship and win" program and also their "starter bonus" program. A lot of incentives to race there. Why would the Meadowlands not do some of the same?

[pocketrocketwinner]

Gamblers will get the worst of this. Filler entries and increased no try efforts are bad for industry health. This is a short sighted bandaid

[Beecher Bob]

The meadowlands is the most advanced harness track around. It’s not what it used to be but tell me what track is?  I’ll go to my grave saying the meadowlands is the greatest harness track.

[Thequietmon]

    The entire sport is a participation trophy…. In the race for gambling dollars the horsemens product they put on the track,,,  lost…  The sports books,,,  slot machines,,,  table games…. They won… They out competed you…. If you think the also rans in a horse race don’t deserve anything because they didn’t earn it… Give the subsidies back,,,  you didn’t earn those overinflated purses…. You took from the winners,,,  and gave it to yourselves,,,  the losers…