Freehold Raceway Sports Book

[Sunmoon 1219]

So they stay open there average purse was 4000 now it will be 2500?? With the subsidy since obviously there handle is non existent. If it honestly closed are there really that many dead broke horsemen out East ?

[Stan durbread]

The purses didn’t go up when they opened the sports book I doubt they will go down when they close it. Not sure how they couldn’t make money with the book. That is a license to print money

[Papillon]

The purses didn’t go up when they opened the sports book I doubt they will go down when they close it. Not sure how they couldn’t make money with the book. That is a license to print money

They didnt lose money on the sportsbook wagering--but they are required to pay a large annual licensing fee to NJ to have the book. I cant imagine their is much betting when everyone has a dozen options/apps on their phone to make bets.

the purses wont be affected. They open 23Aug and will race Fridays and Saturdays till the end of the year, adding 6 thursdays-4 in September and 2 in October. The purse money has already been legislated and allocated to both M1 and freehold through the end of the year.

every year the state budget is another story-how much to give racing is part of that. They are pushing for historical racing machines like Kentucky but i doubt that happens.

[seen2much]

They waited forever to get the Sports betting. You must strike when something is hot.

[Sunmoon 1219]

Papillon sounds like a live or die freehold guy . Hope it stays open for him .

[Papillon]

Papillon sounds like a live or die freehold guy . Hope it stays open for him .

i was in my college years in the mid 80s after the fire when they had big yellow tents serving as a grandstand

also played everyday from 2007-2010 until the betting after the bell ruined it for me

i could care less now--but it Americas oldest track-harness or Tbred

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

i was in my college years in the mid 80s after the fire when they had big yellow tents serving as a grandstand

also played everyday from 2007-2010 until the betting after the bell ruined it for me

i could care less now--but it Americas oldest track-harness or Tbred

Oldest pari-mutuel track. Goshen Historic Track is the oldest operating track.

[Stan durbread]

They didnt lose money on the sportsbook wagering--but they are required to pay a large annual licensing fee to NJ to have the book. I cant imagine their is much betting when everyone has a dozen options/apps on their phone to make bets.

the purses wont be affected. They open 23Aug and will race Fridays and Saturdays till the end of the year, adding 6 thursdays-4 in September and 2 in October. The purse money has already been legislated and allocated to both M1 and freehold through the end of the year.

every year the state budget is another story-how much to give racing is part of that. They are pushing for historical racing machines like Kentucky but i doubt that happens.

Who would care how much licensing fee was if you were making good money.

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

Here, so you people have actual numbers for once. I know, goes against Horseplop tradition to have facts.

[mtnskipper]

I just received the word that the Sports Book at Freehold Raceway will officially close on August 23rd.  I hope that the racing ceases as well and the land gets sold for condos or another shopping center.  Far too many dirtbags hanging out there waiting for their own funerals in my opinion.  Total POS's that I wish would consider suicide and rid the earth of their scum.

You don't have to sit with those 15 other people there. The place is not huge but there is plenty of room for 16 people there. Sit in the stands with a program and bet on your phone if you cannot stand the clientele or the one teller who is nasty also.

[Sunmoon 1219]

That place honestly only has a handful of customers?? No wonder y’all why it’s closing down. Damn dog

[Rdp066]

That one teller is a POS.  He was there when Codey and Daryl were there.  He would take Daryl's bets after Codey allowed him to cash rubber checks to the tune of almost $400,000 over a period of time.  Never saw a day in jail for it but Codey lost everything.  That teller is one notorious scumbag and always has been.

[Sunmoon 1219]

Someone post that that tellers name . Someone private DM and said his name was Duke ?? None other than John Wayne ?

[Rdp066]

I believe his first name is Bob.  He works the dining room on Saturday.  He has white hair, about 5'7" in height and about 75 years old.

[Sunmoon 1219]

My friend out East says there’s nothing in any paper or even talk among horse people that anything negative is happening at Freehold .