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It's going to hurt. It's all part of purge and cleanse. While NJ only has 2 tracks, this was the second tier one. Will NJ horsemen suck it up and race at the lower levels elsewhere? Where? Shipping costs, higher labor costs. Not easy. Some will leave the business, some will relocate, some will stay and race elsewhere. I for one don't want to see the Meadowlands absorb horses that they normally wouldn't.
Interesting concept. I知 not sure it would be profitable for the Meadowlands to ask for more dates to race cheaper horses.
Why in the hell would you want the shit show horses anywhere near the Meadowlands. It's bad enough now, without putting more crap races on. Remember when the bottom rung was 15k claimers or N/W of 2? And Joe or Tad would put Non Competitive in entry sheets. Long way down. Where do these horses go? I don know, time for some people to get out. Sorry if it's not feasible for Freehold stock to ship to Monti
How can anyone pay a trainer $3,000 + to race 3X a month at a place like Freehold? You would need to be in the top 10% of the earners to break even on expenses alone. As for blaming the track owners for this track's demise is foolish. All the experts say they should have invested more in marketing and advertising. Should have remodeled the place to bring in the crowds. So, how much did Gural invest in "The New Meadowlands" to host a crowd of 1200 or so ? How much has he spent on every gimmick and marketing stunt they could think of?How much on advertising? As long as a dude can sit at home with a box of Twinkies, a can of PBR beer and his cell phone, betting every track around the world, every major sport, all the advertising in the world will not bring enough people to a track or sports book to and make it work. We have about a half dozen tracks, all Thoroughbred that make a real profit. Harness is not even on the same page.
