Bartlett is back for another exciting Thursday night at the big M!

[wizardofoz]

Meadowlands - NJ  •  12/11/25  •  Post Time 6:20 PM
Race 1   $8,000     FMTM<68   Pace   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   6:20 PM 
Race 2   $8,500     TM<71Cd   Trot   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   6:45 PM 
Race 3   $22,500     nw 25000LT   Pace   1 Mile   6      ENTRIES   7:10 PM 
Race 4   $9,500     TM<77.5Cd   Trot   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   7:35 PM 
Race 5   $8,500     FMTM<71   Pace   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   8:00 PM 
Race 6   $23,850     nw 25000LT   Pace   1 Mile   12      ENTRIES   8:25 PM 
Race 7   $25,750     4u w2-nw5   Trot   1 Mile   11      ENTRIES   8:50 PM 
Race 8   $12,500     nw7500L5cd   Trot   1 Mile   9      ENTRIES   9:15 PM 
Race 9   $29,150     5u w4-nw7   Trot   1 Mile   12      ENTRIES   9:40 PM 
Race 10   $25,750     4u w2-nw5   Trot   1 Mile   11      ENTRIES   10:05 PM 
Race 11   $8,000     7500CL   Pace   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   10:30 PM 
Race 12   $8,000     FMTM<68   Pace   1 Mile   10      ENTRIES   10:55 PM 

[Trigger]

Approximately how much of the that track's handle is CAW?

[pocketrocketwinner]

Approximately how much of the that track's handle is CAW?

They confirmed today at the symposium  that therr is zero independent oversite of any US tote system.

Translation: tracks can and will do whatever they want and we have absolutely no idea what's going on with the caws.

[Locked in with pace]

I think the Meadowlands shut off CAW betting as a test, and the handle dropped over half. They quickly allowed them back

[BigMFan]

I thought the Meadowlands eliminated the drag for 2 weeks and handle got crushed.  Gural said screw you all and went back to having about 25-30 minutes in between races again.

[Papillon]

Approximately how much of the that track's handle is CAW?

it is over 50%

[pocketrocketwinner]

I think the Meadowlands shut off CAW betting as a test, and the handle dropped over half. They quickly allowed them back

It was the opposite. The reduced drag threw off the caw algorithms
 Gural publicly stated that the caws couldn't adjust so they returned to the drag.
The caws couldn't bet last so they weren't betting at all. Their software was set up to follow the drag schedule.

[seen2much]

Bartlett was watching his son's first basketball game last week. Only driving two so maybe watching another before driving.

[wizardofoz]

Last night he won 2 of the big finals and was second in the other two. All-source handle on the 12-race program totaled $1,600,765 which is the highest THURSDAY night handle there in a long time.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Last night he won 2 of the big finals and was second in the other two. All-source handle on the 12-race program totaled $1,600,765 which is the highest THURSDAY night handle there in a long time.

Nobody wants to hear about handle until we are told what % is CAW and what % is retail.

Save the bullshit

[wizardofoz]

Handle is handle. The more the merrier.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Handle is handle. The more the merrier.

This comment right here. Perfectly stated. Is 100% exactly why the industry has been destroyed.

Congratulations

[Papillon]

Handle is handle. The more the merrier.

idiotic reply

[Trigger]

If widardofoz's real name isn't on a payroll / expense check cut by New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC, I think I'm a monkeys uncle.

[pocketrocketwinner]

If widardofoz's real name isn't on a payroll / expense check cut by New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC, I think I'm a monkeys uncle.

100% spot on
Everyone who works are the tracks believes what he posted.

Meadowlands handle down 3% year over year and blame it on the 3 weeks when they reduced the drag.

Remember what gural said about those 3 weeks. The CAWs couldn't adjust to the different countdown clock so they weren't betting, he reinstated no drag.

Attributing an entire years worth of handle decline iver a few weeks the caws couldn't bet

https://www.drf.com/news/harness-prewitt-helped-hoosier-park-buck-downward-handle-trend