The Big M

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As the No. 1 harness track in the industry, there are things that owners, breeders, drivers and trainers – not to mention fans – expect from The Meadowlands.
The best drivers and trainers sending out the best horses who go at it in the sport’s most impactful stakes events offering huge purses.
One thing they might not have expected – given the economic climate in America – is for purses of its biggest races to increase year after year.
But that is precisely what is going on at the mile oval.
During 2024, not including the Breeders Crown, which rotates from venue-to-venue every year, Big M stakes purses totaled $17.2 million. That’s a pretty good haul. But things would only get better.
This year, that number rose to $17.6 million, an increase of $400,000, but that upgrade pales with what’s coming up in 2026.
During the upcoming calendar year, stakes purses at The Meadowlands will total $18.6 million, an increase of a cool $1 million, with several of the more famous events getting a boost.
Assuming all nominations and stakes payments are the same, the purse of the Cane Pace will go from $227,000 to $300,000 while the Del Miller Memorial will jump from $283,000 to $338,000.
There are several other events where the money will be greater, but one race that matters more than any other is the track’s signature event, the Meadowlands Pace.
One of the most influential stakes races for the glamour boy 3-year-old male pacing division, The Pace went for $656,000 in 2025. In ’26, it will go for $806,000 – an increase of 23 percent – in the event there are no eliminations for a second straight year, which would represent the biggest purse in North America for a pacing event.
Clearly, The Meadowlands remains the place to race for those with the best horses in the game.
“All of us at The Meadowlands are always pleased to offer the very best in harness racing when it comes to the big days, and the purses for those races confirms that,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “And we hope that continues for a long time to come.
“Something new we’ll be offering in 2026 is a second level – for horses of a more modest caliber – for New Jersey Sire Stakes participants, giving those owners a chance to race their horses who might not be good enough to go in the tougher division to still race and make some good money.”
The NJSS “Silver Series” will be for those lesser-caliber 2- and 3-year-olds, and will offer total purses of $670,000, with the possibility of that number increasing to $750,000.
The better horses will go in the NJSS “Platinum Series” and compete for purses totaling $2.7 million.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Not 1 mention of the the customer (gambler)

Perfect example of a failed industry and racetrack
Handle down 3% year over year

[Trigger]

The entire article (copy and paste from a retard Pacer 2  ) that makes this thread is a recopy of links from here.  Just spamming the forum multiple times for Gural...

https://www.horseplop.com/index.php?topic=82451.msg1239291#msg1239291

[Trigger]

Not 1 mention of the the customer (gambler)

Perfect example of a failed industry and racetrack
Handle down 3% year over year

What more do you want from me...

I put a gun to the drivers heads, drive at my tracks or drop dead?

I funded a transparency project https://www.insideharness.com/index.html

I was going to ban everyone for cheating and drugs, I worked there with the feds a little bit too.

I put on a fake a facade for decades and run racing partially on welfare money.

I brought you amateur racing enough to choke down a card.

I threatened to drop the hambo while continually begging for a casino.

A casino which actually has what to do with horse racing while an old lady soil herself while losing her grandchild's college money on a one armed bandit.

Horse player, what's that?

CAW CAW CAW......!

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Not 1 mention of the the customer (gambler)

Perfect example of a failed industry and racetrack
Handle down 3% year over year

     Read it again. Fans (customers) are mentioned in the 1st sentence!   

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     Read it again. Fans (customers) are mentioned in the 1st sentence!   

Pocketrocketwinne r said GAMBLER / CUSTOMER, not fan.

You are the bottom 10 dumbest this forum has ever seen.

Trix are for kids, and I, a gambler ain't no fan of nothing!

[Stan durbread]

What more do you want from me...

I put a gun to the drivers heads, drive at my tracks or drop dead?

I funded a transparency project https://www.insideharness.com/index.html

I was going to ban everyone for cheating and drugs, I worked there with the feds a little bit too.

I put on a fake a facade for decades and run racing partially on welfare money.

I brought you amateur racing enough to choke down a card.

I threatened to drop the hambo while continually begging for a casino.

A casino which actually has what to do with horse racing while an old lady soil herself while losing her grandchild's college money on a one armed bandit.

Horse player, what's that?

CAW CAW CAW......!

Gural caters to the horseplayers. Unfortunately for you degenerates don’t count for much.

[pocketrocketwinner]

     Read it again. Fans (customers) are mentioned in the 1st sentence!   

That is the entire point
They have no idea that gamblers are their customers. Not fans. Every single thought, decision or idea they've ever had showes it.
There is a humongous ridiculously large monumental difference between fans and gamblers.

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Gural caters to the horseplayers. Unfortunately for you degenerates don’t count for much.

We degenerates finally put a face on you GURAL supporters...



And your dates...

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That is the entire point
They have no idea that gamblers are their customers. Not fans. Every single thought, decision or idea they've ever had showes it.
There is a humongous ridiculously large monumental difference between fans and gamblers.

   Gamblers are clearly fans. And fans are gamblers. DUUUUHHH! 

[pocketrocketwinner]

   Gamblers are clearly fans. And fans are gamblers. DUUUUHHH! 

You are far too immature and stupid to comprehend the difference

[Trigger]

You are far too immature and stupid to comprehend the difference

As much as stupid and the repetitive immature tactics, he's boring and a coward, always has been always will be.

The reason he put me on IGNORE, was the stake in his tiny heart.

[Papillon]

As barely the No. 2 harness track in the industry behind Mohawk, there are things that owners, breeders, drivers and trainers – not to mention fans – expect from The Meadowlands.
The picked and choosed drivers and trainers that we decided not to ban sending out the freehold quality horses who go at it in the sport’s  that once hosted the most impactful stakes events offering huge purses..has lost its luster
One thing they might not have expected – given the economic climate in America – is for purses of its biggest races to increase year after year..due to us stumbling into sportsbetting, otherwise we would have closed the doors years ago
But that is precisely what is going on at the mile oval.
During 2024, not including the Breeders Crown, which rotates from venue-to-venue every year, Big M stakes purses totaled $17.2 million. That’s a pretty good haul. But things would only get better...as we allow more and more CAW action into the pools, screwing over our bettors.


During the upcoming calendar year, stakes purses at The Meadowlands will total $18.6 million, an increase of a cool $1 million, with several of the more famous events getting a boost.
Assuming all nominations and stakes payments are the same, the purse of the Cane Pace will go from $227,000 to $300,000 while the Del Miller Memorial will jump from $283,000 to $338,000. Since we cannot draw enough interest, we usually don't have eliminations, therefore we can claim the purses have increased.
There are several other events where the money will be greater, but one race that matters more than any other is the track’s signature event, the Meadowlands Pace.
 Once one of the most influential stakes races for the glamour boy 3-year-old male pacing division, The Pace went for -– in the event there are no eliminations for a second straight year, since very few nominate anymore .pacing event. Again, we cannot draw enough entries so that elimination purses go to the Final.
Clearly, The Meadowlands remains the place to race for those with the freehold horses in the game.
“All of us at The Meadowlands are always pleased to offer freehold quality horses and amateur races when it comes to . and the purses for those races confirms that,” said track Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. “And we hope that continues for a long time to come.

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You are far too immature and stupid to comprehend the difference

  Gamblers are clearly fans. And fans are gamblers. DUUUUHHH!   

[lh3316]

Not necessarily true, real gamblers are out to make money, fans are mostly small bettors who rarely gamble.