Monticello Website

[Bogeyman]

Since it's a new year, just wondering if the management at Monti may get motivated enough to remove Catskill Steve's OCTOBER 23,2024 picks from their website before the end of this year!!! I realize few if any people even know they have a website - but if someone does stumble upon it - it's really not a good look.  Can't be that hard to just remove the page....yes - I know I'm being picky.......

[thesilentone]

Since it's a new year, just wondering if the management at Monti may get motivated enough to remove Catskill Steve's OCTOBER 23,2024 picks from their website before the end of this year!!! I realize few if any people even know they have a website - but if someone does stumble upon it - it's really not a good look.  Can't be that hard to just remove the page....yes - I know I'm being picky.......

i agree , i used to read his religiously and he completely fell off the face of the earth . he had great analysis

[Locked in with pace]

shows you how much they really care

[Dingus]

They don’t even have an outrider there.

[Locked in with pace]

Does Yonkers have one? Is there a rule that the track has to have one?

[Checked Up]

Everything at Monticello is substandard, why would the website be any different?

[toothman]

They may be racing on a shoestring budget, but at least they don't bounce purse checks.

[Parked]

The picture they have on the website is one of the best I’ve seen. 
Action and full of color. 

[Oliver Clozoff]

That casino will be shut by end of 2026 and there goes Monti racing.

[wizardofoz]

Monticello Raceway is one of the most successful harness tracks in America for betting. On Monday, with 11 races and a total purse distribution of around $50,000 for the day, they did around $600,000 in handle! How many other tracks can produce a handle 12 times the purses being offered?

[Locked in with pace]

The bigger question is how do the horsenmen allow the track to have such a huge handle to purse % and then they race for peanuts?

[MTP1972]

The majority of the handle comes from ADW's and off-track locations. On average their fee is in the 4% range, so 4% of a $600,000 handle is only $24,000, and that money has to go toward expenses, so there's not much left over for the purse account.

[wizardofoz]

Each race has a 15-25% takeout. Where does that money go?

[MTP1972]

Some goes to the track which they use for expenses and some goes to the state.

[dougie]

I was there last year a few times. The same 20 people sit in the simulcast room hanging out. On the track apron, maybe another 10-15 folks watching the races. A person selling great hotdogs. It's amazing how they continue racing there.