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sledge hammer

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Another one bites the dust
« on: April 02, 2026, 05:04:34 PM »
RIP Rideau Carleton

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2026, 05:10:00 PM »
There are not enough horses. Take a look at the Sunday Mohawk card.
It is sad. Tracks like Rideau have no handle.

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2026, 05:10:11 PM »

sledge hammer

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2026, 05:15:18 PM »
Can anyone confirm if they are racing in 2026 then closing or are they done now? Their press release is poorly worded.

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2026, 05:29:34 PM »
RC is done for ever..one more year for georgian..its becoming a sad state...

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2026, 06:12:51 PM »
Cue up another Harness Racing Is THRIVING topic from Pacer 2.... ngc3
LARRY NEEDS CASH!!!!

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2026, 06:18:41 PM »

For sure, Hippodrome Trois Rivieres, Kawartha, Georgian get touched by affected horsemen/horsewomen and horses.
« Last Edit: April 02, 2026, 06:30:18 PM by Jctoronto »


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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2026, 07:09:22 PM »
sad ,but dan nants said it best,"its a dead game laddie"

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2026, 08:00:52 PM »
sad ,but dan nants said it best,"its a dead game laddie"

There’s a 120 in congress and they got 34 against. I like the chances of it passing.

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2026, 08:14:58 PM »
Genuinely shocked Georgian Downs wasn’t the next to go…

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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2026, 09:15:26 PM »
Georgian is on life support
its unfortunate because you need the smaller tracks so young trainers and drivers get experience and also so lower level and older horses have some where to race if they don't fit the big tracks
and yet there is a horse shortage, even mohawk is struggling to fill 4 cards  a week
putting aside wagering handle( apparently it is somewhat irrelevant at most tracks ) the business seems pretty solid in many USA states


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Re: Another one bites the dust
« Reply #12 on: Today at 10:56:07 AM »
They mention 11 tracks as if most of them represent great successors to RC. In fact, most have short meets or offer, like the Maritimes, very low purses, and as some have commented, a few are on life support as well.

 

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