Plainridge Park

[Kole Hanover]

He’s a fckin idiot. Drove my ex horse Sonny black like a moron.  Stays on the rail  he’s first or second

Horse has only one eye.  He knew that

 That horse has alot if energy, tough shipper. Smashed a few bikes in his day!

 I think he sold cheap a couple of times as the owner couldn't handle him.

[Jack R. Braden]

Good first trip to Plainridge of the season yesterday.

Good weather (for April), good crowd (for a Tuesday), and good prices in 40% of the races.

[Mr.Turnpike]

    I think it’s alot better racing without Beckwith give everyone a chance why more competitive

[BrokenHeadPole]

Watched them last Monday. They have some really nice horses there going some big miles.

[sledge hammer]

Good first trip to Plainridge of the season yesterday.

Good weather (for April), good crowd (for a Tuesday), and good prices in 40% of the races.

What do you consider a good crowd? (Not being a dick, I'm actually curious). 100 people? 500?
For the quality of racing the handle is non-existent.

[dougie]

What do you consider a good crowd? (Not being a dick, I'm actually curious). 100 people? 500?
For the quality of racing the handle is non-existent.

When I was there last week, they had a couple hundred watching the races. Also slots folks drift in and out from the casino. When I get to Monticello over the summer, they would be thrilled to have 1/2 of watch Plainridge gets. LOL!

[rainman2]

What do you consider a good crowd? (Not being a dick, I'm actually curious). 100 people? 500?
For the quality of racing the handle is non-existent.

Pompano had a decent crowd before it closed.
Batavia dies also when the meet opens in July.

[BrokenHeadPole]

Almost all harness tracks have no fans watching at the track. And every year it gets less and less as the fans die off.

[Mbdreamer]

Almost all harness tracks have no fans watching at the track. And every year it gets less and less as the fans die off.

Or choose (as I do) to stay home and wager on line.

[Jack R. Braden]

We attended the live racing and Derby festivities at Plainridge on Saturday, and it was the best day we've ever had at a harness track.

The crowd was big (we heard estimates of 4,000), track management and staff went above and beyond to create a festive and fun atmosphere, good food and drink options were plentiful, and live harness racing was provided the platform it deserves.

There are a couple areas of improvement (the in-person betting lines were long and time-consuming, and the live racing PA and audio for the Derby telecast were insufficient for the crowd), but overall it was a great showcase for the track and the sport.

[sledge hammer]

That's great to hear.

BTW one of my biggest pet peeves.."and the live racing PA and audio for the Derby telecast were insufficient for the crowd"
Drives me insane. You have an apron full of people watching your live racing, and a lot of newbies, and you can't hear anything. That's inexcusable.

[Jack R. Braden]

That's great to hear.

BTW one of my biggest pet peeves.."and the live racing PA and audio for the Derby telecast were insufficient for the crowd"
Drives me insane. You have an apron full of people watching your live racing, and a lot of newbies, and you can't hear anything. That's inexcusable.

To be more specific, the DJ was great about muting his music during the live races, and you could hear the live call if you were standing in the usual grandstand area. But you didn't have to walk too far down the apron toward the "party" area of the festivities before you couldn't hear the race call during a race.

As for the Derby audio, it wasn't piped into the OTB/bar area where numerous simulcast TVs were showing the race, or over the PA for folks watching the race outside on the infield Jumbotron.

Ensuring *everyone* could hear the live race calls and Derby call would've made a great experience even better.