More evidence of thriving

[Sweet]

Pacer 2 Imbecile #3 and Antagonist #1 on plop.

Pacer 2 and his misfit pals are not even raking in any of this cash, so when they're not jealous which they hide these bottom feeders say stupid sh!t.  Broke ass bitches.  Gets them through each day 

Kenny and the rest of the thinking racing enthusiast is correct.

Govt's subsidy and casino decoupling needs to happen all over NA.

Let racing stand on it's own 2 proverbial feet.

If they can't fix the drugs and corruption, obviously the regulatory is F'd up and law enforcement is only a part time thing, so that too, it made the gamblers flee, continue to do so, then it's over.

It's moot already.

[LUCPARK]

Take away the welfare money and see how well it's thriving.

casinos are part of racing   

stop your nonsense

[Sweet]

casinos are part of racing   

stop your nonsense

Until they're not 

Pompano Park 1964 - 2022 

decoupling
noun 

[Brown jug]

hey kenny
not sure if you are actually in the business in some capacity or if you just come on here to spew nonsense
but if you are involved i suggest you get out asap , you will fell better

[G]

casinos are part of racing   

stop your nonsense

[Racetime]

 How many tracks bet enough money to cover the cost of racing not the purses just the cost of RTN, United Tote, International Sound, Track Crew, Judges and Paddock crew ?

[Pacer 2]

Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):

$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace

[Bitter Truth]

No one is saying they don't have a handful of cards like this. We'll all watch and enjoy.
Otherwise insignificant for the most part. Minimal race cards. Too many driver options for more $$

[pocketrocketwinner]

Saturday, July 11, is the Meadowlands’ signature nighttime event: the Meadowlands Pace! On the track, $2.5 million in stakes is up for grabs, including the top 3-year-old pacers competing for the Meadowlands Pace title. The race card also features (estimated purses):

$300,000 William R. Haughton Open Pace
$400,000 Hambletonian Maturity
$300,000 Stanley Dancer
$300,000 Del Miller Memorial
$200,000 Jerry Silverman Memorial
$175,000 Dorothy Haughton Open Mare Pace

Gural and his shit management decimated these stakes.
The Pace used to go for a million.
The Haughton over 600k
Etc etc.
Place went straight straight down the toilet. Next up, hambletonian gone

[rainman2]

Gural and his shit management decimated these stakes.
The Pace used to go for a million.
The Haughton over 600k
Etc etc.
Place went straight straight down the toilet. Next up, hambletonian gone

Didn't the pace purse depend on nominations, stakes payments, continuing payments, starting fees?

The race has always varied in purses over the years. 

[Lockedin with Pace]

The purse was $1,000,000 for a long time until 2012, after that it's been between $635,000 & $778,000. There was some additional funding for 2026 from somewhere and this year's purse will be around $800,000.

[rainman2]

The purse was $1,000,000 for a long time until 2012, after that it's been between $635,000 & $778,000. There was some additional funding for 2026 from somewhere and this year's purse will be around $800,000.

If you go state to state and Ontario, there are only a handful of great horses.  A bunch of very good ones though.  It seems only the rich keep on staking while the poor don't.  This doesn't help the final purse on race day.

[Pacer 2]

 Manalapan, NJ – On Tuesday night (June 30), Governor Mikie Sherrill signed New Jersey’s FY2027 state budget, a $60.7 billion spending plan that includes a $20 million appropriation for horse racing purses in the Garden State.


The governor’s proposed budget, released in March, had allotted $5 million for purses, a decrease of $15 million from the funding provided in previous years. The State Legislature restored the appropriation to $20 million as part of the budget process.

This annual funding, shared equally between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds, is part of a second five-year, $100 million reauthorization of the purse appropriation program first established by former Governor Phil Murphy and the legislature in 2018. The program was reauthorized shortly after the initial five-year period concluded in 2023.

An economic impact study in 2024, completed with assistance from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey, showed horse racing generated $75 million annually in tax revenue for the state.

The SBOANJ board, along with the state’s Standardbred industry’s political action committee, TrotPAC, and policy partner AMG, met with numerous legislators throughout the budget process as it worked vigorously to help ensure the purse funding was restored to $20 million.

The SBOANJ is grateful for everyone’s hard work and extends its sincere thanks to Governor Sherrill and the State Legislature for their continued support of New Jersey’s racing industry.

[Ignorance Is Bliss]

 
The industry that celebrates welfare! 
Announced today another NJ farm closing!
Casino referendum still not on November ballot!
Meadowlands racing 2 days a week Championship Meet featuring TM68 classes! And MADC!! 
Priceless.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Freehold raceway closed it's doors in midst of the last 5 year agreement. There is absolutely no guarantee that Gural will stay open and race through the next 5 years