Also what a horrible field for The Messenger
None of the big 3 in for the first leg of the triple crown
Plus a gimmick having the race go 1.3 miles.
I know Meadowlands Pace elims are next week
Just whoever does the scheduling of some of these races is brain dead
As I've said before the triple crown races should be emphasized in harness racing, instead its gimmicks and a shitty field. Great promotion of the sport
That would be like Golden Tempo, Renegade, and Commandment skipping the Derby..the 1st leg of the triple crown.
7 of them went to race for 200k!
This was the race to go to since this race was sandwiched between the Pepsi NA Cup and the Meadowlands pace and if you're not that caliber.
If you are going to have a triple crown:
1----- 1/2 mile track
1----- 5/8 mile track
1------large track [bring back colonial with 1 turn)
different distances like t-breds would be intriguing
you could also 'stack the money on the smaller tracks to give the incentive to make the small track more inviting.
