yonkers overnight purses up at least 10%

[Brown jug]

seems to be good news
what is driving the increases
any comments
sure the racing sucks and its a half but trainers ,drivers , owners getting rich

[Sweet]

You must of missed this thread, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since you involve yourself in more bullshit than you can handle.   

https://www.horseplop.com/index.php?topic=81827.msg1228913#msg1228913

Here's the skinny on this OLD News taking effect now...

https://ustrottingnews.com/soany-and-mgm-yonkers-announce-contract-agreement/

[BrokenHeadPole]

They have always balanced the purse account and to date. their is a surplus. The Cancellations are the biggest reason for the surplus.

[Brown jug]

thanks trigger
i am specifically referencing the 10% +increase in purses, not the agreement which was important but did not guarantee purse increase so this is new
also headpole a few cancellations does not generate enough funds for a ongoing 10%+ purse increases

[Sweet]

thanks trigger
i am specifically referencing the 10% +increase in purses, not the agreement which was important but did not guarantee purse increase so this is new
also headpole a few cancellations does not generate enough funds for a ongoing 10%+ purse increases

These are the most honest trainers ever anywhere, all the money they save from not testing which was such a waste, stressful to from all those contaminations... .GOD Bless them! 

Priests, nuns, rabbis, clerics, reverends...smoki ng the meth next to and when cold in the barns, that shit needed to stop! 

Thank you Joe F. & Joe F.! 

[Pacer 2]

seems to be good news
what is driving the increases
any comments
sure the racing sucks and its a half but trainers ,drivers , owners getting rich

    They're thriving.   

[rainman2]

seems to be good news
what is driving the increases
any comments
sure the racing sucks and its a half but trainers ,drivers , owners getting rich

you still need the following:

a fast horse
a good draw
a top driver who is hungry for his 5%

I hope to be racing one here for the increased purses!

[The Exporter]

Don't purses get adjusted every year? For the winter meet they drop 10% and springtime forward they rise 10%?

[Brown jug]

not sure exporter
 i dont recall the purses declining prior to this
of course yonkers has many faults, point being from the strictly business side of things ( purses) it seems to be doing very well
as we know good purses lead to more money for yearling purchases etc
again financially speaking all good for the overall industry

[Stan durbread]

Don't purses get adjusted every year? For the winter meet they drop 10% and springtime forward they rise 10%?

Yes.  They drop the purses through the winter when there is less competition for horses then bump back up when lots of tracks open.

[rainman2]

Yes.  They drop the purses through the winter when there is less competition for horses then bump back up when lots of tracks open.

I believe Monticello does the same thing lowers in the winter and raises in the spring.

[Pacer 2]

These horsemen and drivers and owners are making an obscene amount of money.

[Dostoevsky]

These horsemen and drivers and owners are making an obscene amount of money.

Yeah. All ten of them. There are Mormons that have more wives than Yonkers has trainers...

[dougie]

Growing up I remember going to "Old Hilltop" when Roosevelt wasn't racing. What a horrible ugly place it was. I haven't seen it since they put the casino there so I gotta assume it's look a lot better now. I'm glad they are doing well there.

[sledge hammer]

Their handle is beyond embarrassing. Last night they barely did $350K. Per race Northfield does double their handle. Monti regularly outhandles them. Even Saratoga now with their fake handle has higher numbers.

It's like a small secret fraternity by invitation only to a select few racing for MILLIONS of dollars a year presenting a product that literally nobody cares about or even knows exists. It's sad and troublesome. And this is coming from a Yonkers (and Harness racing lifer)...