More evidence harness racing is thriving

[Racetime]

Name one track that actually bets enough money to cover the cost of racing? International Sound, United Tote, RTN, Judges, Paddock workers, Track crew

[seen2much]

When they first had their Super Sunday card around 8 to 10 years ago the (3) Invitationals went for $250,000 each, then $200,000, then $150,000 and $100,000 the past few years. On a normal 15 race card their average purse is under $10,000 and the casino is half empty and located in a terrible and high crime area with boarded up houses nearby, with a small prison 2 blocks away.

Exactly and anything but thriving.

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Running Aces is packed like sardines with fans tonight! More evidence thriving.

[Sweet]

Running Aces is packed like sardines with fans tonight! More evidence thriving.

Of course it is, Columbus MN just got the light bulb 6 months ago 

Purses are crap, and from the looks of the pools, the sardines are broke ass bitches 

[rainman2]

Of course it is, Columbus MN just got the light bulb 6 months ago 

Purses are crap, and from the looks of the pools, the sardines are broke ass bitches 

Read the conditions of the races.

Also, it's a holiday weekend and is there anything exciting to do in the area?

A place to hang out without spending any money.

[Yonkers1A]

Running Aces is packed like sardines with fans tonight! More evidence thriving.

Come on Kelz, come back to reality

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Running Aces is packed like sardines with fans tonight! More evidence thriving.

harness racing is in great shape don't listen to these losers! Like any other business of course there are sectors that are not doing well but for the most part New York Pennsylvania and Kentucky thriving. Running Aces he's doing phenomenal

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harness racing is in great shape don't listen to these losers! Like any other business of course there are sectors that are not doing well but for the most part New York Pennsylvania and Kentucky thriving. Running Aces he's doing phenomenal

       Leading drivers, trainers, horses, vets, owners making phenomenal money!

[Yonkers1A]

       Leading drivers, trainers, horses, vets, owners making phenomenal money!

Come on Kelz, they are all criminals

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Oak Grove, KY – The record-breaking season of harness racing at Oak Grove just recently passed the halfway point of the 2026 meet and the Southwest Kentucky track continues to show tremendous year-over-year gains in handle.

With Monday’s (May 25) Memorial Day card run alongside many special days of racing from major Thoroughbred outlets, Oak Grove successfully stayed within the shuffle of horseplayers’ action and posted nearly double the handle year-over-year compared to the 2025 Memorial Day card.

Tuesday’s (May 26) 14-race card similarly showed year-over-year gains with nearly 50 percent more bet compared to the same card from 2025. Oak Grove’s handle remains up roughly 28 percent year-over-year past the midpoint of the meet and up 20 percent when exempting the additional day of racing this year for the inaugural Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Oak Grove Trotting Oaks.

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https://ustrottingnews.com/purses-for-several-classes-at-yonkers-to-go-up-starting-june-8/

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Oak Grove, KY – The record-breaking season of harness racing at Oak Grove just recently passed the halfway point of the 2026 meet and the Southwest Kentucky track continues to show tremendous year-over-year gains in handle.

With Monday’s (May 25) Memorial Day card run alongside many special days of racing from major Thoroughbred outlets, Oak Grove successfully stayed within the shuffle of horseplayers’ action and posted nearly double the handle year-over-year compared to the 2025 Memorial Day card.

Tuesday’s (May 26) 14-race card similarly showed year-over-year gains with nearly 50 percent more bet compared to the same card from 2025. Oak Grove’s handle remains up roughly 28 percent year-over-year past the midpoint of the meet and up 20 percent when exempting the additional day of racing this year for the inaugural Oak Grove Trotting Derby and Oak Grove Trotting Oaks.

it's amazing these dummies on here that don't realize how well harness racing is doing in certain areas. Yonkers- Pocono now this great news thank you!

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Here is another way of writing the Oak Grove press release, though this time allowing the reader to draw conclusions based on their numbers.

Oak Grove handled $287,760.05 on Tuesday, May 25, 2026 (according the the USTA charts)

Oak Grove's purses that day were $430,000.

14 races of basically 20K bet per race.  Thrive!!!!

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it's amazing these dummies on here that don't realize how well harness racing is doing in certain areas. Yonkers- Pocono now this great news thank you!

     

[Yonkers1A]

Here is another way of writing the Oak Grove press release, though this time allowing the reader to draw conclusions based on their numbers.

Oak Grove handled $287,760.05 on Tuesday, May 25, 2026 (according the the USTA charts)

Oak Grove's purses that day were $430,000.

14 races of basically 20K bet per race.  Thrive!!!!

Wow, those numbers are really bad