- Amish man creates a racing board game!This reporter may not have played a real board game in years, but....being the harness racing purist or junkie that I am; I could not resist being one of the first people to purchase a brand new board game called Midwest Harness Racing. […]
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Joe F’s Take on the Meadowlands Maturity
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Author: VFTRG contributor Joe F offers his thoughts on the first Meadowlands Maturity.
The three
trotters we would most like to see in Saturday’s Meadowlands Maturity are
Market Share, Intimidate and Googoo Gaagaa. Unfortunately the latter is the
only one entered. Linda Toscano is taking her time getting Market Share back to
the races while Intimidate, who qualified at Rideau Carleton last week, is
apparently going to be confined to Canada for most of the season by trainer Luc
Blais.
There are no
mares entered. That’s too bad. This race is patterned after the Realization
which was an important transition trot for four-year-olds at Roosevelt Raceway
during the spring, for fourteen years from 1962 on. The Realization was raced
at a mile and a sixteenth. In a year like this when top tier mares like Check
Me Out, Maven and Win Missy B are apparently returning for their four-year-old
campaigns, they’d be entered in the Realization.
Bill
Haughton’s Flamboyant wired the field in 1968 as the 1/5 favorite. Sprite
Rodney, the dam of Spartan Hanover, won the Realization in 1963 for Stanley
Dancer. Spry Rodney also raced that year. Claire Sampson, the second dam of
Noble Florie, was entered in the first edition of the race. The outstanding
trotting mare, Meadow Farr, who was the dam of Meadow Bright, also participated
in 1962. Duke Rodney won that one. Armbro Flight was the favorite over second
choice Noble Victory in 1966 for Joe O’Brien. She broke stride.
Haughton’s Flamboyant wired the field in 1968 as the 1/5 favorite. Sprite
Rodney, the dam of Spartan Hanover, won the Realization in 1963 for Stanley
Dancer. Spry Rodney also raced that year. Claire Sampson, the second dam of
Noble Florie, was entered in the first edition of the race. The outstanding
trotting mare, Meadow Farr, who was the dam of Meadow Bright, also participated
in 1962. Duke Rodney won that one. Armbro Flight was the favorite over second
choice Noble Victory in 1966 for Joe O’Brien. She broke stride.
It would
have been nice to see a couple of the mares take on the boys in the Maturity.
Nine or ten of them possessed large enough bankrolls to bump some of these boys
aside and make the cut if their connections wanted in.
Any trotter
that won the Westbury Futurity at two, the Dexter Cup at three and the
Realization at four received the added perk of the Founder’s Plate and a $50,000
bonus. The breeder received $5,000, the driver $10,000 and the owner the
remaining $35,000. Speedy Scot, Dartmouth and Nevele Pride pulled it off.
Perhaps the Meadowlands could tie the Peter Haughton, Hambletonion and Maturity
together and offer something similar to the Founder’s Plate as well as a bonus
to any horse that wins all three—no easy trick. Perhaps a mare that has won the
Merrie Annabelle and the Oaks would also qualify for the prize if she won the
Maturity.
that won the Westbury Futurity at two, the Dexter Cup at three and the
Realization at four received the added perk of the Founder’s Plate and a $50,000
bonus. The breeder received $5,000, the driver $10,000 and the owner the
remaining $35,000. Speedy Scot, Dartmouth and Nevele Pride pulled it off.
Perhaps the Meadowlands could tie the Peter Haughton, Hambletonion and Maturity
together and offer something similar to the Founder’s Plate as well as a bonus
to any horse that wins all three—no easy trick. Perhaps a mare that has won the
Merrie Annabelle and the Oaks would also qualify for the prize if she won the
Maturity.
The Takter
trio is entered. LBF has made two unimpressive starts. Longshot Lexis Amigo won
the first one at the Meadowlands and Beatgoeson beat him last time out at
Pocono. At least LBF gets Gingras; poor Guccio appears destined to spend
another season with Jimmy Takter sitting behind him. Modern Family beat Uncle
Peter first time out and Harbor Point picked him up last time. He gets Pierce
instead of Takter in the Maturity.
At least
Takter’s trotters have two starts each in them. Goo and My MVP are both kicking
off their 2013 campaigns on Saturday night. Goo’s mile in the Beal was the
fastest ever by a trotter on a 5/8 track, but he hasn’t looked good in a
competitive race for eight and a half months. He beat Market Share in the
Colonial on August 19, and was subsequently give a two month time out for rest
and relaxation by his trainer/owner. He then beat up on the three-legged
set in the MDSS a couple of times and
finished up with two disappointing efforts in the Matron: he drew the nine post
in the second tier in the elimination and never got going and he suddenly went
backwards while moving on the leaders at the three quarters in the final. It’s
been a long time. My MVP did win the Kentucky Futurity but he was no factor in
the BC or the Matron. The ten post will be tough.
Takter’s trotters have two starts each in them. Goo and My MVP are both kicking
off their 2013 campaigns on Saturday night. Goo’s mile in the Beal was the
fastest ever by a trotter on a 5/8 track, but he hasn’t looked good in a
competitive race for eight and a half months. He beat Market Share in the
Colonial on August 19, and was subsequently give a two month time out for rest
and relaxation by his trainer/owner. He then beat up on the three-legged
set in the MDSS a couple of times and
finished up with two disappointing efforts in the Matron: he drew the nine post
in the second tier in the elimination and never got going and he suddenly went
backwards while moving on the leaders at the three quarters in the final. It’s
been a long time. My MVP did win the Kentucky Futurity but he was no factor in
the BC or the Matron. The ten post will be tough.
Harbor Point
has a dozen starts in him while Modern Family has ten. The former labored in
the minor leagues for most of last year, but came alive in the fall with a
second place finish in the Circle City and the same in the Oliver. He was
second to Quick Deal in this year’s Horse & Groom final. And Modern Family
didn’t do much last year but the Cantab Hall stallion out of a three-quarter
sister to Maven and Lanson has banked more than $84,000 since Daryl Bier bought
him for $110,000 at the Tattersalls January Sale at the Meadowlands.
Solveig, a
half-brother to Dontyouforgetit, won a couple of 100K PASS races last year and
came second in the 200K Colonial consolation. He’s got one win over NW5 at
Harrah’s for Trond Smedshammer.
half-brother to Dontyouforgetit, won a couple of 100K PASS races last year and
came second in the 200K Colonial consolation. He’s got one win over NW5 at
Harrah’s for Trond Smedshammer.
Magic Tonight,
a $55,000 yearling purchase who won the Bluegrass and ISS at two and took the
PASS Championship last year, only has one win in four starts against lesser
this year. While Another Amaretto, an $88,000 Andover Hall yearling purchase,
doesn’t appear to be a factor.
Six of the
ten trotters entered in the Maturity trace back to Speedy Scot on top and three
others go back to Noble Victory (Goo is a toss in this regard). There are three
Cantab Halls, two Yankee Glides and two Andover Halls. None of these trotters
go back to Stars Pride on top, although LBF and Harbor Point do so on the
bottom. There are no sons of Credit Winner; Archangel was retired. There are no
sons of Kadabra; the Canadian contingent of Knows Nothing and Prestidigitator
(both sons of Kadabra), as well as Intimidate, stayed home.
ten trotters entered in the Maturity trace back to Speedy Scot on top and three
others go back to Noble Victory (Goo is a toss in this regard). There are three
Cantab Halls, two Yankee Glides and two Andover Halls. None of these trotters
go back to Stars Pride on top, although LBF and Harbor Point do so on the
bottom. There are no sons of Credit Winner; Archangel was retired. There are no
sons of Kadabra; the Canadian contingent of Knows Nothing and Prestidigitator
(both sons of Kadabra), as well as Intimidate, stayed home.
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Harness Racing: Sweet Lou among sharp pacing qualifiers at Meadowlands – Daily Racing Form
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Harness Racing: Sweet Lou among sharp pacing qualifiers at Meadowlands
Daily Racing Form “Last week I knew I was going to race him from off the gate so I kept him quieter. This week we wanted to go a bit more.” With driving great horses comes tough decisions and Gingras will have one on his hands when Foiled Again, who he is listed to … |
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Meadowlands Qualifier & Training Notice – Standardbred Canada
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Meadowlands Qualifier & Training Notice
Standardbred Canada Horsemen must contact the racing office by noon each Tuesday starting April 30 to list the horses that will be training on Thursday. The fee is $50 per horse or $1,000 per trainer for unlimited use. Baby Races for the two-year-olds will be raced along … |
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Harness Racing: Glassmeyer having Meadowlands success with Premier – Daily Racing Form
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Harness Racing: Glassmeyer having Meadowlands success with Premier
Daily Racing Form “They still race thoroughbreds there, but we got involved with harness racing. I was 12-years-old and just started mucking out stalls. Eventually I was jogging horses and training. I really don't know how and at what point I became interested, but the … |
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Meadowlands: Day Blue Chip heads Night Styles Final – Daily Racing Form
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Meadowlands: Day Blue Chip heads Night Styles Final
Daily Racing Form Day Blue Chip, who won a division of the John Simpson Memorial Stakes last year at the Meadowlands in a lifetime-best 1:52 4/5, was purchased as a yearling for $60,000 at the Standardbred Horse Sale by Ken Jacobs. After seeing Day Blue Chip sidelined … |
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Golden Receiver (FFA/A-1 ) Meadowlands Standardbred Race 2 Sat, Feb 23, 2013
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The Meadowlands Increases Payouts; Both Ways
The Meadowlands is increasing the purses for their nw1 through nw3 classes, no doubt following up on what Yonkers Raceway announced recently for their green 3 and 4yos. The purse increases are as follows:
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Non-Winners Of 1 Pari-Mutuel Race: $10,000 (Increased From $9,000)
- Non-Winners Of 2 Pari-Mutuel Races: $12,500 (Increased From $9,500)
- Non-Winners Of 3 Pari-Mutuel Races: $15,000 (Increased From $12,500)
The press release claims this is the first of hopefully additional steps to increase the purse structure at the Meadowlands if wagering continues on the pace it has been going.
The Meadowlands is also increasing payouts for on-track bettors who hit the late Pick-4, provided they meet certain conditions. If you are a Big M club member who bets at the track or Winners-Bayonne and makes your wagering using your Big M card and are fortunate enough to hit the Pick-4 (4 for 4), your Big M account will automatically be credited with a 10% bonus within 48 hours.
Clearly this is an incentive to get the gambler back to the track wagering where there is a higher retention rate for both the track and horsemen. There is nothing wrong with doing that.
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The Meadowlands Responds
The following is a press release issued by the Meadowlands in response to an editorial written by Joe Faraldo as President of the SOANY. More comments from me after the press release.
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The Meadowlands Responds To Faraldo’s Editorial
While it is unfortunate that Mr. Faraldo has targeted The Meadowlands in
another public outburst that would have been better left to a private
discussion, due to the vast inaccuracies in his “editorial,” The Meadowlands
Racetrack feels compelled to respond.
Yes, The Meadowlands Racetrack, like many other racetracks with larger-sized
pools has players that bet through a computer-assisted wagering system.
The notion that these players are a “cartel” is erroneous. Contrary to
Mr. Faraldo’s beliefs, The Meadowlands Racetrack has not been made any
guarantees from a wagering prospective by these players.
For full disclosure, prior to the start of our meet, The Meadowlands has
amended an existing simulcast agreement with one of our present customers which
would likely result in their increased wagering. We did this mainly to see if by their
added handle it would encourage others to wager into the larger pools. To
protect ourselves and our customers that if there was a problem, we
intentionally added a clause that would allow us to cancel the agreement on
three days-notice. Fortunately the results are better than expected. That increase has been nearly $7
Million, or 29-percent of our overall handle increase. However, there has
been additional 71 percent in increases from other sources, just as we had
hoped. Therefore, the idea that these bettors are creating “the illusion
of beneficial revenue” is false.
The simple truth is these players bet more than the average customer, thus
receive a larger rebate. This is a concept that has existed since the
opening of casinos in this country. A $1,000 per hand blackjack player is
going to receive a larger rebate than a $10 per hand player.
The allegation that New Jersey horsemen are not seeing “beneficial revenue” is
also false. By the end of this racing season, the S.B.O.A.N.J. will
receive additional revenue well into six-figures directly from these larger
players. The agreement was made with the full support of the S.B.O.A.N.J.
and it’s leader, Tom Luchento had this to say:
““The Meadowlands Racetrack and the SBOANJ have an
outstanding relationship. We support each other in everything we
do. The Meadowlands Racetrack is an industry leader in moving this sport
in the right direction and utilizing new ideas to make The Meadowlands
successful. The idea that the management at The Meadowlands and Jeff
Gural would ever do something that would harm the horsemen of New Jersey is
utterly ridiculous and offensive to both The Meadowlands and the horsemen of
New Jersey.”
outstanding relationship. We support each other in everything we
do. The Meadowlands Racetrack is an industry leader in moving this sport
in the right direction and utilizing new ideas to make The Meadowlands
successful. The idea that the management at The Meadowlands and Jeff
Gural would ever do something that would harm the horsemen of New Jersey is
utterly ridiculous and offensive to both The Meadowlands and the horsemen of
New Jersey.”
Mr. Faraldo also questions the revenue earned by The Meadowlands on these
bettors in relation to the purse account. For full disclosure, The
Meadowlands has carried an overpayment into the purse account for 2013 of
nearly $300,000. Thanks to our game plan for 2013, we are on track to
wipe out that overpayment by years-end. It is impossible to raise purses
until it is proven that we will continue to have full fields since the
Pennsylvania tracks have opened and a total handle that continues to perform at
the same consistent level it has all year.
bettors in relation to the purse account. For full disclosure, The
Meadowlands has carried an overpayment into the purse account for 2013 of
nearly $300,000. Thanks to our game plan for 2013, we are on track to
wipe out that overpayment by years-end. It is impossible to raise purses
until it is proven that we will continue to have full fields since the
Pennsylvania tracks have opened and a total handle that continues to perform at
the same consistent level it has all year.
Furthermore, the allegation that
The Meadowlands is misleading its investors and “playing them for more support”
is both erroneous and defamatory. The Meadowlands Racetrack is in
constant communication with our investors as they are given daily updates of
how our business is doing. They have been extremely pleased with the
progress we have made in 2013 at both The Meadowlands Racetrack and Winners
Bayonne.
It comes as quite a shock that Mr. Faraldo would grow “tiresome” of reading
about The Meadowlands success. The national handle figures published on
the USTA website, show an increase of over $50 Million in industry-wide betting
handle in 2013. The Meadowlands Racetrack is responsible for 45 percent
of that increase. Thus, The Meadowlands is literally driving the industry
in the right direction. But rather than supporting The Meadowlands, since
the industry is clearly so dependent upon its success, he tries to tear it
down. This is one of the major problems within our industry today.
In his editorial, Mr. Faraldo touches upon the subject of integrity. With
all due respect, no racetrack in this sport has done more to promote integrity
than The Meadowlands. No person in this sport has done more to promote
integrity than Jeff Gural. When a trainer is suspended, The Meadowlands
does not allow that trainers horses to be raced under an “assistants” name for
the duration of that suspension. We believe our customers appreciate the
stand we have taken in this regard and it is reflected in our handle.
Additionally, Mr. Faraldo cites two examples that could represent the danger of
these larger players and the potential for pool manipulation. Let’s put
this to rest right now. Neither of his two examples have anything to do
with larger computer-assisted wagers. The individual that wagers $2,000
to win on multiple horses does so at a simulcast facility at a teller
window. Furthermore, the $2,000 win bets are never cancelled, so where is
the pool manipulation? The daily double made reference to was also
predominantly due to an individual who placed a large daily double wager at The
Meadowlands. After looking into the wager, there was nothing suspicious
or “manipulative” about the wager. Neither incident stemmed from large
computer bettors at all.
these larger players and the potential for pool manipulation. Let’s put
this to rest right now. Neither of his two examples have anything to do
with larger computer-assisted wagers. The individual that wagers $2,000
to win on multiple horses does so at a simulcast facility at a teller
window. Furthermore, the $2,000 win bets are never cancelled, so where is
the pool manipulation? The daily double made reference to was also
predominantly due to an individual who placed a large daily double wager at The
Meadowlands. After looking into the wager, there was nothing suspicious
or “manipulative” about the wager. Neither incident stemmed from large
computer bettors at all.
We apologize that this editorial required a public response and we hope to have
clarified the issues raised by Mr. Faraldo to our betting customers as they are
what matters the most to us. Lastly, if Mr. Faraldo took issue with a
business decision The Meadowlands Racetrack made, he should have contacted us
privately and professionally. Quite frankly, his concerns should focus on
the standardbred horsemen of New York and he should leave The Meadowlands to
us. After all, despite boasting large purses thanks to an approximate $50
Million casino-subsidized purse account, The Meadowlands consistently handles
five times more wagering dollars than Yonkers on Saturday night. This is
because large purses alone do not make for a great betting product.
However, the integrity-driven, quality racing that The Meadowlands presents does
make for that great betting product.
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Some may wonder why I am posting this press release in full while only providing a link to Mr. Faraldo’s comments. To be perfectly honest, for reasons I outlined yesterday, I found Mr. Faraldo’s editorial to be overstepping and full of unproved insinuations more characteristic of an attack letter. Being the Meadowlands was attacked, I felt they were entitled to this forum to respond.
Were Mr. Faraldo to have written an editorial questioning the wisdom of the practice of offering these types of bargains to large bettors and the potential impact on horsemen conceptually, there is a good chance I would have looked more favorably on it; in fact in my column yesterday, I explained why there is no problem with offering these discounts to provide liquidity to the mutuels market; similar to the way Wall Stree has market makers for every stock to ensure there is liquidity in the trading market.
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- Freshmen in spotlight in Gaitway qualifiersAfter winning four times in a five-race span during Monday's harness racing qualifiers for 2-year-olds at Gaitway Farm, driver Yannick Gingras was jokingly reminded the races don't pay. 'Hopefully,' Gingras responded, 'they'll pay down the road.' […]
- Tioga Downs moves qualifiers to FridayTioga Downs would like to inform all harness racing horsemen racing at Tioga Downs that qualifiers will be moving to Friday mornings at 11:00am. […]
- Wingberry Farms protects the Humber riverHave you thought about making your farm more environmentally friendly? […]
- Eliminations for stakes off $2,000,000 - wow!There are 11 stakes race eliminations on the Saturday harness racing card at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, with horses earning their way into competition next Saturday, Sun Stakes Saturday, that will be worth almost $2,000,000 in purses. […]
