MNR Cancelled

[Buddha]

For those interested, mountaineer has cancelled their races for tonight, 12-13-05.

[JustRalph]

For those interested, mountaineer has cancelled their races for tonight, 12-13-05.

Cold?

[Red Knave]

mountaineer has cancelled their races for tonight
Do all these cancellations affect your take home $ Buddha?
Hope not.

[Buckeye]

They said "racing will resume 12/13/05" so I guess I was lied to.

Not the first time for that nor the last time they will cancel.

Are the slot machines cancelled too?

Just trying to be fair.

[Buddha]

Do all these cancellations affect your take home $ Buddha?
Hope not.

Some days yes, some days no. Today is one day that it doesnt because I am working lodgeside. If I were trackside, I would have had the day off, and thus would have lost out on some money. There are plus sides and negatives to it. Also, I am working 6 days a week right now, so it is made up for. If I were to miss 2 or 3 days, I would probably file for a partial unemployment to cover the rest.


Are the slot machines cancelled too?


Trackside machines are closed. Lodgeside machines are slow, but still running. I cant wait to see the 4th quarter earnings for MNR because I expect them to be very low, unless this hiring freeze they have saves them some money. A bunch of cancelled racing days, low attendance, slower slot play, all equals smaller earnings.

[rrpic6]

Sounds glum down at the Mountain. The Christmas Party usually perks up the Employees..I hear....lots of alcohol and very skimpy dresses by the fillies.:eek:

[Buddha]

Sounds glum down at the Mountain. The Christmas Party usually perks up the Employees..I hear....lots of alcohol and very skimpy dresses by the fillies.:eek:

pretty much it, except the ones that have to work that night. it may perk the employees up, but that has nothing to do with the races :) I don't expect them to race Friday with the current weather forecast, so who knows what will go on.

[Figman]

12-26 Mountaineer cancels again!

[winbets]

Thanks for the Info. I wa s just getting ready to go to the race book for the 3rd race. Cheers

[Vegas711]

MNr during this time of the year will cancell about 80 % of the time.Beginning in april i will start playing it again.

[Buddha]

Add 12-27 to the casualty list. Track is extremely muddy and deep. I wonder how Mountaineers track super keeps his job. He obviously isn't doing something right.

[shanta]

Add 12-27 to the casualty list. Track is extremely muddy and deep. I wonder how Mountaineers track super keeps his job. He obviously isn't doing something right.

That's a bad head. I hope you are ok job wise Jarrod I know u work there and all. Maybe u can take his job and right that ship man! :)

Richie

[bettheoverlay]

Is MNR, and CT and PEN, considering converting to Polytrack? It appears to be working well at Turfway.

[andicap]

why should they bother with the expense considering all they care about is the casino/slots.

The cancellations don't bother me. There is way too much winter racing anyway. The tracks should take a 2-3 month break the way the used to. I know there is pressure from the horsemen and the state to race year-round but no other sport has a year-round circuit. NASCAR, PGA, tennis -- they all take a break.

[highnote]

Add 12-27 to the casualty list. Track is extremely muddy and deep. I wonder how Mountaineers track super keeps his job. He obviously isn't doing something right.


Well at least the exotic dancing bar up the road from MNR doesn't cancel. :eek:

[GlenninOhio]

why should they bother with the expense considering all they care about is the casino/slots.

The cancellations don't bother me. There is way too much winter racing anyway. The tracks should take a 2-3 month break the way the used to. I know there is pressure from the horsemen and the state to race year-round but no other sport has a year-round circuit. NASCAR, PGA, tennis -- they all take a break.


Think they'd be willing to shut down the slots for the 2-3 winter months the track was closed? No racing, no casino is the way it should be. Perhaps then they'd pay more attention to basic track maintenance and consider installing poly.

They apparently do care about their daily handle, as this has been used as a (poor) excuse for not taking a step that would certainly allow them to run more cards in the winter - move first post time up from 7:00 pm to mid or late-afternoon. A poor excuse because their signal is far from dominant in the evenings and even if it was it's irrelevant when you don't run. (There have been many occasions on winter afternoons when the track was ok but then became problematic in the evening.)

Canceling cards on short notice is deadly if you're looking to develop a regular following among bettors, many of whom have already done extensive homework for nothing.

But it is also devastating for shippers, and Kentucky shippers are a necessity for them being to be able to card any allowance races at all and avoid becoming "all $5,000 claimers all the time". You pull a van the 5 hours to WV, get your horse settled and lasixed and then they cancel the card? Or you're in the 8th race at 10:00 pm and your horse is saddled in the paddock and the jocks refuse to come out and ride? Heck, they even canceled a $75,000 stakes race on Tuesday, 12/27 without any word (that I'm aware of) about rescheduling it!

Bottom line is they're not treating their bettors and their shippers with anywhere close to proper respect, and it's going to do them further damage -slots or no slots.