Lone Star Park Player Rewards

[lsbets]

Lone Star Park has started a player rewards program. You get 1 point for every dollar wagered.

The lowest reward - a large coffee for 1500 points.

So, bet $1500 and you get a free cup of coffee! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[kenwoodallpromos]

Maybe a cup of coffee is how long it takes to lose $15000 there!LOL!!

[santanajimi]

I was reading the player rewards from TVG, the prizes are similar. What a freaken joke. :sleeping:

[GaryG]

LS is a great track to bet. Big fields and many strong trainer patterns. Asmussen seems to have a never ending supply of 2yo by Valid Expectations and they all can run. C R Trout is dangerous with longshot first timers. Is it spring yet?

[dav4463]

You used to get your card swiped every time you went to the track. Then you would receive freebies in the mail every so often. Vouchers of $5, $10, even up to $20 on occasion. You would get free programs, drinks, food, etc. Now with the new system, they want you to swipe your own card EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A WAGER ! Who has time for that crap? It is ridiculous to waste the time to try to earn 2500 pts for a hot dog ! Basically, they save postage and paper and do not have to give anything away for free anymore. No more free admission, free parking in the mail. No more vouchers. No more anything. Lone Star does not care about the fan. I'll keep my card so I can get in for a dollar instead of three, but that's about it. If I want a cup of coffee or a hot dog....I guess I will have to buy it!

I wish they would use all that money they save to fix the damn TV's and put in some new carpet and a paint job so the place looks a little better, but I doubt that they will.

[Sailwolf]

I feel the same way about Hollywood Park and Santa Anita (California)

That is why I bet at home. All that time driving, high prices for food and drink (beer), and a 9.00 cover price. If I do not like the race, go do something else for a while.

What is really weird is more races to play at home than at the track.

[dav4463]

Bringing this thread back as Lone Star Park opens in a couple of weeks. The simulcast building patio had 8 broken TV monitors yesterday. The patio furniture is uncomfortable and I haven't noticed any new carpet or painting being done. Sure doesn't look like they plan on upgrading anything and I'm still 1498 points away from a free coffee ! At least I still get in for a buck instead of three !

[lsbets]

The second the Breeder's Cup was over, they stopped giving a crap how the track looked.

[schweitz]

The last time I went to Lone Star was for the Breeder's Cup. Last year the fields were smaller and I couldn't get excited enough to drive the hour it takes to go. Lone Star remains as the only US track that I can't wager on from home, so unless the fields are larger this year (and more competitive) I'll be skipping Lone Star again.

[lsbets]

The problem with the fields isnt going to go away anytime soon. LAD opens earlier now and has slot money, so unless you have a Texas Bred horse, there's not a lot of incentive to run at LS.

[kev]

This is from HTR about the tracks and longshots that comes in, looks like EVD is king right now, this is threw Feb 2005. This is not all the tracks I just stopped at LS. Longshots at $16.25 and up.

Track-LS%-AvgWin-LS Races-Total Races-Rick's Rating-Average Field
EVD 27.79% $35.07 368 1324 97 9.6
CD 25.77% $35.81 192 745 92 8.8
CNL 21.15% $41.43 77 364 88 8.7
FON 24.03% $34.69 68 283 83 9.0
TAM 23.56% $34.68 229 972 82 9.5
DED 24.00% $33.43 48 200 80 8.7
ARP 25.51% $30.40 62 243 78 8.3
SUN 22.66% $34.02 109 481 77 9.0
WO 24.90% $30.10 375 1506 75 8.5
GP 21.99% $33.54 188 855 74 8.4
MNR 21.67% $33.98 462 2132 74 8.8
KEE 21.90% $33.46 67 306 73 8.6
HOO 22.19% $32.85 144 649 73 9.3
LAD 20.58% $35.33 275 1336 73 9.0
CT 22.55% $32.21 524 2324 73 8.8
GLD 20.58% $34.92 127 617 72 7.3
TP 21.19% $33.82 235 1109 72 8.7
OP 23.25% $30.60 123 529 71 8.9
BEU 21.59% $32.68 231 1070 71 8.7
FMT 21.43% $32.84 24 112 70 9.2
SA 21.01% $33.46 195 928 70 8.3
RP 17.61% $38.52 106 602 68 9.0
MED 21.58% $30.80 52 241 66 7.5
PRM 19.80% $33.25 140 707 66 7.6
ELP 20.80% $31.54 83 399 66 8.0
PHA 21.25% $30.69 419 1972 65 7.7
DMR 22.10% $29.45 80 362 65 8.4
PEN 19.73% $32.96 321 1627 65 8.7
LNN 23.15% $28.09 75 324 65 8.3
IND 19.62% $32.65 83 423 64 8.7
BRD 20.14% $31.68 28 139 64 9.8
LRL 18.62% $34.24 246 1321 64 8.2
SAR 21.92% $28.62 73 333 63 8.1
BEL 20.96% $29.79 187 892 62 7.7
ASD 21.48% $28.72 125 582 62 7.8
LS 18.11% $33.72 119 657 61 8.6

[dav4463]

Lone Star is low because Steve Asmussen and Cole Norman horses dominate the short fields.