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Ray2000
12-03-2008, 07:05 AM
They should call Yonker's Management and ask "How did that 1-1/16th work out for you?":)

http://www.ustrotting.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=29872&z=1

Handle was up 22% ($1,394,857) on first Monday, will it last?
michiken
12-03-2008, 09:11 AM
Who do these guys think they are? Thouroughbreds??
Postime
12-03-2008, 12:30 PM
Don't like this idea, Stb's pace or trot a Mile, keep it that way.
LottaKash
12-03-2008, 11:40 PM
Don't like this idea, Stb's pace or trot a Mile, keep it that way.

Hey Postime, yes on that......

ONe of the beautiful things about Harness Racing, is the consistency of the 1-mile race.......Keeping records is oh so simple with each race at 1-mile, and now they want to go and complicate things......

Ray, nailed it about Yonkers, they had the 1-1/16 races for a good long while and they finally saw the light and dropped them, I hope this will happen at
Woodbine....

I for one will not support Woodbine on this and I will make my opinion known to them shortly.....

best,
Ray2000
12-12-2008, 02:34 PM
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/552576

Article explaining why Woodbine is experimenting with race miles.
Might spend $1.3 million to move the finish line.
Ray2000
12-30-2008, 09:55 AM
Looks like 7/8 Mile distance racing doing fine with the bettors,
...... but I still don't like it.:mad:


Dec 29th Total Handle: $1,370,153 -1°F
Dec 22nd Total Handle: $1,569,322 -10°F
Dec 15th Total Handle: $1,139,487 -4°F
Dec 8th (N/A)
Dec 1st Total Handle was up 22% ($1,394,857)
stu
12-30-2008, 10:04 AM
Don't like this idea, Stb's pace or trot a Mile, keep it that way.

I am not a harness guy so forgive me if I have the wrong year.

I believe that the Meadowlands carded a 4-mile race on February 29, 1996 on Leap Day. I will never forget that race. I think that every horse had the lead twice.
Ray2000
12-30-2008, 10:22 AM
I must have missed that one, Stu, sounds like a way to get your moneys worth:)


Georgian Downs does one night a year with 1 7/8 miles, clockwise racing, 18 horse fields etc.
one night a year is fun but I'll stick the mile

BTW the temps in my last post must be Centigrade, didn't want to freeze you Canadians that much:)