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Originally Posted by 1GCFAN
Never been to Finger Lakes but as a regular at a similar venue in Ohio, Beulah Park (now closed) I got see many of the FL horses come to our track for the fall meet. Dale Osborne was a favorite of mine who campaigned at both tracks.
Beulah would run those progressive distances series as well. Same horses every week. The FL horses did very well in these races.
AJanks - Don't think that FL will always stay open. Racing is mostly at the mercy of the casinos. If they can find a way not to race or substitute something like barrel racing one day a year they will.
Here in Ohio they shuttered the Beulah operation and opened a new track upstate called Mahoning Valley with a shiny new casino.
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I don’t take Finger Lakes for granted, I try to support it via on-track wagering whenever I can. I agree that it is at the mercy of the casinos, however I think that tracks viewed as secondary circuits to major circuits have an advantage, however small it is...Fort Erie for example seems to be a cat that has nine lives.
Were the distance series races at Bealuh competitive, or did they usually just feature run-away winners? From what I’ve heard, Finger Lakes used to have run-away winners, but curious as to how it was there...either way, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to bring the series back. Horse racing could use anything to spur interest, especially on lower circuits.
