Mountainner cancelling Wed, 5th

[luisbe]

Reason: lack of entries.

[jameegray1]

A few tracks seem to be struggling with lack of entries. Mountaineer and Finger Lakes have small fields and both have cancelled cards and/or races completely due to lack of entries.

Any theories what is going on?

[Boomer]

It is odd to me as Turf Paradise seemed to have bigger fields than usual.


At lease one stable racing at Turf shipped to mountaineer. Maybe Finger Lakes will get some stock up from Tampa, but not likely much. Also when the better stock ships into NYRA the second string NYRA horses will become more prominent.

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by jameegray1

A few tracks seem to be struggling with lack of entries. Mountaineer and Finger Lakes have small fields and both have cancelled cards and/or races completely due to lack of entries.

Any theories what is going on?

I’m not trying to be funny, but where the hell have you been?

Come on man?

[jameegray1]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

I’m not trying to be funny, but where the hell have you been?

Come on man?

Eh? If you mean Covid then something else has changed since last fall when both tracks were running with fuller complements of entries. Or is there something else very obvious that I am missing?

[JustRalph]

Originally Posted by jameegray1

Eh? If you mean Covid then something else has changed since last fall when both tracks were running with fuller complements of entries. Or is there something else very obvious that I am missing?

Old but still accurate. From 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/s...-shortage.html

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.co...delaware-park/

This will actually be the reason contraction occurs. Contraction is long overdue

[jameegray1]

Originally Posted by JustRalph

Old but still accurate. From 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/s...-shortage.html

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.co...delaware-park/

This will actually be the reason contraction occurs. Contraction is long overdue

Interesting articles. Thanks for posting.