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Does anyone go to the races any more?

talkinghorse@talkinghorse
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#1 · August 2, 2024, 12:00 PM

I visited Yonkers Raceway a few weeks ago to watch one of my horses race.  I have never been more depressed in my entire life.  The track is so depressing, and there are no amenities to make it worth taking a trip there (except to get a winner circle photo if you’re an owner and if your horse wins).

When did you last go to the races, and where did you go?

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Lonnie@lonnie
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#2 · August 4, 2024, 2:21 PM

Now, unless my horse is racing, I don't go to the races.  I used to be a regular at the Meadowlands (stopped going mainly because it would cost me about $30 in tolls to get there and back.  I miss Roosevelt Raceway, though that was a shadow of it's formal self.

When I went to Hofstra University, I used to go for the last two or three races every night when they opened the gates and didn't have pay to enter, and I usually got a free program from patrons who were leaving.  Damn, I was quite the degenerate!

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#3 · August 4, 2024, 4:48 PM

I try going to Mohawk at least once a month, I love that place, we had a beautiful track in my hometown, Garden City Raceway, it’s a shopping mall today..

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#4 · August 4, 2024, 9:36 PM
Quote from Bearcookie56 on August 4, 2024, 4:48 PM

I try going to Mohawk at least once a month, I love that place, we had a beautiful track in my hometown, Garden City Raceway, it’s a shopping mall today..

That's what happened to Roosevelt Raceway ("the world capital of harness racing") and Liberty Bell Racetrack outside of Philadelphia.  **sadness**

Does Mohawk have good attendance?

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#5 · August 12, 2024, 1:49 PM

Visited Pocono Downs yesterday to watch Manhattan Moni, one of our horses with the stable.ca. This was my first trip out there in about 25-30 years. While it was a beautiful night and a very pleasant experience watching the horses live (and not in front of a computer screen), there weren’t many people there. It is yet another track (apparently) kept afloat by casino/racino revenues. Yogi Berra once referenced a restaurant which was suggested for his dinner, by saying that it was too crowded, nobody goes there anymore. This was half-true of  last night. It wasn’t too crowded, and indeed nobody goes there anymore. 

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#6 · August 14, 2024, 11:03 PM

I will say this for Pocono Downs, the track, and grandstand were kept in very good condition, and getting to and from the Casino was very easy.  

At minimum though they need to get at least one snack bar open on the track-side rather than requiring you to take a five to 10-minute walk to the casino to eat or drink.  It seems that, as Factlaw insinuated, management draws a line as to just how much they are willing to cater to the racing side of the operation.  And, it's not a lot.

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