Belmont eyes night racing

[Benny]

http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com...ng-at-belmont/

[Alabama Stakes]

Used to love night racing at rockingham and Atlantic City

[10 pnt move up]

They were down 6% so that have to look at doing something. Purses are through the roof so that cant be the answer.

I vote for finding more dirt horses.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

They were down 6% so that have to look at doing something. Purses are through the roof so that cant be the answer.

I vote for finding more dirt horses.

Down 6% from some very heady numbers after a rain soaked meet. We lost an entire Saturday, which cost us over $10 million.

The problem with great numbers is that they are tough to repeat.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Down 6% from some very heady numbers after a rain soaked meet. We lost an entire Saturday, which cost us over $10 million.

The problem with great numbers is that they are tough to repeat.

I am sure the rain doesnt help, though it seems like the reason for every down meet in NY but I have watched every race the past month and I found the dirt racing almost unplayable. Short fields and very heavy favorites.

If you like turf racing the last month has been grand.

[philcski]

I love it. Not to mention it brings in more handle from the very lucrative West Coast/Las Vegas markets- I've learned living out here it's tough to get involved when first post is 10:00 AM.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I am sure the rain doesnt help, though it seems like the reason for every down meet in NY but I have watched every race the past month and I found the dirt racing almost unplayable. Short fields and very heavy favorites.

If you like turf racing the last month has been grand.

Picky much? On a day to day basis NYRA has the best racing in America and its not even close.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Down 6% from some very heady numbers after a rain soaked meet. We lost an entire Saturday, which cost us over $10 million.

The problem with great numbers is that they are tough to repeat.

Woulda been plus % if the late pick 5 was in effect for ALL. All meet , Just sayin...

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Woulda been plus % if the late pick 5 was in effect for ALL. All meet , Just sayin...

The handle decrease was $32.4 million and was largely impacted by off-the-turf races and very rainy weather.

Just to play the numbers game with you, if you divide that handle decrease by 53 programs (not counting the cancelled date), you have a daily shortfall of $611,000.

Now, take a look at the Daily Racing Form charts for the last couple of weeks to see the late handle on the Pick-4 and NYRABets Pick-5. Only on weekend dates do you approach that handle in the daily pools. The late Pick-5 is not a solution for this one on a daily basis.

Just sayin'.

[jnunan4759]

Think I got deleted. I wanted to state how insane trying tò light-up Belmont Park is. That is like going to the haunted house on Halloween. It is fantastic in the day. At night it is this big, dark, empty place. I stayed late one year and was terrified. Horrified, i was thinking I don't want to die here.I saw all shadowy people lurking around.