tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6586094488857262468..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: USTA Advertising for Rule ChangesThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-49879765186394823212013-08-09T20:04:29.437-04:002013-08-09T20:04:29.437-04:00It was clear. My guess is they are looking not at...It was clear. My guess is they are looking not at the final itself, but the final plus eliminations; in combo it was higher despite the lower final.<br /><br />I also understand what you are saying about the week before what races were used to replace the elims. I suspect having a competitive field of ten horses beats a field of seven or eight horses on a night which is not as well promoted. <br /><br />Example: July 27<br />Race 5 Hambo Oaks Elim with Mistery Woman in it; total handle for race $55,610. <br />Race 9 C2 "Last Chance for the C-Notes"; total handle $75,621.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-62604616325282951442013-08-09T19:39:29.038-04:002013-08-09T19:39:29.038-04:00A decision needs to be made going forward about he...A decision needs to be made going forward about heat racing; when the handle on the final (predictably) is down SO significantly from the previous year, it should be obvious what needs to be done. This hardly seems like a time to "spin" the results, but rather to do what is necessary to avoid the same dropoff next year. That was my point, and I'm not sure it was clear enough in my first post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-59094290308051721782013-08-09T19:13:07.075-04:002013-08-09T19:13:07.075-04:00No need to respond. Yes, it is their view.
http:...No need to respond. Yes, it is their view.<br /><br />http://standardbredpress.blogspot.com/2013/08/m1-hambletonian-day-yielding-big-numbers.htmlThat Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-47754388136379331762013-08-09T10:36:06.681-04:002013-08-09T10:36:06.681-04:00First of all, you forget the Hambo is owned by the...First of all, you forget the Hambo is owned by the Hambo Society; they determined the format for this year's race.<br /><br />Yes, the final handled roughly a half a million less, but all races combined (elims and finals), they came out ahead. Of course the elims did better because they were on Hambo Day. As to what races could have replaced the elims and gotten the handle they did assumes they could have put on quality races; what stakes race would they have put in its stead as the Meadowlands had eliminates some stakes races.<br /><br />You also forget the Meadowlands wanted to get as many trotting races on the program as possible for French wagering as they were being co-mingled with American pools, especially since the French will not take any pacing races. What other trotting races should they have put on the card?<br /><br />Lastly, you make it seem that the Meadowlands is the only track to spin their handle results; every track does as does every business spin their revenue/earnings figures when possible.<br /><br /><br /><br />That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-45149526295819647032013-08-09T09:16:28.757-04:002013-08-09T09:16:28.757-04:00The handle on the Hambo elims was higher because t...The handle on the Hambo elims was higher because they were raced on HAMBO Day, but had those elims been replaced with any two other races, the handle would have been the same (on the other races). In the end, the reality is that the Hambletonian itself handled nearly half a million dollars LESS than the previous year, and that can be attributed directly to the changed format. Why the Meadowlands would try to put a positive spin on what was obviously a failed experiment is beyond me. (I'd even go so far as to say that while the handle on the 2013 Hambo elims would have been easily replicated by two other races, it's likely that whatever races REPLACED the Hambo elims on the previous week's card probably did NOT handle what the eliminations would have, resulting in even further loss of overall handle to the Meadowlands).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com