Exhibition Park Raceway

[wiggles44]

Total Purse: $58,720
Total Handle: $4,072

A fitting end to this shithole of a racetrack

[Emperor Dapple]

always kind of sad to see another piece of this once great sport come to an end. hope the horseman find  other tracks to earn a living

[wiseowl]

Wiggles you are a ass hole did the money come out of your pocket  do you have enough to buy a hamburger who cares where the purse money come from as long as they race then there work for people who love it.

[pocketrocketwinner]

Wiggles you are a ass hole did the money come out of your pocket  do you have enough to buy a hamburger who cares where the purse money come from as long as they race then there work for people who love it.

Every track who doesn't care where purses come from will eventually close as well

[whiptherabbit]

Last card forever , and video feed was down? 

[Brown jug]

its a shame only from the standpoint that its a hobby for most of these folks

[Superfecta]

Wiggles you are a ass hole did the money come out of your pocket  do you have enough to buy a hamburger who cares where the purse money come from as long as they race then there work for people who love it.

Thousands of people loved their job at Blockbuster. Watching all the latest videos. Maybe the casino’s should give a % of the money to those people as well.

[Brown jug]

lets remember for all cases, the casinos don't "donate" money to harness racing , they wanted in on the gambling and this is the cost and arrangement that was agreed to

i am sure the casinos are doing just fine with the deal 

[The Exporter]

I remember it differently. I recall how the horsemen begged the state legislators to pass the racino bills. In many states, it was defeated for 10 years or so. In New York, it was defeated for like the 12th year. Yonkers had a deal to sell the property pending and Saratoga was racing for $900 purses, ready to close.
 Then, the same year 9/11 happened . In October, 2011, New York was upside down and bleeding revenues profusely. In a special session, the VLT law was passed. That is how close NY came to loosing their harness racing industry. The casino lobby was poised to wait out the racing industry and do without them.
 So, at least in NY, harness racing was and is made possible by events having no stake in racetracks and horsemen. It was done to find revenues when we were under attack form terrorist.
 From the first VLT funded races in 2003 until and including now, horsemen have done zero to build a self sustaining business. There are many who give little thought. But, at this point, what can be done? I guess you take what you can and do it again. Hold on to that notion that racetracks need you.

[HornbyDuke]

Exporter, my recollection in ny state as well. Theres a big lie out many want to believe that casinos and vlt parlors need racing. Thats  ridiculous.

I believe mgm understands that. Thats why a place like yonkers is so rundown. Nobody cares about the product. If harness racing was even a break even proposition the product would be maintained. For a track operator theres little to be gained from maintaining a quality product.And actually the opposite may make more sense - kind of hasten  the demise of a sport for which  track owners have little use . Have you watched the race feed from yonkers - so poor quality - looks like london fog every night!

[davenchop]

Then, the same year 9/11 happened . In October, 2011

9/11 was 2001 not 2011