December Maine racing

[Wawajones]

Seems to be a good winter meet at Cumberland.  Track is a little slow and fields short, but prices are decent.  Any money in December helps the horsemen.

[Capt Lou]

A horse fell behind the gate today.  Caused a recall   The vet looked at him …dusted the snow off him and they he raced  amazing

[chief yogi]

good for the horsemen, december racing. not helping promote maine racing. no food. no drink. no heat. grandstand filled with boats.  wish it were more public friendly. never thought id live to see 12 people at a track. even the old downs did better.  i guess this is the end. 

[Wawajones]

The old Downs never pard out this amount of purse money in December or handled this amount of money.  Sadly, people stopped going to the track a long time ago.  It is much easier to bet from the warm recliner at home.

[titans1127]

good for the horsemen, december racing. not helping promote maine racing. no food. no drink. no heat. grandstand filled with boats.  wish it were more public friendly. never thought id live to see 12 people at a track. even the old downs did better.  i guess this is the end.

Probably explains why post time is at 11am each day.

[oldjohn123]

good for the horsemen, december racing. not helping promote maine racing. no food. no drink. no heat. grandstand filled with boats.  wish it were more public friendly. never thought id live to see 12 people at a track. even the old downs did better.  i guess this is the end.

And if you are under 60 you will be the youngest person there.

[chief yogi]

the off track handle generates 1/7 of the on track handle in revenue. purses are where they are because slots welfare is up and race days are down.  postpone saturday because of rain. really. no ones there anyway. downs at least had heat and running water.

[Capt Lou]

Are you in the state on Maine ? They cancelled cause if 1 inch of ice in the roads    sorry you couldn’t bet your 2 bucks

[chief yogi]

no ice in southern maine. just rain. bet on cumberland? youd have to be crazy. wont race my horses there on that track either. for all the great press they put out last winter, cumby has made the downs look great. its the final nail in maine racings coffin. thankful the ridge is an option.   remember cumby was to keep racing going till a new track is built. well it sadly proved that 20 people is all that will come out to the track. anyone really think a new track will be built? or the casino money will keep coming?

[bass park]

I have to disagree with my friend yogi. The cumberland people did what they said they would do. They kept maine racing alive and they built the handle with on line wagering - but i dont see the guy building a track without sports gambling or a casino or both.

[oldjohn123]

I have to disagree with my friend yogi. The cumberland people did what they said they would do. They kept maine racing alive and they built the handle with on line wagering - but i dont see the guy building a track without sports gambling or a casino or both. Three years and still know location of where track will be built?

[Wawajones]

Any word on confirmed dates for next year?

[Wawajones]

Only ran 5 of 9 races.  Track  looked pretty deep.

[Capt Lou]

Claiming for the final in a 10000 series.  The way life should be

[Seamus11]

I just don’t see a way for that State to build a new track facility.  It CANNOT have a new “Casino” due to the “distance laws” to another one in place.  Sports gambling?  There’s only a little over a million people in the State so there’s no way that would be enough to help support it.  And biggest thing... just nowhere even close to enough interest in horse racing up there.  Good luck... but won’t happen....