Freehold Raceway Sports Book

[Papillon]

My friend out East says there’s nothing in any paper or even talk among horse people that anything negative is happening at Freehold .

thats because nothing is affected

ding dong

[Lar4400]

This classic track still has lots to like so for anyone hating on the place you should rethink why. Great suburban safe location with a nice restaurant open each racing day that has good food and staff. The grandstand is old but is spacious with plenty of seating and a great view of the oval.
Parking is close and free. Great outdoor apron along with concessions for beer and stadium type food and drink. Good announcers.
Monti is an absolute mess and offers nothing even close to places like Freehold who I think does their best to operate the place on what I would assume is a very limited budget.
Oldie but goodie in my view.

[Lar4400]

Will be better when retail Sportsbook leaves. Back to just a core group of nice folks enjoying respectable daytime harness racing.

[Rdp066]

It will go back to seeing the same low life, POS there every fucking day and night.  The sickest guy there is a dirtbag named Kevin who walks around picking up tickets in garbage cans, the floor, etc. and tries to find a winner after he loses his paycheck week after week.  The management takes a blind eye to his practice since they are desperate for bodies and ignore the fact that he jams the machines and then walks away fast.  A complete POS which Freehold management welcomes.

[Stan durbread]

It will go back to seeing the same low life, POS there every fucking day and night.  The sickest guy there is a dirtbag named Kevin who walks around picking up tickets in garbage cans, the floor, etc. and tries to find a winner after he loses his paycheck week after week.  The management takes a blind eye to his practice since they are desperate for bodies and ignore the fact that he jams the machines and then walks away fast.  A complete POS which Freehold management welcomes.

Don’t be an idiot that has been going on for years. At least it ain’t a poor teller running all the worthless tickets while looking at an actual better in line that might get shut out

[Sunmoon 1219]

What the hell is going on out there ?? Sounds like a bunch of degenerates and a broke Sportsbook. What’s to like ? A teller who was involved in a scam ?  Sounds like a wonderful place

[pocketrocketwinner]

What the hell is going on out there ?? Sounds like a bunch of degenerates and a broke Sportsbook. What’s to like ? A teller who was involved in a scam ?  Sounds like a wonderful place

The sportsbook started out banning anyone and everyone who cashed a few tickets. They thought everone making winning bets were pros. Great business plan. Entire place also smells of urine

[Sunmoon 1219]

How can shit like this go on at a Sportsbook / racetrack ? Obviously run by the inmate’s situation. Freehold sounds absolutely dreadful

[dougie]

I was there in the fall and had a great time there. Easy parking accross the street. Staff folks wearing "Parc" shirts and ID's were very nice. The Sports book was pretty crowded, and there were a couple of dozen on the track apron studying their programs. My wife and I sat in the restaurant and did some people watching. I'm saddened to hear the the Sports book is leaving. It will have a definite effect on the horse betting there. I noticed that the same folks that were betting way to much money on college basketball were throwing a few bucks on the races. The races were still exciting and a great view. Even from the rail. I hope Freehold survives. It would be a shame if it closed.

[Papillon]

Well it looks like out East  Freehold is done . Where will they go with such cheap dog shit ?

New Jersey’s horse racing industry will receive a $20 million appropriation for purses as part of the state’s fiscal year 2025 budget signed recently by Gov. Phil Murphy. The appropriation will be divided equally between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds. Funds allocated for Standardbred racing include money for overnight purses at the Meadowlands and Freehold, as well as for the New Jersey Sire Stakes and breeder awards. The state first introduced the purse appropriations in 2019. The initial legislation covered a five-year period, totaling $100 million, through 2023. The state renewed the funding for 2024. Last week, the state Senate and Assembly both approved legislation that would extend the appropriation annually through fiscal year 2029. That bill, which passed 76-0 in the Assembly and 40-0 in the Senate, has been sent to the governor for his signature.

hey you dope--i said the sportsbook has nothing to with freehold purses--and here it is

[Sunmoon 1219]

Well it looks like out East you will continue to have your 2 day a week racing . Average purse with handouts and subsidies looks like 4k . Hard to say anyone is close to breaking even racing there . The handles so low they don’t even post it . Glad to see you have somewhere to go twice a week .

[Papillon]

Well it looks like out East you will continue to have your 2 day a week racing . Average purse with handouts and subsidies looks like 4k . Hard to say anyone is close to breaking even racing there . The handles so low they don’t even post it . Glad to see you have somewhere to go twice a week .

the point is...the sportsbook has absolutely nothing to do with purses--even though you insisted several times that it does

stay in your lane and stop commenting on issues you know nothing about--like NJ horse racing

[M P]

the point is...the sportsbook has absolutely nothing to do with purses--even though you insisted several times that it does

stay in your lane and stop commenting on issues you know nothing about--like NJ horse racing

It does, but they never got it. End of last year the bulletin went out that 20k a month from the sportsbook would go to the purse account. Horsemen have been asking since the start why no formal agreement was made between Freehold and the SBOANJ. At this point it's irrelevant. Coincidence it's being closed just before the meets starts up again.

[Papillon]

It does, but they never got it. End of last year the bulletin went out that 20k a month from the sportsbook would go to the purse account. Horsemen have been asking since the start why no formal agreement was made between Freehold and the SBOANJ. At this point it's irrelevant. Coincidence it's being closed just before the meets starts up again.

Bulletins, promises and handshakes mean nothing

the sportsbook has no affect on freehold purses like i said many times

[Sunmoon 1219]

Bottom line it’s in a very wealthy area and has some of the lowest purses in the country. Let’s be honest it’s like our fair racing out here .