Open tote. When will it end

[MOHAWK FREAK]

 The biggest bull shit that is going on right now in harness racing is that open tote. Everyone I speak to says it’s at the Red Mile.  How do you get someone to look into this? I am so sick and tired of a horses odds PLUMMETING 10 seconds after the windows “close”.   They say it’s just the money coming in from the OTBs. I call major BULLSHIT.  So the OTB money coming in is ALWAYS correct on who’s leaving?? or who made a break? Some one really has to do something.

[goblue]

I am still confused what "Open Tote" is. Anyone who is betting simulcast on site at the Red Mile is able to get their bets in after the race starts?

[Papillon]

The biggest bull shit that is going on right now in harness racing is that open tote. Everyone I speak to says it’s at the Red Mile.  How do you get someone to look into this? I am so sick and tired of a horses odds PLUMMETING 10 seconds after the windows “close”.   They say it’s just the money coming in from the OTBs. I call major BULLSHIT.  So the OTB money coming in is ALWAYS correct on who’s leaving?? or who made a break? Some one really has to do something.

the bettors at the Lexington hub are allowed to bet after the race starts

plain and simple

[MOHAWK FREAK]

And if your 8/5 leaves the gate hard it goes from 8/5 to 3/5.  Lately they even drop to 1/5. At woodbine you can hear the frustration in the announcers voice too as he calls the “late money” and their new odds from before the race. Line up exactas get hit also. 

[MOHAWK FREAK]

I am still confused what "Open Tote" is. Anyone who is betting simulcast on site at the Red Mile is able to get their bets in after the race starts?

100% correct. The tote machine is not going off for up to 20 seconds after the race starts. It’sa huge advantage.  Every leaver drops in odds EVERY FUCKIN TIME. It’s very noticeable at Woodbine.  You can have two horses 2-1. After the start one of them will drop to 6/5 or even 3/5 and it’s ALWAYS the leader and ALWAYS correct.  I have never seen one hit late and get off the gate bad. Ever.

[MR.DALRAE]

Happens the Meds also

[PIGLAND]

how can they know and bet the winners down late and mostly be right,seem the leavers alwalys get bet

[The Thorn]

Special teller(s) and a team who uses modern technology to inform the bettor(s) who is leaving??  I guess.

[onabrake]

the bettors at the Lexington hub are allowed to bet after the race starts

plain and simple

Please post real evidence of this, plain and simple. Have heard all the whining and crying about it but never any hardcore physical evidence. Will be waiting.

[SAW]

Please post real evidence of this, plain and simple. Have heard all the whining and crying about it but never any hardcore physical evidence. Will be waiting.

There is no evidence to post PERIOD because IT IS NOT TRUE!

There is no way Casino owned by the RED MILE @ KEENLAND would risk the license to print money with their slot machines, on the so-called payment of $2000 per week that has been rumored by some posters on here.
Its just plain SILLY, STOP IT.

[dinkadoo]

how can they know and bet the winners down late and mostly be right,seem the leavers alwalys get bet

it's the so called 'guess right" the majority of time that makes it fishy that someone has open access.

Or the horse that breaks just off the gate and goes from favorite and money that gets cancelled.....

Would it really be that difficult to have a program that can leak in late money ? A group did it on the second biggest  race cards --- caught and jailed doing at the Breeders Cup for runners hitting the pick 6.... Of course they got greedy and had multiple winning tickets....

[Parked]

Special teller(s) and a team who uses modern technology to inform the bettor(s) who is leaving??  I guess.

Modern technology. ?  You bet, they call it cell phones. 

[harnessplop]

Not buying the Lexington hub....thenl way to stop this is for betting to stop 30 seconds before the start.

[firhill]

1) Install a "fair start" pole at every race track
2) Do away with the idiotic fair start rule in Canada
3) Close all betting when the horses reach said fair start pole.

[Sunmoon 1219]

Travesty that started out East . Ruins betting no matter what the handle is .