Meadowlands Plans To Eliminate Post Time Drag

[Brown jug]

oh no, not this again
laughable that they are reducing the drag by one minute per race per racing card
wtf, that's like what they do for drug addicts, lessen the hit as little each day
its like the bettors are too stupid to go cold turkey and just eliminate it all at once
big m will do it gradually
 more likely to allow the computer conglomerates to get accustomed to less time and how long they have after the race starts to hit the bet button !!

[Kenny]

Wagering should be closed at post time and the starting gate should not move until wagering is closed.

[JL52]

Correct, Kenny. Do it and force the bettors to respect the clock. Admittedly, there may be short term reduction in handle, but I have seen plenty of tbred tracks hit post time, and even the smaller ones outhandle most of the harness tracks.

[Scooteroo]

If the bettors know you're serious, they'll adjust. Back in Meadowlands heyday, they always started on time and the majority of it was live on-track handle.

[Brown jug]

totally agree
 which of us has not been shut out in the past because the person or teller at your line was a moron
is there really any excuse to get shut out these days when all you do is enter a bet and push a button

[pocketrocketwinner]

I would love to hear how this is going to bring more people to the track, keep them there longer and increase handle.

[juststop]

If the racing commissions did their jobs, post time drag would not exist anywhere at any time. If a race doesn't go off at post, track must document the reason for a delay.  Information known to be inaccurate is being communicated on odds boards. This influences bettors actions. Allowing the post drag nonsense opens the door to other bad acts by racetrack operators. Pools and odds on horses could be manipulated to try and get more money bet. Also, Stronach run tracks front run NYRA all the time. NYRA tracks always go off at post time. Stronach delays their posts where possible to go off seconds before NYRA to try and steal TVG feed and impulse cash from last second bettors.

[Superfecta]

They will run the races quicker and get everybody out by 9:00

[Yonkers1A]

Let’s hope it takes, the slot tracks should do this and the slot tracks should lower takeout

[SIX SHOOTER]

HOOSIER PARK POST TIME IS 615 PM AND THE 1 ST RACE GOES OFF AT 630 PM THEY DONT AVERAGE 3 RACES AN HOUR THERE AND THERE 15 MINUTES BEHIND AFTER THE 1 ST RACE EVERYNIGHT THEY RACE AND IT GETS SLOWER AS THEY GO.

[Parked]

I go to the track about once a week. When the card drags , around 5 th or 6 race and I see post time is 15 minutes and know it will be 20 to 25 minutes I say to myself “ i can be home in 25 minutes” and leave.  I  they are convinced the “buggy races” are fixed (might be right), and they start right out telling a lie about post time in 10 minutes when it starts long after that.   

[The Answer]

HOOSIER PARK POST TIME IS 615 PM AND THE 1 ST RACE GOES OFF AT 630 PM THEY DONT AVERAGE 3 RACES AN HOUR THERE AND THERE 15 MINUTES BEHIND AFTER THE 1 ST RACE EVERYNIGHT THEY RACE AND IT GETS SLOWER AS THEY GO.

Gabe is the President of the Drag Club.

[Bitter Truth]

Who does his make-up?

[Bitter Truth]

Do you think we will see him on RuPaul?

[Grandstand Handicapper]

If they do this one minute per card, per week, or whatever, it's obvious they want to track impact. Thus, I am not expecting it will get eliminated completely. I hope, but don't expect. More importantly, I hope Gural implements what he said he was going to look at, and that is cutting off the CAW's X minute(s) to post. Not having a legitimate, true to schedule post time is bull$hit.