#1 Post time should be 7 PM. Who has time to handicap cards at 5PM? I don't want to/sometimes can't be home that early. Easy fix is to cut 2 minutes between each race & end the same time.
#2 A must is improving the driving colony. There is an extreme drop off from James to Doug & Roy & then to everyone else. Cullen is good on his loaded stock. The 1 horse should not be such a big handicap.
#3 lower P4 takeout
Whip has lots of good ideas that I agree with.
PS: Get a race secretary with a clue. There are way to many mismatched fields. I'm aware of the horse shorter. Writing in odds on favorites does nothing for the bettors.
1 - They are moving to a later post time pretty shortly (can't recall the exact date) but also - it's already way later than advertised
2 - I don't think the track themselves can control this (driving colony). I keep hearing Mark McD is heading there. He may be a little past his prime but I do think he may shake it up some over there. In terms of the post 1 handicap - it is horrible for trotters specifically.
your PS: this is a double-edged sword. I get your point, but if you don't write horses in, you can't fill cards. Some pretty big prices have come out of scenarios like this lately.
I think Mohawk does a rather good job of creating classes to get horses on the grounds. Certainly better than a lot of stateside racing.
I watch a lot of Mohawk racing, and it's probably the track I bet most frequently (though I am not big gambler). Some of the things you mention above contribute to why I bet there frequently, because you can bet around a lot.
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