Officials with the Meadowlands Racetrack have announced that the raceway is requesting training reports from conditioners on selected horses that are in to go at the track this weekend.
A release from the track states that trainers must submit training reports for all of the horses that will be competing in Race 5 on both the track’s Friday (December 4) and Saturday (December 5) cards of live racing.
Additionally, trainers of horses indicated as the top two morning line favourites in all races this weekend will be sought for reports on said horses.
The release states that the Meadowlands race office has requested that all trainers of the aforementioned horses are to submit training reports via email to [email protected] by noon on Wednesday (December 2).
On November 14, the Meadowlands announced that a new policy for the track would require all trainers that have entered horses to race at the Meadowlands to supply a comment regarding how their horse trained a minimum of 72 hours prior to the race day. The release stated that the report would be included in the live race program and would be accessible in the ‘race review’ portion of the Meadowlands’ website.
A day later, on November 15, the Meadowlands issued a release stating that the track would be putting the mandated training report initiative on the shelf for the time being.
(With files from the Meadowlands)
I say give it a chance. What
I say give it a chance. What have we got to lose? What harm can it of?
Talk about being reactive!!
Talk about being reactive!! There has to be more to this than the drive by Sears on that good trotting mare in the stakes elimination. I'm very puzzled!!
I agree this is getting
I agree this is getting bizarre BUT there is a need to feed the betting public information. Lets take this initiative to WEG- the top trainer leads his horses on a gate - did they lead "better" this week ??? Another top trainer uses an equicizer- did the spin better this week??? The top aged pacer in 2015 reportedly got more turn out this year than training - did he run better in the paddock ??
Poor information is NOT better than no information.
A better solution may be a quick question to each trainer/groom on race night- anything different about the drive strategy or the horse this week ? 95 % would be no so only show the 5% that have a comment on the pre-race show and post on the tv during betting.
A perfect example is I have a 2 year old filly, raced a good 3rd in her first start, came first up in her second start and stopped but scoped sick after the race. She is better now and I will be changing equipment (will be reported to judges and announced ) but I expect a better performance out of her next time out. Something like that would be useful to the betting public.
We've already seen this kind
We've already seen this kind of thing if you look at some of trainers' current tweets. Nothing wrong with that. Some people will take it at face value, others will read what they will into it just as they do when interpreting the past performances in programs.
If it doesn't work, so be it. God forbid that anyone might actually try to focus on the customer and actually try to help him/her. New ideas, an attempt to focus on the customer and an attempt to gain new ones to strengthen the handle was supposed to be the crux of the 5-year plan. Instead we get the usual resistance and outright disdain for punters that we have come to expect.
Good luck explaining to the Government how your customers are idiots and you don't really want to listen to them when a couple of more years have passed. Apparently everything is peachy and rosy in the game, and all you have to do is advertise.
TRAINER: "My horse bled
TRAINER: "My horse bled training, 3 days ago, but maybe he won't bleed tonight. What does the bettor do???????
So how valid is the morning
So how valid is the morning line? He who "picks" the favorites dictates whether a report is reqired. Saving face by moving forward with an ill conceived plan is not a good move. The public could actually end up worse off.
This is ridiculous. What
This is ridiculous. What happens when a trainer reports that his horse trained poorly and then 3 days later goes out and wins by 10 lengths or conversely a horse trains super on training day and finishes up the track on race day. Because some trainers don't train their horse between races, what is he supposed to report...... that the horse jogged well all week??? Mr. Gural complains that some horseman have not been supportive to racing at the Meadowlands and have gone to other tracks. Well, I submit that because of this requirement, that more will probably be going elsewhere. No trainer wants to be made out as a fool if his horse does not perform to his expectations and no one can predict the outcome of a horse race. I therefore conclude that this is an exercise in futility. Finally, what happens if a trainer does not comply with this requirement? Is the horse scratched or is the trainer fined, or does Mr. Gural ban him from racing at his tracks like he has done with some others??? I think that it is fair to say that the New Jersey Racing Commission needs to take back the authority that it was commissioned to do and that is to regulate.
Mock comments Trained 3 trips
Mock comments
Trained 3 trips the other day, first trip he ran in, made some changes, 2nd trip he ran out, made more changes, last trip he dragged me through the cornfield but was straight doing it, hopeful tonight.
Cmon this is a joke.
Would love to see something
Would love to see something similar in Ontario,especially at WEG tracks. I think any information on how the horse performed between starts could be very use full in handicapping a race. Would be very interested in how the judges would deal with a very positive report on a 2 to 5 favorite who finishes up the track. Perhaps made to qualify within 2 seconds of its prior start. Many favorites get beaten badly on a nightly basis and this may bring some consistency back.
Talk about selective
Talk about selective enforcement. This has become more bizarre by the day!!