MTH

[philcski]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Then went off at 12:54, Phil. They ALWAYS go off late. Whether the 1st race of the day or the last. They just don't get that this messes up anyone playing multiple tracks. And, it's not like you can bet early and go on to other things, given their large pools, as a huge amount of money comes in AFTER 0 minutes to post and the odds fluctuate more than they do at much smaller (in terms of pools) tracks. Unless you're playing them exclusively, this makes them pretty much unbettable.

I'm not disagreeing with your assessment. More and more tracks are doing it, though, since it seems the more they keep the 0 MTP up there the more bets they can attract from simulcast facilities. Harness tracks are particularly at fault here. It definitely works- when I lived close to Yonkers I would go to simo there and obviously they feature other harness tracks, and you don't know how often I'd hear "There's 0 MTP at Chester, what are we betting? There's 5 MTP at Monticello, we have time there".