PRX up Cotillion to $1 million; Adds to PA Derby Day card

[ShadowRoll]

I appreciate the news, but no amount of purse increase will make it worthwhile to bet in a state with some of the highest takeout rates in the nation.

[Powderfinger]

A great day of racing at the Parx. Thank you Smarty Jones.

Funny though how they moved the Cotillion to a grade 1, but left the PA Derby as a grade 2.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Powderfinger

A great day of racing at the Parx. Thank you Smarty Jones.

Funny though how they moved the Cotillion to a grade 1, but left the PA Derby as a grade 2.

apparently the GSC didn't feel the pa derby had had sufficient top horses running to bump it up. i'd think that 50k bonus they're offering is an attempt by parx to change that.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

apparently the GSC didn't feel the pa derby had had sufficient top horses running to bump it up. i'd think that 50k bonus they're offering is an attempt by parx to change that.

They would be better off offering the 50k to members of the graded stakes committee.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They would be better off offering the 50k to members of the graded stakes committee.

true. i feel they'd have been better off adding to the bonus and putting a little less toward the cotillion....but your idea does sound like a good one.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Danzig

true. i feel they'd have been better off adding to the bonus and putting a little less toward the cotillion....but your idea does sound like a good one.

A better idea would be work with other tracks and develop a bonus structure so that the best horses would be encouraged to run in the TC races then the Haskell, Travers and PA Derby. Hell you could add the TC prep races and have a series for 3 yo's with points being earned toward a end of the year bonus. Supposedly there was a plan floated about having the Haskell, Travers and PA Derby be a second season TC of sorts but nothing ever came of it.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

A better idea would be work with other tracks and develop a bonus structure so that the best horses would be encouraged to run in the TC races then the Haskell, Travers and PA Derby. Hell you could add the TC prep races and have a series for 3 yo's with points being earned toward a end of the year bonus. Supposedly there was a plan floated about having the Haskell, Travers and PA Derby be a second season TC of sorts but nothing ever came of it.

i really and truly wish that tracks would work together more to come up with a more cohesive schedule of racing. i feel that it would help the product as a whole. too often tracks look at other tracks as competition, rather than recognizing they should be working together to create a stronger sport, and look at other forms of entertainment as the real competition.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by ShadowRoll

I appreciate the news, but no amount of purse increase will make it worthwhile to bet in a state with some of the highest takeout rates in the nation.

Presque Isle Downs has just reduced the trifecta take to 25 from 26 percent, 25 percent from 29 percent for the superfecta, and 23 percent from 26 percent in the Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 6 wagering this meet.

At least one Casino rich track in this state is willing to merely try to rob the bettor instead of outright rape him or her. Bravo.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Presque Isle Downs has just reduced the trifecta take to 25 from 26 percent, 25 percent from 29 percent for the superfecta, and 23 percent from 26 percent in the Pick 3, Pick 4, and Pick 6 wagering this meet.

At least one Casino rich track in this state is willing to merely try to rob the bettor instead of outright rape him or her. Bravo.

Not to de-rail, but worthy of mention -

Canterbury Park reduced their takeout on P3 and P4 wagers to 14% for the meet - rolling P3's and 2 P4's each race day