On Wednesday, March 13, the Meadowlands Racetrack announced that its past performance programs will now include enhanced information on horses showing no race lines for three weeks or more.
In the comment section for each race, those horses with 21 days or more away from racing will have some explanation of the reason for the inactivity and remarks on their level of preparedness for the upcoming race, provided by the trainer. Much like an NFL 'team report' that indicates why a player missed practice or a game, this report will provide bettors with a little more information that they would not normally find in the past performances.
For simulcast bettors, the layoff report will be posted as a TV Graphic during the track's nightly broadcast. Additionally, the layoff report will be posted on the Meadowlands' Twitter account and Facebook page.
The track has stated that it hopes the information will be helpful, and it is encouraging all trainers to make this information available and as accurate as possible for customers' handicapping.
The comments will be recorded by the Meadowlands' race office and offered without edit or opinion by Meadowlands officials.
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It's proven that the more
It's proven that the more information punters have the more they are willing to bet on a race. With the tools we have today why not use them. We all know that weather and temperature plays a roll in racing and performance. Then why do we post a temperature for the 1st race and leave it for the entire program. Obviously, it is warmer for the first race at 7 pm then it is for the 1oth race at 11 pm. Just a pet peeve I have, a horse that races early on will have better racing conditions then the latter one. So why not post the acurate temperature?
Take note....... transparency
Take note.......
transparency is not just something you need from the government. You need to help the bettors, as we are the most important part of your industry now