Harness horse racing biogoraphy
Times are a changing. As noted over the past weeks stallions are on the move to Pennsylvania. The state appears to be the model of what slot legislation can do for the horse racing industry. Earlier this week it was announced by Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs that in 2013 the track has set out to card even more races for horses specifically Pennsylvania owned, bred and located within its borders.
That news may have sent shock waves to training centers in New Jersey and even New York, since those are the current locations where trainers house their stock and ship to Harrah’s Philadelphia or Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to race. But like those training centers, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs also operates a backstretch with approximately 700 stalls and wishes to keep that backstretch opened.
The facts bear out that Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs lost between $160,000 and $170,000 in operational costs of their backstretch this year.
“This was a decision made by the track and something we support,” said Ron Battoni the executive director of the Pennsylvania Harness Horseman’s Association that represent horsemen at both Pocono and Harrah’s.
Times are a changing. As noted over the past weeks stallions are on the move to Pennsylvania. The state appears to be the model of what slot legislation can do for the horse racing industry. Earlier this week it was announced by Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs that in 2013 the track has set out to card even more races for horses specifically Pennsylvania owned, bred and located within its borders.
That news may have sent shock waves to training centers in New Jersey and even New York, since those are the current locations where trainers house their stock and ship to Harrah’s Philadelphia or Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs to race. But like those training centers, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs also operates a backstretch with approximately 700 stalls and wishes to keep that backstretch opened.
The facts bear out that Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs lost between $160,000 and $170,000 in operational costs of their backstretch this year.
“This was a decision made by the track and something we support,” said Ron Battoni the executive director of the Pennsylvania Harness Horseman’s Association that represent horsemen at both Pocono and Harrah’s.
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