Just wondering if anyone is doing anything there with the new lower takeout?
As was mentioned in an earlier post, the betting patterns are a bit odd - the win pool is frequently way way more than the exacta pool. They appear to be burying the handle of Prairie Meadows - who has had it also appears 3 - 100k neighborhood type amount show bets in the last week on 3/5 shots (they pay $2.20 to show). Other than those days their handle looks to be much lower. Arlington is holding on with 8 race cards. Far as I can tell, Cby is up about 5% on track wagering and attendance(they had over 12,000 in attendance on Sunday) and about 6.5% overall. I am not able to wager there online, but their off track numbers seem up about 7%. They just added a pick 5 last week, and HANA had them as their feature track last Thursday night. They have a new racing secretary and lots of races that are really unbettable in my opinion - stand out 3/5 shots or short fields. Both of those improved over the past week, but that would seem to be a problem if this lower takeout is in fact going to stimulate higher handle.

Just curious what others may have seen/done there?

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