tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post9006928466915800880..comments2024-01-08T05:30:03.477-05:00Comments on CANGAMBLE: So You Want To Be A StewardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-31567294442314978552010-10-05T00:02:14.265-04:002010-10-05T00:02:14.265-04:00I should add that the track tries to make a profit...I should add that the track tries to make a profit from betting mostly. Concessions are break even at best at a track like Fort Erie I believe.<br />The cost to run each day is pretty high too. Not sure how much if any of that is funded by the QH fund (for example, Stewards, outriders, judges, announcer, mutuel clerks, etc.)Cangamblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-9997184285747857042010-10-04T23:59:36.992-04:002010-10-04T23:59:36.992-04:00I didn't go through this document, but I belie...I didn't go through <a href="http://www.ontarioracingcommission.ca/uploadedFiles/QH-PLAN-FULL-VERSION.pdf" rel="nofollow">this document</a>, but I believe it comes from a Quarter Horse Fund administered by the ORC that represents a portion of either slot monies or the 2% the horsemen get on all wagers (4% on triactors) in Ontario. I think it is the latter.Cangamblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-66518049879840955642010-10-04T21:37:29.979-04:002010-10-04T21:37:29.979-04:00ok so in effect someone else puts up the purse $ a...ok so in effect someone else puts up the purse $ and the track tries their hand at making a profit on beer and programs?<br /><br />Not to be a smartass, but where does the Ontario QH fund get its money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-66958582691966243902010-10-03T23:01:19.620-04:002010-10-03T23:01:19.620-04:00The purses come from an Ontario QH fund. There st...The purses come from an Ontario QH fund. There still has to be an expense in opening up a track and paying employees for the day.Cangamblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-33060926977110778272010-10-03T13:47:49.713-04:002010-10-03T13:47:49.713-04:00where does the purse money come from in the QH rac...where does the purse money come from in the QH races?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com