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 Mature beyond Years
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Anybody else think $50 EF is a little high for an Open 4D (7/10th split)? No added money, just part of a series. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | yes |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: SE KS | YES
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Expert
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | If no added money then yes that's way to high IMO. There's no way I could make that hauling all my horses because that would be $200 I'm entry fees. Only time I will pay that much is if there's a lot of added money. |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | uhhh yeah for sure...I wouldn't run in it unless there was added money or prizes. |
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 Elite Veteran
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Location: Washington | Depends...if it is for a series then there are obviously going to be awards. They have to help pay for the awards some how I am sure. |
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Location: East Texas | Well, crap. I wish I would have known that...... We paid $175 last week end.... Then again that added up to $65,000 worth of pay-out.
Edited by CrossDRanch 2014-05-16 1:46 PM
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Yes, if it is a small show that is a lot
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  Fact Checker
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | No added money? Yes, the entry fee is too high..... |
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Location: Desert Land | Out here in CA that's about right for EF no low or no added money. |
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Location: California | For Southern California that's almost the lowest you will find! Any races with added money are $75 plus a $10 office/grounds fee and that's for anywhere between $1000-$3000 added.
If the $50 is for a series and there are no other fees I would assume some of that is being held for the series awards. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: East Texas | Sorry...just had to be a smart ass on a Friday afternoon. Anyway, I looked at the type events that you describe here on the events page and most in my area (East Texas) were $30-$40. |
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 Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | Yes, that's pretty high. Back home (Northeast Texas) I paid $20-$35 in entry fees. |
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 A Lady with Fight
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Location: NC | $25-30 without any added money or a few hundred up to $1000.
I wouldn't pay $50 unless there was a few grand added.
That doesn't include fundraisers or benefits though. They have their own 'rules'.
Edited by hlynn 2014-05-16 2:26 PM
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| Depends... If you're paying $50 entry fee with no/low office hold out and no garbage fees then I think it's reasonable but if you are paying $50 entry fee with 30% office hold out, arena fees, office fees and late fees...you are better off staying home. I support a higher entry fee with no added money if its 90-100% payback- |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Yes, that's high for no added money (central MT). Around here the entry fees ranger between $15-$40 (including office/arena fees) for no money added, then usually $45+ for money added. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I know which jackpot you are talking about.
If you think it is too high, don't go.
This series has a free year lease on a nice gooseneck, free parking, ground is good, not the nicest warm up, but a lot better then some.
Edited to add 2 jackpots per day so you save in fuel too
Edited by cheryl makofka 2014-05-16 4:58 PM
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | cheryl makofka - 2014-05-16 4:57 PM I know which jackpot you are talking about. If you think it is too high, don't go. This series has a free year lease on a nice gooseneck, free parking, ground is good, not the nicest warm up, but a lot better then some. Edited to add 2 jackpots per day so you save in fuel too
50.00 for two runs?
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2014-05-16 5:11 PM
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 More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | From what Cheryl described it sounds like it might be worth it if you're going to do the series for a chance at those great prizes. It also depends on how far I have to drive. Around here its nothing to drive 100 miles to a run with no added money just to get some runs in. If it was close and I didn't have to spend a buttload on fuel....yes I'd pay $50. |
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 Cyber World Challenged
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Location: My Own Little World | Not sure of the full details of the series you are in but I am a producer here in Southern Nevada and here's what a $50 entry fee is getting you in my 4 race summer series:
$250 added per race
$5 of every entry goes to the average
$0 arena fees
Prizes in the average |
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