Harness, Harleys and the Hustle: The Racino!

The Racino has been on our radar to check out for a while, but especially after I met EB at the Horseshoe in August. He told me he was there a lot because his family owns harness horses. So with our intrepid companion LM, we headed up to check out the whole scene. Our evening included the harness track, the casino and Vapor (the nightclub).


CK: It helped a lot that within the first 10 minutes we met the Blue Knights motorcycle club. They were good looking, totally ripped (muscular, that is), and fun. Unfortunately, they live in Rockland County and at least one has a narcissistic personality disorder but they had NICE BIKES! I will say nothing about the slot machine area because I find that whole scene unappealing. Vapor was actually a lot of fun and I think one could probably meet men there – if the idiot international president of the Blue Knights from Iowa would leave one alone!! There were plenty of dance offers and the band was really good. I like the whole set-up with the upstairs and everything. I’d go there again – maybe once every six months. If for no other reason than to watch the classic older disco dancers gliding around the floor with their Haggar slacks and large-collar shirts.

DT: Wow! I was HOT this night . . . as far as the betting at the harness track goes, that is. I could not pick them wrong. But this only went for the horses. Helping one of the Blue Knights (who had an underbite like Bruce Springsteen that I found endearing) win a couple of hundred dollars on a Shetland pony, the night got off to a great start. I got a cigar in return. Met a very new aquaintence from Match.com there (nice guy but no interest; he was a good sport though). If you like older men with food in their facial hair, the harness track is the place for you! CK's right, if not for the Blue Knights, not sure there'd be much action here at the harness track! Companions and I had a lot of fun - including a lame rendition of Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" while in the ladies room, which the patrons at the bar just outside of the bathroom rated a "9." I presume that was out of ten but in the gambling world, who knows! And who knew the acoustics were such that the entire bar could hear us singing in the bathroom. I fared as well at poker - winning $20 in a few minutes. Not so lucky at Vapor, although I did meet a few nice and somewhat off-beat men. Agree with CK on the 'smooth operators' on the dance floor. Made me wish I actually knew the "Hustle" or some other disco-era dance. Much diversity, many ages, most already spoken for. Music was great if you like loud wedding-like bands. They played the standards. The Blue Knights could use a few pointers in how to treat a lady.