Ghost of its Former Self (321 Views)
Posted by: Fairmount1 (IP Logged)
Date: January 28, 2025 11:04PM
Northern Cali didn't apply for Racing Dates in 2025 (Golden Gate now closed also).
Laurel set to close after Pimlico is remodeled.
Aqueduct set to close I assume once Belmont is finished?
Gulfstream setting the stage to end racing in So Fla.
Hawthorne's days are numbers by several accounts.
California racing (which is now So Cal racing only) needs a major boost to survive by most accounts from out west.
Foal crops down and wagering numbers down (both down Huge if being fair looking big picture) esp if you removed the CAW money from the mix.
I think it is fair to say that we are watching the Collapse of major components of an industry in real time. Very hard to believe. Enjoy it the best you can live I'd say as soon racing will be associated with words/phrases like extinct, relic, and antique era in many places. Horseplayers will be associated with words/phrases like dinosaurs and endangered species. (I'm generally pretty optimistic but just calling it how I see it).
Laurel set to close after Pimlico is remodeled.
Aqueduct set to close I assume once Belmont is finished?
Gulfstream setting the stage to end racing in So Fla.
Hawthorne's days are numbers by several accounts.
California racing (which is now So Cal racing only) needs a major boost to survive by most accounts from out west.
Foal crops down and wagering numbers down (both down Huge if being fair looking big picture) esp if you removed the CAW money from the mix.
I think it is fair to say that we are watching the Collapse of major components of an industry in real time. Very hard to believe. Enjoy it the best you can live I'd say as soon racing will be associated with words/phrases like extinct, relic, and antique era in many places. Horseplayers will be associated with words/phrases like dinosaurs and endangered species. (I'm generally pretty optimistic but just calling it how I see it).
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