Re: Racing Don't Need This! (579 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: September 11, 2015 01:16PM
P-Dub Wrote:
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> And agree with Bull, the takeout doesn't help
> matters.
[b]P-Dub, 14% takeout on all stakes P4 at quirKY Downs tomorrow. So what if
they're running on a course thats probably better suited for golf or fox
hunting or maybe one of those Civil War re-creations, on the positive side the
racecaller seems to be doing a much better job of keeping off track fans in
the loop with regards to how close runners are to the finish line. I mean,
even in Living Room Downs, its good to know when to go to the whip.[/b]
>
> Its declining because those in charge haven't a
> clue. Blaming other forms of gambling is taking
> away the focus of the real problem. The decision
> makers of racing.
[b]The alarmist stuff has been with us for a long time, but the major
contractions we have been talking about have never really come to pass.
In states where racing has a "friendly government", racing/breeding is
doing quite well. There is still a stable core of very healthy facilities --
Del Mar, Gulf, Spa, Santa Anita, Keeneland, Oaklawn, Woodbine, Tampa, among
others where racing is strong, though not without issues, and capable of
providing year round quality racing to what is now a national audience. The
marketing of the Sport probably leaves something to be desired. [/b]