Comments on: WHY HORSE RACING DECLINED http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/why-horse-racing-declined-45.htm William Shanklin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SuZi http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/why-horse-racing-declined-45.htm/comment-page-1#comment-165 SuZi Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:06:32 +0000 http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/?p=45#comment-165 The problem as i see it, is that horse racing is not "really" about horses. It is about gambling. So, the efforts should not go into creating a fan base for horses. You'll get people that show up to watch the horses, but as noted they do not gamble. Bottom line is that gamblers are your customer: the basis of the horse racing industry. It is an industry based on a faulty, or at least shifting foundation: horse racing is not the only gambling option in town any longer and the pace is too slow (no pun intended for those harness racing fans). The problem as i see it, is that horse racing is not “really” about horses. It is about gambling.

So, the efforts should not go into creating a fan base for horses. You’ll get people that show up to watch the horses, but as noted they do not gamble.

Bottom line is that gamblers are your customer: the basis of the horse racing industry.

It is an industry based on a faulty, or at least shifting foundation: horse racing is not the only gambling option in town any longer and the pace is too slow (no pun intended for those harness racing fans).

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]]> By: Bob Caito http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/why-horse-racing-declined-45.htm/comment-page-1#comment-158 Bob Caito Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:21:42 +0000 http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/?p=45#comment-158 Number 5 above should rank first. Racetrack management still treats it's customers like excess baggage, even in the face of growing competition from casinos. Racetrack management would appear to lack the desire or the imagination to make horse racing successful again. Unless or until horse racing gets some bold leadership the future is no real future at all. Number 5 above should rank first. Racetrack management still treats it’s customers like excess baggage, even in the face of growing competition from casinos. Racetrack management would appear to lack the desire or the imagination to make horse racing successful again. Unless or until horse racing gets some bold leadership the future is no real future at all.

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