Comments on: WHY HORSE RACING DECLINED http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/why-horse-racing-declined-45.htm William Shanklin Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: CHARLIE http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/why-horse-racing-declined-45.htm/comment-page-1#comment-575 CHARLIE Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:23:58 +0000 http://www.horseracingbusiness.com/?p=45#comment-575 THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DECLINE OF HORSE RACING IS THE INDUSTRY IT SELF.THE BUSINESS IS NOT SHORT OF THIEVES,CON MEN AND HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO ARE NOT VERY SMART AT EVERY LEVEL.THE INDUSTRY HAS NEVER INVESTED IN IT SELF.TRAINING THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE JOBS AND THEIR IS A SLEW OF JOB TITLES.ONLY NEW JERSEY AS A STATE A WHILE BACK MADE STRIDES IN THAT DIRECTION. THE BIGGEST JOKE ANY WHERE IS OF COURSE CALIFORNIA WITH IT'S MORATORIUM ON SYNTHYDIC TRACKS AND INSURANCE WOES THAT WENT IGNORED FOR MANY YEARS.THIS STATE IS THE ROLL MODEL OF REPUBLICAN THINKING REAGAN,DUKEMAJIAN.WILSON AND ARNOLD LESS TAX LESS REGULATING LEADS TO DISASTER.THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STEWARDS DON'T APPLY RULES OF RACING,THEY MAKE UP THEIR OWN AS THEY GO.[Edited out because of an allegation against a specific person]. I COULD GO ON FOR EVER.THERE IS A SCANT CHANCE HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA LIVES ON MUCH LONGER.WHEN YOUR OWN REGULATING FORCE IS AS INEPT AS OURS OUT HERE YOU MUST FIND A HOLE FOR YOU HAVE BURIED YOURSELF. THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DECLINE OF HORSE RACING IS THE INDUSTRY IT SELF.THE BUSINESS IS NOT SHORT OF THIEVES,CON MEN AND HAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO ARE NOT VERY SMART AT EVERY LEVEL.THE INDUSTRY HAS NEVER INVESTED IN IT SELF.TRAINING THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE JOBS AND THEIR IS A SLEW OF JOB TITLES.ONLY NEW JERSEY AS A STATE A WHILE BACK MADE STRIDES IN THAT DIRECTION. THE BIGGEST JOKE ANY WHERE IS OF COURSE CALIFORNIA WITH IT’S MORATORIUM ON SYNTHYDIC TRACKS AND INSURANCE WOES THAT WENT IGNORED FOR MANY YEARS.THIS STATE IS THE ROLL MODEL OF REPUBLICAN THINKING REAGAN,DUKEMAJIAN.WILSON AND ARNOLD LESS TAX LESS REGULATING LEADS TO DISASTER.THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STEWARDS DON’T APPLY RULES OF RACING,THEY MAKE UP THEIR OWN AS THEY GO.[Edited out because of an allegation against a specific person]. I COULD GO ON FOR EVER.THERE IS A SCANT CHANCE HORSE RACING IN CALIFORNIA LIVES ON MUCH LONGER.WHEN YOUR OWN REGULATING FORCE IS AS INEPT AS OURS OUT HERE YOU MUST FIND A HOLE FOR YOU HAVE BURIED YOURSELF.

]]> 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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