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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I honestly didn't take it out of contest. I understand what you said but don't agree with it. Bettors have their money invested in the breeding business....in fact they fuel it. If you can't see this relationship, and I think you can, then you aren't thinking it through.
I don't disagree that many people not directly involved in the breeding business don't understand, as you explained, how hard it is to make money in that aspect of the business.
What I disgreed with was ANY suggestion that bettors don't have their money invested.....because it is invested in every aspect of this game...whether directly or indirectly.
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Absolutely there's an indirect involvement... just like any aspect of the sport has an indirect involvement with the other... some more than others.
But you cant possibly think that your average bettor is more important to the average breeder than the actual buyers at the sale.
Breeders sell to the buyers who race the horses the bettors bet on... its a circular industry that can be made or broken with the domino effect.
Everyone knows this... but not everyone is informed enough to make such sweeping statements as to lay blame for the sports deteriation on the breeding industry. Not that anyone specifically has in this thread, but its something that gets touched upon a lot.