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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
In certain instances, yes, but my point was not to say horse racing is/was/could be as popular as football but that racing is well-suited for a 24-hour network. It will never reach football's level in our lifetime, but the point is while NFL/MLB/NBA have their own channel... horse racing has two! The "industry" should be taking advantage.
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The bird has flown on racing being a popular spectator sport. There was a time when television contracts were becoming popular where racing had an opportunity to gain significant exposure via the airwaves but opted against it and at that point in time, sports like football capitalized.
You're speaking of "if" and the "industry" but are forgetting about the people who are in charge of the game right now. Oh wait, that's right, no one is in charge of the game. It is a system of state-by-state governing bodies that have differing opinions on safety, wagering, takeout, and many other issues. Expecting, or even dreaming that somehow someone (and we don't even know who because we have quotations around there supposed name) is going to come along, scoop up all the fragments of this game, build something sophisticated like a racing network and a not-for-profit ADW has as much chance of happening as Jorge Chavez starting at Center for the Knicks next year.
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