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Originally Posted by eajinabi
Dubai World Cup will only get bigger and better with the introduction of thier new Meydan Track. Do you realize that people at Nad Al Sheba who come to the track can not bet on the races?? Yet thousands and thousands come to watch. That is unheard of in the United States. Its not like the middle east is rich in horse racing tradition as compared to U.S. and Europe.
There is a reason MLB, NBA, and NFL dont set-up teams in small towns - Why? there is no market. Why does horse racing build tracks out in BFE?? There is a reason why your two biggest Racing venues are in New York and Los Angeles. No coincidence.
The "dont-care" approach is why horse racing is losing fans.
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Well, let's see...where to go with this? Suffolk Downs is in metro Boston, easily accessible by public transportation, yet does not do well and does not have a good product. Boston is not BFE, as you say. Woodbine, which is a pain to get to via Toronto metro, and is tough to get to in Toronto traffic, and is in an obscure part of town, miles outside the city has a good product, and does well. Location doesn't have a lot to do with it. If you have a good product, run cards wisely, and have a good business acumen you can do well.
Also, this whole stuff about Dubai, I'm going to guess Shekih Mo build his new palace with his own dime. What track owner you know could do the same? None. They'd all ask for public funding to foot part of the bill. Whole different dynamic. When your ruling family has unlimited sums of money you do as you please. Racing cannot answer to the American taxpayer.
When people get it out of their mind that racing needs a darling slot on ESPN, that they need a Triple Crown winner, that every track should be able to attract 30,000 a card then it will be better off. The NHL has ruined it's product and it's standing by trying to become a mainstream sport, so to speak, in getting away from it's niche status. Sure, some places can support hockey that hadn't before, like Dallas, North Carolina, etc. Mostly because they have successful, well run franchises. But, in the process, the game was moved out of Winnipeg, Quebec City, Hartford, Minnesota (it's back), and gone to die in Miami, Phoenix, and Atlanta.
Stick to your "less is more" stance, the whole revival thing is just garbage.