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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Because the attendance is slight is not a reason to treat the few that do come poorly. In fact, if anything, they deserve special treatment.
No doubt the wind conditions out there are bad, I have probably spent close to 800 afternoons at the Big A, and winter racing is tough. However, the jockeys have signed on to race here during the winter, so it seems that if they feel it is really necessary to cancel they should do it prudently. Otherwise it can become a " boy who cried wolf " scenerio.
My problem is not caring about riders safety, as I do, but really that more and more the riders are showing that, as a group, they have little interest in any concerns other than their own. Racing is in trouble and the jockeys are refusing to try and be part of the solution. In fact, considering the recent actions of the guild, it seems they are more determined to be part of the problem.
I have close friends who ride, and I have the utmost respect for them, and certainly not everybody is acting completely in their own selfish best interests. However, I wish the riders would find a voice that paints them in a better light and finds a way to unite as opposed to their current position.
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My feeling is that you should never have to pay for admission or parking, for the simple fact when is the last time you went to the track to watch 9.I've been going to the races since 1973 and i remember that they used to have a mailing list where they would send vouchers for parking,admission or a free program (the old style).The plight of racing here in NY is self inflicted by greed and other circumstance.I used to do business with Aramark who had the concessions at tracks and i would go thru the NYRA office and everybodys relative was on the payroll.It was pathetic.Last year for the breeders cup at Belmont on WFAN which is the sports station here, there were more ads to come out to the Meadowlands for that day than Belmont.They do a poor job of marketing this sport not just here but in general.