Finley @ ESPN: Good times are over

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by freddymo

'Meanwhile, racing has done nothing to help itself, particularly when it comes to getting the dynamics of supply and demand to work again. Greatly reduce the total number of racing dates out there and the sport's financial outlook wouldn't look quite so bleak. But no one seems to want to do that, not when it's so easy to run bad horses for good money at Racinos.
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I have frequently asked the question which tracks should reduce dates and or close. So far I have never heard any advocate of racing suggest which tracks should contract.

The idea that tracks closing will make things better is based on faulty logic.

Let's say Ellis Park, Turfway Prk, Mountaineer, Suffolk, Thistle/Beulah/River, Penn National and Prarie Meadows all close tomorrow. All are either on shaky ground or are operated by groups that probably wouldnt mind axing racing. Ok so please tell me how this makes racing better?