Del Mar opens Wed. Racing hurting all over the place

Originally Posted by Danzig

the first day handle is good news. as others have said here, and i have said elsewhere, ownership needs to grow. you see the news when a big stakes race gets a purse bump...but what about the day to day racing? those are the races that need attention. rich guys will get in the game, but it's people that aren't rich but would like to be owners who are the bread and butter. more owners, more horses. more horses, better cards. and better gambling of course.
the opening day numbers shows bettors are there. now-do what must be done to keep them, and get the numbers to grow. zero growth and/or decline are not conducive to a strong sport.

What should they do to entice "bread and butter" owners to join? If they do entice them, do the quality of stakes horses/competition improve or do we have "everyday joe" owner running his horses in stakes company after winning a claiming race. Del Mar right now has pretty decent fields, and is great to see that the payoffs are high.