I don't thimk that instant racing will generate enough income to justify the investment that would need to be made. KY downs is a different story because they are in a market with no competition and had a facility that was easily and cheaply converted.
Without a year round or semi-year round circuit the racing in KY overall will continue to erode. People seem to forget that with the less racing that everyone is so hot to try out there still needs to be a place to train the horses and a place for them to run. It isnt like you can put them in a freezer and thaw them out when the racing starts back up again. And the cheaper horses that race in the winter are the ones that least can afford to not race for any length of time. IF Turfway were to close it isnt like the world would end but it would make CD and Kee into complete commuter tracks as trainers would ship out as soon as those meets ended and would be more selective with what horses they sent. In other word as NYRA raises the min claiming price more cheap horses would wind up at KY tracks which isnt going to produce better quality racing.
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03-02-2012, 01:57 PM
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