More good news for horseman from CDI

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Originally Posted by justindew

I just love when bettors complain yet continue to bet. NO ONE AT CD OR ANYWHERE ELSE WILL CARE WHAT BETTORS THINK IF THEY CONTINUE TO WAGER ON HORSE RACING.

Bettors have power that they don't seem to realize. Look at the Future Wager that CD offers. Handle has dropped recently. So they made changes this year by adding the exacta. Did it work? We'll see. But at least they are listening to some degree.

If bettors want track execs and whomever else to make changes, go play poker for a while.

In theory what you are saying has some validity. But CDI acts as though it would rather maneuver into getting a larger % of a dwindling pool and wait on the slots as its solution. Aronsen seems to get it from his recent comments but the whole Silicon Valley thing makes most people believe that their focus is somewhere other than racing especially after some of the lame ideas that have come from there and the impossibly hardline they keep drawing in negotiations.