SUN: Racing's media makeover paying off

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Wrong. The first time I stepped foot on a track was in 2004 after watching TV and getting hooked. Instead of going to the beach with all of my girlfriends, I took a vacation to Saratoga by myself.

Sighty, you are the exception to the rule. The majority of the girls would have stayed at the beach.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Sighty, you are the exception to the rule. The majority of the girls would have stayed at the beach.

But I think that is the point, there are other women like myself and My Miss Storm Cat that can be lured in and trying to do so is not a waste of time and an impossible task. This is not to say that this is the most important segment of the public that racing needs to charm. They (racing) absolutely needs to get their act together in pleasing the heavy bettor and getting tracks and ADWs to work with one another and all of the other countless issues that go along with this so I can understand the argument that their energies are misplaced.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

But I think that is the point, there are other women like myself and My Miss Storm Cat that can be lured in and trying to do so is not a waste of time and an impossible task. This is not to say that this is the most important segment of the public that racing needs to charm. They (racing) absolutely needs to get their act together in pleasing the heavy bettor and getting tracks and ADWs to work with one another and all of the other countless issues that go along with this so I can understand the argument that their energies are misplaced.

I don't disagree with you about there not being women bettors, but I just feel that the number Riot put out there for ones with wagering accounts is way way off base.