Questions for Zenyatta Fans. . .

[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Bzzz we dont need fans we need gamblers.

Actually, the sport does need FANS, and gamblers, and owners, and leadership, and a lot of other things. It needs balance and sports like the NFL and MLB and even freakin' Major League Soccer have those things. I was just at a conference that the NFL Commissioner spoke at (he's surprisingly a very soft spoken man) and he talked about the how important the balance is between all user groups and how important the fans are. Without the fans, revenue drops - you need the balance. The sport of horse racing is really lacking in this balance.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Actually, the sport does need FANS, and gamblers, and owners, and leadership, and a lot of other things. It needs balance and sports like the NFL and MLB and even freakin' Major League Soccer have those things. I was just at a conference that the NFL Commissioner spoke at (he's surprisingly a very soft spoken man) and he talked about the how important the balance is between all user groups and how important the fans are. Without the fans, revenue drops - you need the balance. The sport of horse racing is really lacking in this balance.

i dont know how you can even go around comparing horse racing & the NFL?

They are two completely seperate products that have two completely different goals.

one is based purely on gambling.. one is based on TV contract and ticket sales.

apples and diet soda... (apples & oranges are more similar than NFL and horse racing)