BEYER: Racing still draws, just not to track..

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Why 1983?

Maybe because that was the exact bottom of the last recession that compared to the one we just went through? Is he using CPI for his inflation adjustment? That basket has changed as well since the 1980's.

Racing is far from death. The idea, however, that someday we will have 50 people at Belmont and our handle will be surging just doesn't make sense. And even after his inflation adjustment, that uses suspect and cherry picked dates, there is little if any growth in 30 years....Mind you when I think about the glory days of racing, the 1980's isn't it. I think early 70's and before. Would much rather look at those numbers.

why 1983? maybe because it's exactly 30 years ago? not sure why you think it's suspect or cherry picked.

but he's right, the tracks need to explore ways to take care of their off-track customers, lest they end up in the same mess as the usps for example.