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[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I don't think that these two experiments really are what drgs was refering to when he talked of meaningful reductions in handle. It is really hard to get people to bet a C level signal that they dont follow with any real money simply because one bet has a reduced handle for a few weeks.

Yep.

Ellis Park was up against Saratoga and Del Mar - and I believe they did see a big handle increase as there P4 pools were pretty minimal prior to that one-meet expierment.

I believe Pimlico was also up against Saratoga and Del Mar when they tried it for something like 10 or 12 racing days.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Your rule wouldn't help much. The stars of the sport need to be people, not horses. The only thing your rule would do would lead to more campaigns like we are seeing out of our "stars" this year. Or lead horses to start later in life which causes owners to lose more money and horses to be less prepared to run more often.

Maybe if people unfamiliar with handicapping learned how to play the game it would attract their interest. TVG and HRTV throw out numbers but that does not teach anyone.

It would be difficult to make a show interesting and educational without the human interaction of poker.

[3kings]

[quote=Port Conway Lane;679199 TVG and HRTV throw out numbers but that does not teach anyone.

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I actually think the TVG people hurt the game. Their opinions are almost always wrong and when the casual fan flips it on for a few minutes they see "the experts" picks. When THE PICKS are not even close they figure if the people on TV that are paid to do this are wrong, how can I pick the right horse. This goes for Hammerin Hank too.