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Originally Posted by Danzig
doesn't your second paragraph contradict your first? and as for whether they listen or not, you don't have to wait til you lose your base to worry about how to give your customers a decent product. perhaps this is the mindset that brings about the constant 'racing is dying' comments-churchill and the other tracks and racing entities need to stay ahead of the game, not behind it. i would point to oaklawn as a case in point. everything has gotten better there, and it's probably because oaklawn has consistently attempted to offer a better product and has managed to find ways to grow their business. they're adding to purses, unlike many tracks right now. your approach would lead to beginning to bail water after the ship has already sunk to the bottom.
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What I'm saying is, the people who seem to be in a position to instantly change things care about one thing: the bottom line. And if bettors keep wagering on the current racing product being offered, the changes we as bettors want to see are unlikely to be realized.
I agree that waiting is not necessary. But I'm not in charge, and I don't have a $250,000 salary on the line if a mistake is made. Unfortunately, the people we need to convince DO have something to lose. And since we keep betting, no one cares what we have to say.