Racing product is Fine?

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by moodwalker

Saratoga
Belmont
Keeneland
Churchill
Santa Anita
Del Mar
Gulfstream
Arlington

These should be the only operating racetracks in my opinion. Limit the trainers and jockeys and make purses huge. It will get rid of the chaff.

Similar to how Hong Kong operates but on a bit larger scale.

i totally disagree but god where do i beginlol? racing definately needs to survive in maryland in my opinion. how can you exclude some of the smaller tracks that are up and coming like tampa, remington, zia, sunland, and other places that are also doing well like mountaineer, and turfway which runs generally fuller races during the winter for the lower level kentucky horses and the nearby ohio stock?youd not only be stopping alotta tracks that are doing well youd also be putting alotta people alotta work and probaly alotta families homeless as well. youd also be turning away even more fans which the sport doesnt need to lose anymore as itd be difficult for them to attend live racing, also itd exclude the smaller owners in the game. i can go on and on but i think you get my point

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

i totally disagree but god where do i beginlol? racing definately needs to survive in maryland in my opinion. how can you exclude some of the smaller tracks that are up and coming like tampa, remington, zia, sunland, and other places that are also doing well like mountaineer, and turfway which runs generally fuller races during the winter for the lower level kentucky horses and the nearby ohio stock?youd not only be stopping alotta tracks that are doing well youd also be putting alotta people alotta work and probaly alotta families homeless as well. youd also be turning away even more fans which the sport doesnt need to lose anymore as itd be difficult for them to attend live racing, also itd exclude the smaller owners in the game. i can go on and on but i think you get my point

I get your point, I promise. But I think the game needs to rid itself of all the things you suggest keeping. Most fans don't attend live racing anyway. The key is quality racing for huge purses. And a few tracks and horsemen sharing all of the gambling dollars versus many people getting a piece of the pie. This is just my opinion though. I understand your viewpoint.

[POINTGIVEN1985]

i still like my idea, for ny racing that is