Is racing doing this right?

[Sightseek]

When I first started to become a racing fan, it was nearly impossible to watch a race. This hasn't changed much with the exception of Keeneland offering live streaming on their website. Having to pay (either through a cable or dish provider) or set up an online account to see live races is silly -- not to mention that most of us still, or not to long ago, had to have multiple accounts or both TVG and HRTV to get all of the tracks we wanted to see. Why are you going to go through all of those troubles if you are only curious about the sport?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

When I first started to become a racing fan, it was nearly impossible to watch a race. This hasn't changed much with the exception of Keeneland offering live streaming on their website. Having to pay (either through a cable or dish provider) or set up an online account to see live races is silly -- not to mention that most of us still, or not to long ago, had to have multiple accounts or both TVG and HRTV to get all of the tracks we wanted to see. Why are you going to go through all of those troubles if you are only curious about the sport?

Fair enough Nic but were curious about TC horses and or major stakes quality types or did you want to be tickled by today Turf paradise spectacular?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Fair enough Nic but were curious about TC horses and or major stakes quality types or did you want to be tickled by today Turf paradise spectacular?

You're talking to someone who watches Mountaineer and Charles Town on Saturday nights.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

You're talking to someone who watches Mountaineer and Charles Town on Saturday nights.

Well that is something that needs to change.. In the beginning BEFORE you were hooked did you really care about a Thistle thursday?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Well that is something that needs to change.. In the beginning BEFORE you were hooked did you really care about a Thistle thursday?

Well the original point of my post was that the current model is putting the cart before the horse.

That said, I can see your point that the original draw for the potential new fan is going to be the exciting stakes horse, but if a track provided the races before and after a particular stake, don't you think it is possible that someone is going to see that a) non-stakes races can be just as exciting b) money can be made in those races too?

I don't mean this to sound as if this is the cure to racing, but to get back to the topic of how racing is using technology correctly, I think this is an area in which they fail for the most part. Though improvements have been made.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Well the original point of my post was that the current model is putting the cart before the horse.

That said, I can see your point that the original draw for the potential new fan is going to be the exciting stakes horse, but if a track provided the races before and after a particular stake, don't you think it is possible that someone is going to see that a) non-stakes races can be just as exciting b) money can be made in those races too?

I don't mean this to sound as if this is the cure to racing, but to get back to the topic of how racing is using technology correctly, I think this is an area in which they fail for the most part. Though improvements have been made.

agreed