Jan 24 2008
–Racing needs more stars to promote the sport. Horses need to stay in training longer. How about mandating that no horse gets to breed before it’s a six-year-old, and no two year old racing before August? When the animals are worth more in the breeding shed than they are on the track, something has to [...]
Jan 23 2008
This is one of the most complex issues the industry is currently facing, make no mistake about it. Exclusivity means many things to many people involved in the racing industry, and most of it isn’t good. Having said that, I don’t believe the “Exclusivity” period the racing industry has gone through is all bad. Without [...]
Jan 22 2008
If you talk to most serious handicappers, and even the “Athletes” group, you are going to hear something to the effect of “drugs are ruining the sport.” I believe this to be true now, but I can tell you my head was firmly buried in the sand until I had a conversation in 1999 with [...]
Jan 21 2008
If you want to start a heated discussion among regular Customers in the racing industry, all you have to do is tell one of them that the tote system is secure and no money is being bet late. After they get done yelling about Chris Harn, the two recent examples of past-posting, and all the [...]
Jan 16 2008
Much has been said recently about the simulcast pricing model being “out of whack” and that it needs to change. New “entities” have even been created, like TrackNet Media and the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group to address the issue. The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States even looked at the pricing model with a panel at [...]
Jan 10 2008
It’s not even springtime yet, but change is in the air for the pari-mutuel industry. I am seeing it all around. So what’s a blogger to do? Throw out his two cents of course! This is going to be a multi-part post. I would ask anyone reading it to wait until the end before throwing [...]