tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post2984540693777451926..comments2009-05-13T10:16:31.172-04:00HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-34294200088994160082009-05-13T09:33:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:33:00.000-04:00

Anon, I'm fully aware that horse racing marketers have two strikes against them at the start. They basically have no chance because like you say, the business model makes marketing next to impossible. Until tracks lower the prices (by either decreasing takeout, or increasing rebates), growth is an impossibility.<br />Hana shills? Whatever.<br /><br />Turf Ruler, slight correction. The number

Cangamblehttp://www.cangamble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-12853408940124971712009-05-13T09:02:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:02:00.000-04:00

Anon,<br /><br />Regarding this comment:<br /><br />The problem with this blog and so many others is not the ideas and concepts being relayed, it&#39;s the ignorance that all racetrack operators and marketers &quot;aren&#39;t doing anything&quot; to help racing. Spend a few days in the office of a racetrack executive and you&#39;ll see how the horse racing model and its many arms and legs are the

HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-70133863600222152552009-05-12T11:56:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:56:00.000-04:00

The one thing that truly amazes me is that the race track managers really believe that the 50,000 or 150,000 fans that attend a major horse racing event will return to the track when 90% of them lose their money. With practically no help from management on how to play the game, except how to make the wagers, they seem to believe that the fans who come out to these events somehow will know how to

TurfRulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11937733991325395797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-91134683292045243562009-05-12T11:39:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:39:00.000-04:00

The problem with this blog and so many others is not the ideas and concepts being relayed, it's the ignorance that all racetrack operators and marketers "aren't doing anything" to help racing. Spend a few days in the office of a racetrack executive and you'll see how the horse racing model and its many arms and legs are the challenge. The overall model which drives horse racing is flawed, and no

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-45842281799892290272009-05-12T11:32:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:32:00.000-04:00

I've often said that winners create players. I think though, that horse racing heads know that because of takeout, winners are few, and long term winners are fewer.<br />They may not want to touch that hornet's nest. Again, from a reliable source, I heard that 1 in 1000 HPI members win in any 365 day sequence. And because that person won one year doesn't mean he or she won the next year.<br />

Cangamblehttp://www.cangamble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-76329741582391646352009-05-12T11:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:00:00.000-04:00

Right on Doug. More horseplayer winners equals more people trying to become winners themselves.The racing Marketing Managers seem to overlook this issue and bury it.<br />It is as if they want to downplay the gambling aspect of the game, when in fact it is paramount to draw the fans.<br />Race the horses without gambling and see how many people show up.

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