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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by Lockedin with Pace on Today at 01:53:41 PM »
Then the sport should die. If it does not have enough customer support why should it exist?  If it just disappeared 99% of the population would not care and they might actually be happy because those funds could be used for things they want. As long as the handouts exist the industry will not try to offer a product people want and will support.

Attracting new fans is impossible as the industry is NOW. That does not mean it cannot evolve into something people would want.  The casinos under the same roof are packed. The Red Mile gets more people spending money on historical racing!

I do believe it's just a matter of time before the handouts in some states will be greatly reduced or eliminated and some of those tracks will have to close.
One casino that is never busy is Harrah's Chester. It's in a high crime area with alot of poor people.
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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by Bitter Truth on Today at 01:51:55 PM »
You're right Locked in. Blame Campbell, blame whoever. Change tracks, doesn't matter. I was thinking of
The Jug and their crowd. If those people 'WERE' actually harness racing fans, Scioto would be packed.
The vast majority of them are just there to party, which is fine, but  not doing much for the industry in
general. Fool's gold. Having said that, weather is looking clear as a bell, 0% of rain both nights this week
and I for one am looking forward to some great racing, handle or not. tmbz1
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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by Kenny on Today at 01:45:06 PM »
I just don't believe no matter what they try, attracting many new fans is just a fantasy. There are too many other options for people to wager on that take less time without knowing how to read the program. Take away the handouts, and as I said before, some tracks will be forced to close or drop their purses dramatically resulting in people leaving the game because it isn't profitable. Attracting new fans to almost any track is impossible no matter what they try.

Then the sport should die. If it does not have enough customer support why should it exist?  If it just disappeared 99% of the population would not care and they might actually be happy because those funds could be used for things they want. As long as the handouts exist the industry will not try to offer a product people want and will support.

Attracting new fans is impossible as the industry is NOW. That does not mean it cannot evolve into something people would want.  The casinos under the same roof are packed. The Red Mile gets more people spending money on historical racing!
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Harness Racing / Re: George Nap Jr off the stuff??
« Last post by Lockedin with Pace on Today at 01:28:46 PM »
I remember talking with him and his dad many times at the qualifiers each week at Pompano. Nice kid. I don't know much about the owners and trainers he drives for now. But I do remember he use to love to "leave" with his horses at Pompano.


He still loves to leave and drives for several trainers with checkered pasts and multiple suspensions. Still a live driver at age 61.
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Harness Racing / Re: Joe Faraldo
« Last post by Yonkers1A on Today at 01:26:58 PM »
Nicknames are cute Mike
:)

Calm down Fuckface
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Harness Racing / Re: Joe Faraldo
« Last post by wiggles44 on Today at 01:26:16 PM »
Why doesn’t this POS Faraldough allow out of competition testing ?
Nicknames are cute Mike
:)
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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by wiggles44 on Today at 01:25:20 PM »
I just don't believe no matter what they try, attracting many new fans is just a fantasy. There are too many other options for people to wager on that take less time without knowing how to read the program. Take away the handouts, and as I said before, some tracks will be forced to close or drop their purses dramatically resulting in people leaving the game because it isn't profitable. Attracting new fans to almost any racetrack is impossible no matter what they try.
Your buddy Mike is trying his best to make this happen
:)
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Harness Racing / Re: Joe Faraldo
« Last post by Yonkers1A on Today at 01:24:39 PM »
Why doesn’t this POS Faraldough allow out of competition testing ?
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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by Lockedin with Pace on Today at 01:23:40 PM »
I just don't believe no matter what they try, attracting many new fans is just a fantasy. There are too many other options for people to wager on that take less time without knowing how to read the program. Take away the handouts, and as I said before, some tracks will be forced to close or drop their purses dramatically resulting in people leaving the game because it isn't profitable. Attracting new fans to almost any track is impossible no matter what they try.
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Harness Racing / Re: The BC Elims at Scioto
« Last post by Kenny on Today at 01:08:22 PM »
I realize your common theme is by removing the handouts. How is that going to fix anything? Without the handouts, some tracks would be forced to close while others would see purses so low, it would put people with cheaper horses out of business and alot of jobs would be lost.

There is NO way to fix harness racing. Most of its fans are older people and as they've died off no one has replace them. Younger people aren't interested unless they grew up in the industry.

It is simple economics. With the handouts the customer/fan is irrelevant. They do not have to be concerned with attracting customers because that is not the source of the money supporting the industry. Take away the handouts and the industry has to put out a product people want and will support. That changes everything.

The job loss comment is a red herring. Take the handout money and use it for infrastructure, schools or lower taxes and you get even more jobs and you get things the general publics actually wants.
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