This is how everyone feels, No one wants to look at 4 races a day were the 3/5 horse ran 8 beaten 22 and dropping to get in a class with other horses that are coming off dismal races and by the end of the race from first to last you need a telescope, Northfield and Mohawk always start the first race with with a 2/5 horse that is dropping into a non winners of a peanut and these horses seem to win with ease against other horse that have been fading in their past races, Open a program up from 15 years ago and these racist did not exist at the top tracks but if you do like races were most horses kill a race because they cant keep up. At the runners they go 60 percent for first and that makes winning way more important than sitting on the rail and picking up nice purses and killing the look of what a race should not look like, I have never seen a horse person on this site ever come up with an idea to improve racing and i just read about disgruntled gamblers who want to watch and bet on a product that is exciting. There is no better situation for any form of gambling than excitement for your betting dollar such as a football bet that is 50-50 with 3 minutes to go and see a QB in trouble and escaping with a perfect throw and a great catch and then 5 minutes later at 4 a bunch of new exciting games start and build your blood pressure to the moon by making you feel like you are part of the action, Having people that do not gamble like big breeding people and horsemen run this sport have killed the game and these people should never be at the table when the topic of making this game better, Places like weg put in a staggered gate and horsemen object and next it is taken away or added distant races like they have everywhere outside north AMERICA and again the horsemen dont like it and boom its gone or telling drivers no holes or a big fine and drivers who are over paid working MORONS not even making an attempt to follow that rule and boom it disappears but one GREAT idea that they have kept is the very popular SWINGER bet that has remained because of its popularity and the people who make these rules only making 6 digit pay for some of the great rules and decisions made who in their mind are under paid workers who have made this game were it is today and in line are the sons and daughters of these people who will make racing great again.
I am certainly not a horseman but here is an idea....
the leader at the 1/4 pole gets 10% of the purse
the leader at the 1/2 pole gets 10% of the purse
the leader at the 3/4 pole gets 10% of the purse
the other 70% you can divide to the top four finishers--maybe 40/15/10/5
at least the races would be more interesting to watch
