Is racing really dead

[darnoldrocks]

Here's a different perspective than regularly promoted on Plop !!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/31/horse-racing-resurgence.html

[Brown jug]

the only mention of harness racing was the closure of freehold

[kantseeback]

Just go to YR or Monticello and count heads, the under over is 12 bettors in the grandstand. I remember when both tracks attracted thousands in attendance.

[Papillon]

Here's a different perspective than regularly promoted on Plop !!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/31/horse-racing-resurgence.html

The CNBC article is nonsense, actually embarrassing

[Yonkers1A]

The CNBC article is nonsense, actually embarrassing

My take is horse racing will be around at super tracks, maybe 3 or 4 TB and 2 Buggy tracks, all set up for high rollers and CAW’s

[NOTHING BUT TRUTHS]

CAW is a big issue. its ruining it or the regular players. maybe congress will pass a bill for ukraine and the outlawing of CAW will be on page 1,789.

[Harness Stats]

Lots of info but a bit all over the place. What I had never heard of was the backwards racing they did in the old days.  Just looking at the picture of the driver in front of the horse made me dizzy, can't imagine racing from that perspective

 https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108080715-1735582292408-gettyimages-542400355-1628175.jpeg?v=1735582339&w=1858&h=1045&ffmt=webp&vtcrop=y

[jupiter]

Go to any track in the US or Canada and look at the attendees for live racing. I'm not talking days when there are marquis events, overnight racing. People are not motivated to stay at the track, long and boring.

[Parked]

My take is horse racing will be around at super tracks, maybe 3 or 4 TB and 2 Buggy tracks, all set up for high rollers and CAW’s

Like baseball, the big  tracks need the smaller tracks to supply them participants. As casinos force horse racing out of business due to decoupling. It will all fall apart in a matter of years as contracts and laws expire. 

[AgentQ]

Racing is not dead, but it will be in about two years. You can't have 80% of gamblers losing. You also cannot have 90% of owners getting crushed. You end up with two major issues; your demand will evaporate as bettors will cease patronize your product and the supply side will shrink to a level where not enough horses are getting bred to support putting on any racing. It's happening folks, right before your eyes.

[Checked Up]

Very good point about the Factory Farms crushing the guys who have a few head for guys that just want to make enough money to cover their bills . These types of owners are getting tired of racing for third fourth and fifth! Theses types are mostly "race fillers" & that gets old real fast!

[G]

Harness racing is thriving in Toronto!

[Pacer 2]

Harness racing is thriving in Toronto!

   Its thriving in most places.  Saratoga and Hoosier are getting record handles. Lots of tracks doing well......

[Sweet]

 

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[dougie]

While "Fair" racing here in Maine is always popular, racing in Maine is in pretty bad shape. Before Scarbourgh closed, you could count the attendance at maybe 50 on a sunny summer day. At Monticello, the numbers are truly sad. Maybe a couple of dozen between the simulcast room and the makeshift mental seating they put out there. Young folks don't know and certainly don't care about harness racing. Casinos, Sports Betting, and Poker are now all the rage, When I play poker in Boston'd Encore Casino. the blackjack and roulette tables are packed with the under 30 crowd. The Horse Racing part of the Fan Duel room is with old farts like me. LOL!