andymays
02-14-2011, 12:53 AM
"A Call to Arms in California"
http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/
By Dave Schwartz
Excerpt:
There is a battle waging in California right now between the tracks, the horsemen groups, the regulator and the horseplayer.
Oh, you won’t see it billed as having anything to do with the horseplayer, but make no mistake; it is all about the player. And by “horseplayer” I mean YOU!
The ultimate result of this battle in California will affect players everywhere, not just Santa Anita, Golden Gate and other California ovals.
For those of you who have not been following closely, California racing is in trouble. Track management and horsemen said they needed more revenue in order to increase purses, the end result being to improve the “entertainment value” of the product. That product definitely needs improvement because short, uncompetitive fields just cannot be called a “quality” product.
So, when the track decided that they needed more money for purses where did they turn?
They turned to the horse player, of course. As they always do. They raised the takeout!
For the rest of the story click on the link!
http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/
http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/
By Dave Schwartz
Excerpt:
There is a battle waging in California right now between the tracks, the horsemen groups, the regulator and the horseplayer.
Oh, you won’t see it billed as having anything to do with the horseplayer, but make no mistake; it is all about the player. And by “horseplayer” I mean YOU!
The ultimate result of this battle in California will affect players everywhere, not just Santa Anita, Golden Gate and other California ovals.
For those of you who have not been following closely, California racing is in trouble. Track management and horsemen said they needed more revenue in order to increase purses, the end result being to improve the “entertainment value” of the product. That product definitely needs improvement because short, uncompetitive fields just cannot be called a “quality” product.
So, when the track decided that they needed more money for purses where did they turn?
They turned to the horse player, of course. As they always do. They raised the takeout!
For the rest of the story click on the link!
http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/