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Pensacola Pete 05-27-2018 03:31 PM

How many U.S. tracks/circuits will be running full meetings in 2028?
 
Full meeting" is defined to be 50 or more racing dates OR at least eight consecutive weeks.

My OPINION is that there will be ten:
NYRA
SoCal
Miami Florida
Kentucky
Texas
Bush Lousiana (DeD EvD)
Fair Grounds
Oaklawn
Tampa
Turf Paradise



The rest may run short meetings to keep licenses, breeding programs, or whatever else, but no extended meetings.

I see Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and West Virginia all vanishing from existence. North California will be fairs-only. Hawthorne might run a couple of meetings per year (Arlington is headed to commercial development when Mr. Duchossois is gone).

The reason?
1) Greedy gaming companies tired of subsidizing racing.

2) Revenue-hungry states that will only-too-gladly allow decoupling, in return for an extra percent or two of tax and/or more revenue to tax without racing eating up income. It's a win-win for the states and gaming companies. Not so good for the horsemen.

3) Idiotic management, which never got its head out of where the sun doesn't shine, and instead continued --- up to the end --- to live in the 1950's.

You're welcome to a different view.

FakeNameChanged 05-27-2018 03:55 PM

My goal is to be able to attend any meeting in 2028.

MonmouthParkJoe 05-27-2018 04:41 PM

Monmouth will have winter racing by then

Tom 05-27-2018 06:10 PM

NYRA will be running 2 furlong sprint races for NYSB who have never finished 3 races.

GP, in 2028, will still waiting for post time for the last race on 12/31/2027.

The Breeders Cup, at Great Barrington Fair, will be run over 6 weekends from May to December.

The Triple Crown, now for 4yos, will be contested at the gruelling distances of 5.5F, 6.0F, and the demanding and inhumane 7.0F. The races will be run in May, September, and December.

Denny 05-27-2018 08:16 PM

Why are you calling gaming companies "greedy"?
Their profits are determined by percentages charged on their games.
If their rates sucked, then they'd be out of business quick.

Horse racing is the real "greedy" one here. Has been for a long time.
They charge higher rates than anyone, all the while taking money from the gaming company to pay for purses!

Tom 05-27-2018 10:50 PM

Greedy is right.
Two more payments and that Beer I had at Toga three years ago is all mine! :p

jocko699 05-27-2018 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 2322422)
Greedy is right.
Two more payments and that Beer I had at Toga three years ago is all mine! :p

Tom, Do you still have that beer?

jay68802 05-28-2018 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocko699 (Post 2322425)
Tom, Do you still have that beer?

Yes he does, and I challenge you to try and drink it.:D

jocko699 05-28-2018 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay68802 (Post 2322448)
Yes he does, and I challenge you to try and drink it.:D

Negative nightrider, the pattern is full!!!!!!!!!

dilanesp 05-28-2018 01:41 PM

You didn't mention the single most important cause of all the contraction, which is simulcasting. Simulcasting killed the mid-level racetrack.

AndyC 05-28-2018 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denny (Post 2322379)
Why are you calling gaming companies "greedy"?
Their profits are determined by percentages charged on their games.
If their rates sucked, then they'd be out of business quick.

Horse racing is the real "greedy" one here. Has been for a long time.
They charge higher rates than anyone, all the while taking money from the gaming company to pay for purses!

Exactly! And now they want a piece of sports betting to pay for purses.

cj 05-28-2018 02:13 PM

Original post didn't mention Maryland. It will be around. Breeding is big there.

lamboguy 05-28-2018 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cj (Post 2322575)
Original post didn't mention Maryland. It will be around. Breeding is big there.

that place is the biggest cinch to be around out of all of them. also i think Oaklahoma and Indiana are pretty solid as well.

Denny 05-29-2018 08:04 PM

I think most tracks will be around.

There may be some more consolidation in regions. Like Florida has been doing and Stronach will close Pimlico, but shift to Laurel to take it's place.

If the casino dole gets pulled they'll look to state governments to keep them going. They'll convince government that horseracing creates jobs and keeps green space.

There's other ways to fund purses like historical racing and similar gimmicks.

Purses may get lower. The horsemen will have to deal.

Virginia is getting back in the game soon. They'll get the breeding going.

Do you think they'd be getting back into it if they thought it would die in a few years.

There's big money in this sport - it's not going away.

ronsmac 05-29-2018 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by lamboguy (Post 2322590)
that place is the biggest cinch to be around out of all of them. also i think Oaklahoma and Indiana are pretty solid as well.

Maryland was on life support before the casino money started rolling in.


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