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I share most of your sentiments, except I blamed the ownership almost entirely.
The whole thing started with empty promises, that colonial downs would one day be X amount of racing days ( I believe the number was 45 based off memory ) And the year it got into the mid 30s was great, all horsemen happy, everyone happy, except the track ownership.... They claimed they could not make a profit while being open for live racing.
Then the first bullet was fired, more like a cannonball , was when they cut the days the following year to the mid 20s. Everyone that was once happy was now displeased but accepted it for the most part.... Until after that season where the suggested the boutique 8 day meet. That is when everything fell apart.
Jason
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