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Its not just greed or animosity. This is just economic reality. Supply and demand. People that don't want to face it, blame the folks that point out the facts. I mean, in all reality this would have happened sooner without the casinos. Without that money, there would be less owners, less horses and so on. Even look at a major track like Churchill, I looked at the card the first Friday night and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Are you kidding me?
This game is not dying but the demand has waned. Its a watered down product because some tracks are artificially afloat with casino money and others are just so dumb they shot their own ass. On this trajectory the 10 track theory is probably close to accurate. Personally, I don't understand how the smaller tracks keep going as it is. Who is betting>Who is going>Who cares? Even the big tracks have resorted to "festival" big day racing. Any other day horse racing can't get a sniff. Yes, jobs will be lost......Yes, this sucks....No, you can't blame any of us, we play the game. You can't point fingers at people that don't play, they could give a crap. Times change, in a way you can't blame anyone. But if you must assign blame. Try looking at how these tracks have conducted themselves for the last 20 years when all of this was becoming apparent. Some of these tracks are still playing "cut throat"....if that doesn't work.....screw the customer...when they notice....act like nothing is happening. Things will get better???????
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