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Originally Posted by LRL Racing
Tracks need to cater to the family and market it accordingly. Many of my families happiest moments came at tracks where we ate $1 hot dogs, $1 soft drinks and everyone bet $2 a race. You cannot get that value anywhere else for four or five hours. What does a professional sporting event cost and all you see are a bunch of steriod pumping overpriced ego maniacs, thugs, etc...
More things like jockey goggle giveaways, backside tours, picnic areas, playground slides, swings. Arlington, Oaklawn, Keeneland all do good because attending the races is the thing to do.
I love horseracing but unfortunately declining attendance threatens its existence and it is a very serious problem. Based on the grandstand sizes at Delaware, Belmont, Aqueduct there were alot of people attending the races whereas now they are not and it is a very serious problem.
Things change.
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Things have changed. The racetrack isn't the only game in town anymore.
And really the price of hot dogs and drinks is inconsequential when the real cost is when betting $200 and giving the track $40 in takeout and the fact that mooch money is gone, so most players are lucky if that is all they lose.
It makes it difficult getting them to come back. There are other ways to blow $80-100 on a Saturday or Sunday with the kids.
Winning gets people to come back. So does breaking even for that matter.
