Quote:
Originally Posted by lamboguy
their product as been going downhill too on a consistent basis.
i am taking a vacation at the end of Saratoga and know of about 5 other people that are either quitting all together or just taking a brake.
my guess is that the overall national handle will fall at least 5% because the tote access guys will cut back as well once they see the handles drop.
i am also pretty sure that the raise in takeout at Keeneland will hurt their handle at least 10% with the host fees going up as well unless they have some type of deal to export their signal to an overseas country which could be the reason behind raising the host fees.
i don't think that Keeneland will like this thread because it is making people aware of the hike and i truly believe that members here will stop playing the track.
|
We don't know each other well enough to speak on the phone or meet personally, but you can include me in with your five friends. This is most definitely my very last Saratoga, and it has nothing to do with winning or not. So far, I'm behind my Spa record of the last few years but I'm still ahead at the moment.
I am sour over the game and the sport's direction plain and simple. The size of my wallet has absolutely nothing to do with this angst. The game simply sucks, especially day-to-day racing. And the broadcasts have become nothing but shill TV and a cheap hustle.
The broadcasting itself at TVG is a joke and while the NYRA show on FS 2 is still very good, there's not enough trainers or riders on talking racing. There's too many owners on who only seem to go on there to talk about a great 'team' they have and how much they just love Saratoga.
Maybe Maggie could ask any one of these frauds if they are
for or against the higher takeout at Keeneland from here on in. Yeah right. This takeout raise could truly be the clarion call where long time players finally say, 'that's it, enough already'.
