Integrity, over all else?

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by thespaah

"she talked to him like he was the enemy and was trying to change her "Way of life" as an owner and breeder."
This mentality really pisses me off.
This is the same rationale unionized public employees used in reaction to a State government proposal to limit or roll back tax increases.
These people Owners, breeder, trainers, get their noses out of joint whenever making the game less expensive for the bettor is mentioned.
What they don't understand is that the axiom " A quick nickel is better than a slow dollar" applies across the board to business. And it works.

It was shocking, there was no tone in her voice that she really appreciated all the hard work he's put in, it was a tone that said "why are you here, to try and hurt our game"?

[Tom]

Why you expect a race track to tell you the truth?
How does that affect their bottom line.
I know there is a reason for late odds drops.
But is not an acceptable one.

Horse racing, in 2014 does not know who their customers are.

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by Tom

Why you expect a race track to tell you the truth?
How does that affect their bottom line.
I know there is a reason for late odds drops.
But is not an acceptable one.

Horse racing, in 2014 does not know who their customers are.

At some point, hopefully while we're still young, someone in racing that has power to make really big decisions, realizes that customers are to be treated like gold, not like idiots with addictions.

Sure, there's a segment of this game that will bet no matter what and no matter how much crap the industry throws at them, but there's enough people who are walking away, or betting less, or sitting on the sidelines waiting for the "Game" to get its act together.

The math says so.

It seems like when you become a horsemen and buy a horse or get into the "non betting" side of the game, you automatically feel that anyone who wants to try any new ideas to GROW the game is the enemy that needs to be treated with distain and contempt.