Fast forward to today: Here's that same track at the start of this meet, this time running an ad promoting the virtues of low takeout.
It appears that a $250 million dollar handle loss is starting to sink in at the marketing department.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Definition of Irony
About ten months ago here was an ad being run by Santa Anita (and Cal Racing) at the start of their meet on a major website, in support of a takeout hike:
Fast forward to today: Here's that same track at the start of this meet, this time running an ad promoting the virtues of low takeout.
Fast forward to today: Here's that same track at the start of this meet, this time running an ad promoting the virtues of low takeout.
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3 comments:
That's all the evidence you'll need to exemplify the California takeout increase was a huge f$)#@)@ mistake.
The increase and its supporters (the TOC, Ray Paulick, Bob Baffert etc) all still have jobs - so life's good.
Phil
Since when is 14% takeout Low?
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