tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post7550330370394952310..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Eight Reasons We Ain't a SportPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-23590509687071290592010-12-14T17:54:01.646-05:002010-12-14T17:54:01.646-05:00The only thing you're pulling here is your pud...The only thing you're pulling here is your pud.<br /><br /><br />Horse racing has only itself to blame for its maladies.<br /><br />Undoubtedly folks such as yourself are nearer to the problem than to the solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-69627704375712391102010-12-13T21:57:52.146-05:002010-12-13T21:57:52.146-05:00All good points above. I would add that racing can...All good points above. I would add that racing cannot be effectively marketed as a sport because the only level of participation most ever have with it is through gambling. Kids grow up playing other sports and develop interests and understandings that way, which carry over to adulthood. Other than those who work around the track, most are exposed to racing only through the gambling aspect and, consequently, do not relate to it as a sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-4928879762989829402010-12-13T19:08:25.291-05:002010-12-13T19:08:25.291-05:00Thanks for that.
There are a lot of blogs who spe...Thanks for that.<br /><br />There are a lot of blogs who speak of the pure beauty of racing, and its "sport" element. I read them and I like them; after all I love racing. <br /><br />But here I am of the opinion that pretty dont pay the bills. <br /><br />A lot of politicians and CEOs like to surround themselves with people who think the same. In racing, we tend to surround ourselves with people who love horses, and love racing. IOW, you are unable to say anything bad against it, without being canned, or shunned, because we all love the sport. But I think we need more people shaking things up, because as we "preach to the choir" each year, there are fewer and fewer singers.<br /><br />PTPPull the Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-87320051144104084492010-12-13T19:02:45.911-05:002010-12-13T19:02:45.911-05:00Phil: I agree with you. It takes guts to go agains...Phil: I agree with you. It takes guts to go against conventional groupthink in racing. We have enuff people doing what does not work over and over, and not enuff people speaking out against it. <br /><br />PS: Articles like this might cost you some readership from mainstream, but let it be known those of us who want to shake up our moribund leadership WILL be reading here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-22442567731135187212010-12-13T17:56:50.040-05:002010-12-13T17:56:50.040-05:00Things like this need to be posted, because the tr...Things like this need to be posted, because the trade sites would not touch them. It is politically correct to have a mystical view of horse racing ..... that is, we are a wonderful sport and anyone who does not think so has not watched us enough. We read it in article after article. <br /><br />Preaching to the choir.<br /><br />We do need to spend money on items that have a return, and spending $$$$ trying to be a sport ensures a negative return.<br /><br />You wont read that in the Bloodhorse, but you can read it on blogs. Thank God for that!<br /><br />PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-41296911441939831872010-12-13T17:45:45.066-05:002010-12-13T17:45:45.066-05:00"kill the messenger" (oh that's you)..."kill the messenger" (oh that's you) enug said.TurfRulerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937733991325395797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-52495835856744697662010-12-13T12:50:42.221-05:002010-12-13T12:50:42.221-05:00There was never a time when there was no wagering....There was never a time when there was no wagering. Even if it was only two rich guys racing their horses on Park Avenue on a Sunday morning in New York City.Browniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564866572932885591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-26248318433839467882010-12-13T12:48:38.107-05:002010-12-13T12:48:38.107-05:00There was never a time when there was no wagering....There was never a time when there was no wagering. Even when it was two rich guys racing their horses on a Sunday morning on Park Avenue in New York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-64008633687494644232010-12-13T10:01:54.158-05:002010-12-13T10:01:54.158-05:00Of course Thoroughbred racing is a sport, albeit p...Of course Thoroughbred racing is a sport, albeit poorly managed, devoid of leadership, and off the radar in terms of popularity. It is also a form of legal gambling. The fact that it can and should be marketed in different ways to different groups is not a curse but an opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-5475253517911032622010-12-13T09:54:42.628-05:002010-12-13T09:54:42.628-05:00The reason why racing calls itself a sport is simp...The reason why racing calls itself a sport is simple. <br />They know that it is a bad gamble, and they unwilling to wipe the board clean and attempt to compete as a good gamble because the way the game is set up right now, it is too complicated to fix that they seem to have given up even considering the fix.<br />They need to call it something, so they call it a sport and it is beyond wishful thinking that they can market it like a sport, but the other choice seems to be a non starter.Cangamblehttp://cangamble.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-74333501465449159282010-12-13T06:57:55.660-05:002010-12-13T06:57:55.660-05:00The more I think about, we are called a sport beca...The more I think about, we are called a sport because in our roots there was no wagering, and the sports tag just carried on.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-82082950906996080922010-12-13T06:53:53.547-05:002010-12-13T06:53:53.547-05:00Well, harness racing is a sport; to about 10% of o...Well, harness racing is a sport; to about 10% of our fan base. The other 90% look at it as a gambling sport, meaning they enjoy harness racing but they will just as soon bet on mules if they could (which they can in Oregon),That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-53862080560649317372010-12-12T18:42:02.286-05:002010-12-12T18:42:02.286-05:00Each time Israel opens his mouth he sticks his foo...Each time Israel opens his mouth he sticks his foot in it. How does horse racing allow non-professional people like him into positions of power?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com