From this months Horseplayer Edition of Trot Magazine, "What a Horseplayer Wants":
Would you invest in the stock market if your broker took $2,500 off the top from every $10,000 you invested? If not, then re-evaluate the takeout. Rather than explaining why rate cuts hurt your business, be creative. Start by offering one low-takeout bet a night and promote it aggressively. Advertising changed when Google began charging five cents a click. Music changed when Apple’s itunes began billing 99 cents a song. Classified sales changed when Ebay started charging a few dollars to reach the world. Horse racing will change when stakeholders appreciate why Google, Apple and Ebay are successful at what they do.
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Anyone play Tampa today for the HANA Pick 3? I did. I stunk, but someone made some cash. The pick 3 came in at 11k. The pools were juiced as well, upwards of 125%.
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2 comments:
Last Tuesday the pick 3 at Tampa for races 6,7,8 there were 24 horses and the handle was 13,801.
This Tuesday their were 26 horses and the handle was 27,595 which is a 99.94% jump.
In looking at some of the selections on the Hana site in the 7th race #8 Dovita($35.20)who ran against multiple winners in his last race was hardly given a nod.
In the 8th race #4 Williamsburg($18.00) trained by Jamie Ness(meet leader)didn't appear on a single ticket but #1 African Angel trained by Charles Fontana who has a horrible record for the 2nd straight year was a unanimous selection and finished last as the favorite.
You should start campaigning for Hana to go for a Win 4 on Extreme Night at GeoD in August.
RG
RG - I had Williamsburg on my ticket, not that it did me any good not hitting on the first and second leg.
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