What's the worst thing....?

[Split Rock]

...about the state of horse racing today?

1. Illegal drugs/corrupt trainers
2. High takeout
3. Small fields/low payoffs
4. Polytrack
5. Poor video/no high defintion
6. Poor onsite customer service
7. Something else?

For the record, the drug issue is tops on the list for me

TVG

[stonegossard]

Ken Rudolph

[AeWingnut]

inconsistent rulings by the stewards.
high take out
over taxation (anything over 300-1 for a $2 bet is reported)
jockeys that stop riding when they can't win - what about my trifecta
small uncompetitive fields

[PeteMugg]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

inconsistent rulings by the stewards.
high take out
over taxation (anything over 300-1 for a $2 bet is reported)
jockeys that stop riding when they can't win - what about my trifecta
small uncompetitive fields

All the above, but especially the jocks that stop riding. I lose way too many trifectas and supers this way.

[eajinabi]

Its not only that their are small fields in So. Cal. Its filled with really really crappy horses

[SilverRP]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

inconsistent rulings by the stewards.
high take out
over taxation (anything over 300-1 for a $2 bet is reported)
jockeys that stop riding when they can't win - what about my trifecta
small uncompetitive fields

All the above, but this tops it.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by SilverRP

All the above, but this tops it.

A lot of those complaints would go away (somewhat) if there were 10+ horse fields to bet on every race for sure.

[richard burch]

1. Illegal drugs/corrupt trainers

[Princess Doreen]

Rush to the breeding shed - no interest/incentive in keeping horses racing. Too many cripples standing at stud.