"Spaced" Races And "Fresh" Horses Are Killing The Sport

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Most horseplayers are much more excited about when a horse on their "watch list" is going to run, than when Bernardini is going to run. I'm not going to make any money betting on a 2-5 shot. It's nice to have fans like you but the sport doesn't make money from fans like you since you are not a bettor. The sport needs more bettors, not fans who don't bet.

I think the 2 are correlated. A good number of serious bettors get into the game by first becoming fans.

Also, if there were enough fans, TV deals could funnel more significant money into the industry.

--Dunbar