What is Racing's Biggest Current Hurdle?

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

Yes, lower the take out needs to be done.

Horse racing is a skill game much like poker.

The new players that get involved with poker have a chance to practice and polish thier game before they risk thier money and horse racing doesn't offer a way to gain experiance in a quick informal setting like poker.

We all know that to win at horse racing you have to spend time with a race, i.e. ThroGraph, Sheets, Form and watching past performances and today the little Gobbers dont want to wait or work for anything so they pull the handle on a slot machine and some find poker a challenge. Few are willing to work at handicapping and most don't want be a fool and risk thier money when they don't have a clue for 5/2 or 4/1.

Horse racing will never be as accessible as poker and will never be nearly as beatable.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I always diss Poker - but I've never really given playing it that much of a shot.

Smoke from cigs and cigars drive me absolutely nuts - I don't know if i'm allergic to it or what... but nothing is nastier and more certain to give me a headache.