Churchill Downs Players Boycott

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Refuting Maury probably isn't your dopiest decision....but it's close.

I don't even know him.

However, I'd like to know if he factored in, to his conclusion, evidence from the 1940's. In that period, the DRF editorials hit hard against takeout increases.

Also, I'm not sure you can factor in the period from say, the 1880's through 1930's.

Really, until the "O'Dwyer Bite" takeout increase, where the takeout spiked from 10% to 15% at NYRA tracks -- horse racing received better press coverage than any sport, except for maybe Major League Baseball.