Can Slots Save Horse Racing

Are Slots the Saviour of Horse Racing?


This is the million dollar question.

Just to explain all monies generated by slots a percentage is mandated back into horse racing prize money.
Does it work? you’re dam right it does, take a look at Canada……

Woodbine is a facility second to none, the prize money is stupendous. The likes of US conditioners Steve Assmussen, Wesley Ward James Bond have strong strings stabled their.

A waiting list of 6,000 stall applications tells the story, build it and they will come.

Dresden Raceway, a summer Harness track had its annual stakes day, 14 races each 25k apiece thanks to slots. The irony is, if you go to any Canadian casino you will see coaches full of people from Kentucky, Ohio and the like. If slots were available in those states the racing would be in a far better state.

Until that happens, tracks have to work harder to encourage the younger generation, lots with disposable income to come to the track. Novel promos like live bands, night racing at Churchill are only a stop gap. We all have to do our part we need personalities a demystifying of the form guides and across the board medication control.

Plus lets put a big dosage of FUN back into the game…

A steep task, are we up to it? You’re dam right we are.

More from the “The Horse Whisperer” next week an early look at the Breeders’ Cup and the Prix de le Arc De Triomphe.

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