Get ready for smaller field sizes

[tector]

http://www.drf.com/news/simulcast-co...-tipping-point

[Calzone Lord]

It's been inevitable.

Smaller foal crops + more time between starts = fewer races and smaller field sizes.

As is, we have too many Grade 1's, too many Graded Stakes, and way too many stakes races in general.

The late 1980's had almost double the foal crop and horses racing with greater frequency ... yet the stakes schedule has only expanded since then.

[tector]

You can only water down the soup so much. At some point the customers will spit it out and say "What is this SH|t?"

[10 pnt move up]

6 horses per race...average. Not looking good, to be a serious player just must be able to play from all the races so you can pick and chose spots with actual horses in the race. Circuit play will almost assuredly die in the face of those stats.

[joeydb]

I gotta read it when I get home - DRF blocked here at work. I hope it turns around since it seems that some tracks had a good year this year. If attendance and/or handle creeps up even locally it might give some hope to the horsemen.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by joeydb

I gotta read it when I get home - DRF blocked here at work. I hope it turns around since it seems that some tracks had a good year this year. If attendance and/or handle creeps up even locally it might give some hope to the horsemen.

Yea but you cant create a race horse overnight, good years now would only affect future crops of horses.

[Sightseek]

One day we will only be betting Kittens.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

One day we will only be betting Kittens.

I think this is my favorite post of the year.