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05-04-2011, 01:10 AM
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Racing survey results
I know many on here graciously completed a survey I posted here for a report I was compiling. Here are the results, per the requests of many. Have at em. Thanks for all your support. The sample size was 118.
How well do racetracks schedule their races? 5% - very well, with few conflicts 48% - some are better than others, but generally OK 47% - awful, they are always running into each other Horse racing uses technology well to enhance the experience of all involved with the sport? 3% - completely agree 8% - agree 38% - somewhat agree 23% - somewhat disagree 22% - disagree 5% - completely disagree How important do you believe Trakus technology could be for the future of horse racing information disseminated to bettors? 27% - very important 32% - important 34% - somewhat important 5% - somewhat unimportant 1% - unimportant 1% - very unimportant Have you seen a racetrack signal broadcasted in HD? 71% - yes 29% - no Are you more or less likely to watch a track signal because they broadcast in HD? 13% - very unlikely 9% - unlikely 4% - somewhat unlikely 18% - undecided 19% - somewhat likely 24% - likely 14% - very likely Should horse racing consider the use of more cameras and camera angles when broadcasting daily races? 57% - Yes - I would like more angles and vantage points 30% - No - I want the standard pan shot angle from atop the grandstand 14% - No preference If you had to choose one, do you prefer a track simulcast broadcast to show a single pan shot or a split screen? 28% - Single pan shot of entire field 66% - Split screen with wide shot of field and a tight shot of leader 6% - no preference Do you use a smartphone? 59% - yes 41% - no If you had to pick just one, what is your favorite exotic wager? 34% - exacta 29% - pick four 14% - trifecta 11% - pick three 5% - superfecta 4% - pick six 2% - daily double 1% - pick five 1% - none If you had to choose one, would you be more likely to make a win bet in a... 41% - 7 horse field 59% - 11 horse field Does field size impact your interest in making a multi-race wager? 65% - yes, field size matters 35% - no, field size doesn't matter making a multi-race bet If you had to choose one, would you prefer betting a multi-race wager in a sequence with... 84% - larger field sizes 16% - smaller field sizes If you were betting a $0.50 pick four at your favorite track, how interested would you be in betting a sequence that averaged 10 or more horses per race? 56% - very interested 27% - interested 13% - somewhat interested 3% - somewhat uninterested 0% - uninterested 1% - very uninterested What is your opinion on the average price of a track program with past performances 5% - very expensive 19% - expensive 31% - somewhat expensive 31% - appropriately priced 2% - somewhat inexpensive 1% - inexpensive 1% - very inexpensive 11% - indifferent What is your opinion on the price of the Daily Racing Form? 7% - very inexpensive 1% - inexpensive 2% - somewhat inexpensive 17% - appropriately priced 25% - somewhat expensive 28% - expensive 17% - very expensive 4% - indifferent Have you ever used DRF Formulator? Yes - 66% No - 34% If basic past performances (without Beyer Figs or Brisnet ratings) were available to you free, would you wager more frequently? 17% - yes, much more 19% - yes, a bit more 13% - maybe 51% - no, free PPs wouldn't make a difference You MUST assign 100 points to issues that exist in horse racing and how criticial they are to the sport and its future... These are averages below Pleasing existing fans/existing bettors = 19.05 Equine safety = 18.2 Securing new fans, new bettors = 16.21 Integrity in the sport = 15.33 Marketing/exposure across mainstream media = 9.26 Keeping top horses on track for longer periods = 8.1 Improving access to, and detail in, racing information = 7.51 OTHER = 17.53 The current state of technology in horse racing is: 1% - very bad 4% - bad 25% - poor 7% - neither good nor bad 38% - fair 22% - good 2% - very good 
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05-04-2011, 01:32 AM
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05-04-2011, 01:44 AM
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05-04-2011, 08:41 AM
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Please do not let anyone know that 41% of those surveyed do not use smartphones. It will completely stifle the application market for racing which could be enormous.
Other than that it kind of shook out the way I would have 'capped it. Nice work, thanks for posting.
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05-04-2011, 04:31 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to post that. Very informative.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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