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Old 10-14-2009, 02:19 PM
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Default Simulcast conference panel cites threats to sport

Status Quo, 'Welfare' Mentality Big Threats
By Tom LaMarra

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ty-big-threats

If the horseracing industry fails to make voluntary changes it has resisted for decades, the only things that may save it from doom are involuntary changes brought on by forces in the gambling and entertainment marketplace, officials said Oct. 13.

For those with Pollyanna views of the racing industry or devotion to the status quo, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., wasn’t the place to be for the second day of the International Simulcast Conference. A midday panel discussion on the need for change indicated strong beliefs the industry doesn’t have the will to change.

“The prospects for voluntary change in the racing industry are slim to none,” said Eugene Christiansen, chairman of Christiansen Capital Advisors. “The racing industry is more resistant to change than any industry we’ve dealt with



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