Which tracks or jurisdictions must die for others to survive is not a conversation industry leaders want to initiate. The answer points to a future where a niche sport becomes even more boutique and exclusive. Horsemen for whom money is no object will survive the reckoning, as will low-end players where the costs to stay in the game are small. But the midmarket–racing’s bread and butter–would be diminished.
TDN – Carter Wilkie – Racing’s Excess Capacity Problem: Too Many Races, Too Many Tracks
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Aesop
The lesson is not that racing lacks appeal. The lesson is that appeal must be matched by value. The protected era allowed the industry to ignore that reality. The competitive era does not. Consumers have spoken through their absence. It is time we listened–and responded with better pricing, greater innovation, and a renewed commitment to earning their business.
Honestly, I think one of our biggest problems is how much time we spend arguing about what the biggest problem is. There’s a lot of noise, and while some of it is fair, it can take away from the fact that there is also real progress happening.
TDN – Racing’s Biggest Problem, and the Solution: Tom Ryan
TDN – Racing’s Biggest Problem, And The Solution: Lisa Lazarus
Phil has a question:
Isn’t racing’s biggest problem that there are too many fucking out of touch narcissists in positions of power building their own petty fiefdoms at the expense of the industry.
TDN – Emma Hunter – Racing’s Biggest Problem, And The Solution: Chance Timm
TDN – Emma Hunter – Racing’s Biggest Problem, And The Solution: Tony Lacy
TDN – Emma Hunter – Racing’s Biggest Problem, And The Solution: Jacob West
TDN – Racing’s Biggest Problem, And The Solution: David Ingordo
TDN – Racing’s Biggest Problem, and the Solution: Conrad Bandoroff
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