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I missed this article, probably because I thought I had already read it.  A late thank you for an informative and thought provoking article.  Loved your last point.

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The average fan probably doesn't care for the takeout.  A more common sense approach to gaining a larger fan base would be to make the tracks user friendly.  In this I mean, the cost of food, p...

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Maybe the payouts need to be tweaked, but I understand the reason for the consolation tournament having a decent payout, likewise the daily bonus winners.  The NHC has a roomful of 500 people, m...

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I became a dedicated fan and horseplayer at an early age, then spent much of my working life as a racetrack executive. I'm retired now, but still firmly hooked on "the game". I enjoyed my caree...

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Parx is the biggest scam in racing. The takeout there is so high. To be honest, I have no idea what the takepout is, but ALL the payoffs seem lower. Especially the trifectas.

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Tom always enjoy your articles. Hate the new tak out rates at Churchill but what are my real options?

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I cannot find a industry database that gives an annual summary of the national blended takeout rate across the country. I think HANA does it by track only. That is a good thing for bettors. But, ...

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@Rammer, who is HTV? Do you have a web link?

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Horseplayers have always been hosed. From a $7.50 racing form, IRS forms after 30% has already been taken out for a $600 tri. Young people play blackjack .After cashing in you get a comp for dinn...

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Tom, On the need for transparency, what's your over/under on how many KyDerby contenders heed Phipps great call to release all vet records 14 days prior? 4? 16? Do you see contenders dropping out...

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The biggest problem today is all of this in-fighting going on between local tracks, between tracks and their state governments, etc. It's a real turnoff to us loyal bettors. Some simulcast compan...

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From what I've been told there are tracks that still get 3%, and some less; the blog acknowledges increases for many over the years. Of course, this information is not transparent, so we don't kn...

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Tom you need to update your facts. There aren't too many tracks getting 3% for their signal anymore. Certainly not from the ADWs who now pay the highest rates in the industry.

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To suggest the NHC and tour shouldn't be a profit center for the NTRA is wrong and misguided. The reason why the Professional Poker events do well is because they generate revenue and profit for ...

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Thanks for the comments and support folks. Hopefully some good for the horseplayer will come out it.

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Keep writing, you had 3,000 reads.  3,000 people took in the info.  hopefully it's stored in long-term memory and may be of some use some day, to someone.

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tom hang in there...good article...have read what moon is investigating and visited that board...we need more stuff like this, looking out for the horseplayer...the nhc needs alot of help...i ema...

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OK. More than 3,000 reads and no one comments. So I will. I addressed this issue because I thought it was important, but apparently all the loud mouths don't think so. So the next time you say Th...

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Racing on medication screws up the gene pool by letting horses perform above their unmedicated capacity on race day, which makes them look better as breeders. Bleeding, for one, has a high heredi...

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Still a smarty pants I see huh Jason?

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One other note on Miami Valley: I'm told a few individuals involved in this lawsuit are on the payroll at Miami Valley as executives or consultants. ... You can't make it up.

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Old Timer: Haven't been yet for live racing but did stop there in December. Not impressed with simulcast room. A few people who went on opening night (the canceled opener and the actual opener) s...

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Nice summary, Tom. I had the chance to stop at Miami valley in January before the racing started, and it was fairly obvious to me that the racing side of that facility had not gotten the attent...

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Concerning the meds, many of them act as uppers and blood thinners, Speed = more adrenalin pumping the faster the horse runs, blood thinners = thinner the blood more oxygen utilization. As far as...

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Jason, speaking of wagering on raindrops that is exactly what happened at Bowie years ago when a big snowstorm stranded thousands at the track overnight. Some people just have to get action where...

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