Beautiful facility, decent fields, lots of state assistance, no people. And don't say slots will save horse racing. They'll prop it up, but they won't save it. OTB is a temporary fix, but the bettors who would normally be at the track are at the parlor instead, which leaves attendance at the tracks up to family and friends of the trainers and jockeys. Plus, Triple Crown TV ratings are way down.
Horse racing has one foot in the grave, and another on a banana peel.
Sorry to break the bad news. It's up to all of us to change that. I'm not a fan of simulcasting, but in a way it's the one advantage horse racing has over any other sport. It could save it. Home television and Internet wagering, which makes the game accessible to anyone and makes horse racing truly the one and only interactive sport.