A lot of people go for the excitement. I go to bet the horses. I'd just as soon go to simulcasting. Without people betting on races let's see how many breeding farms, feed stores, tack shops, vanning companies, etc., Central Kentucky would have. He's lived in Kentucky for a decade.
Purses pay for everything and purses come from the bettors.
Casinos work on a heck of a lot less in many games, and they give you everything for free to get you to come. People go to a racetrack to bet, not just to see the pretty horses. It would get more people interested. Last month the Herald-Leader told you what four experts think the racing industry needs to do, what's wrong with the business and what's right. Now we're letting four readers have their say, in some cases rebutting the insiders.