Why aren’t people going to horse races anymore?

Borussia wrote: Trap junior wrote: You can only enjoy horse racing if you bet on every race you watch.  Absolutely pointless sport apart from that.   Also why do the horses not get the trophy?  Why is the jockey congratulated?  They are only passengers. Again, you've done your usual thing of projecting what you think on to everyone else. Like last week when you said that nobody watches  cricket when you meant that you didn't watch cricket.

Horse racing would not exist in its current form without gambling.  That's not a sustainable sport IMO.

Borussia wrote: Shedite wrote: Horse racing would not exist in its current form without gambling.  That's not a sustainable sport IMO. When broadcasters list lineups for races with horse names/numbers/jockeys without listing the odds, I'll change my mind. It would exist in a different form but I don't think anybody is saying it wouldn't exist in its current form without gambling. That's different to saying that nobody watches horse racing without gambling on very race which isn't true.

Borussia wrote: Trap junior wrote: Borussia wrote: Shedite wrote: Horse racing would not exist in its current form without gambling.  That's not a sustainable sport IMO. When broadcasters list lineups for races with horse names/numbers/jockeys without listing the odds, I'll change my mind. It would exist in a different form but I don't think anybody is saying it wouldn't exist in its current form without gambling. That's different to saying that nobody watches horse racing without gambling on very race which isn't true.  Go way outta that son. Who watches the 3.30 from Kempton Park without betting! For the big races you'd have lots of people.

There’s a great clip on YouTube from the Craig Doyle show years ago where John McCririck and Ruby Walsh are debating this topic and Ruby said he doesn’t care about the punters and he thinks racing would exist without betting and McCririck told him it would exist only by rich men racing their horses in their big estates and nobody watching. Ruby came across very badly and started acting very childish i recommend people have a look.

Borussia wrote: Trap junior wrote: Borussia wrote: Trap junior wrote: Borussia wrote: Trap junior wrote: Borussia wrote: Shedite wrote: Horse racing would not exist in its current form without gambling.  That's not a sustainable sport IMO. When broadcasters list lineups for races with horse names/numbers/jockeys without listing the odds, I'll change my mind. It would exist in a different form but I don't think anybody is saying it wouldn't exist in its current form without gambling. That's different to saying that nobody watches horse racing without gambling on very race which isn't true.  Go way outta that son. Who watches the 3.30 from Kempton Park without betting! For the big races you'd have lots of people.  The only people that watch horse racing without betting are too tight and just watch it hoping the people next to them lose their money. Its a sport 100% connected and reliant on gambling and nobody would watch it otherwise.  Again, you are portraying your opinion as fact and also conflating two different topics  I go racing with people who don't bet on every race. I've family members who would only watch some of the big races and don't bet. I've met people who own small shares in horses who don't gamble and are in it for the love of the game. And nobody is claiming that the sport and gambling aren't related.  Ban them from gambling on any race and see if they still go.  You are flogging a dead horse here Gordon. Your original point was this "You can only enjoy horse racing if you bet on every race you watch."  Now you are saying they can't bet on any race. Make up your mind.

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I reckon it'd be similar to the point to point crowd, and the media coverage that goes with that