Looks like NSW racing is not the only place where the sport is on the ropes...Betting in the US during the first six months of the year fell by almost 17 percent. Figures from Equibase show total wagering declined by 16.9 percent while prizemoney was down 10.3 percent from $112,735,233 in June 2008 to $101,126,923 in June 2009. Maybe the punters are finally sick of 6-horse sprints on dirt?Take it slow, lads...With EI a distant memory, it seems we still can't work out a way to have Japanese horse
Looks like NSW racing is not the only place where the sport is on the ropes...Betting in the US during the first six months of the year fell by almost 17 percent. Figures from Equibase show total wagering declined by 16.9 percent while prizemoney was down 10.3 percent from $112,735,233 in June 2008 to $101,126,923 in June 2009. Maybe the punters are finally sick of 6-horse sprints on dirt?
Take it slow, lads...With EI a distant memory, it seems we still can't work out a way to have Japanese horses racing in Melbourne in the spring. Latest news says ehe Australian Quarantine [AQIS] department has put a stop to a Japanese tilt on the 2009 Melbourne Cup. Racing Victoria racing ops boss Leigh Jordon told Sky Sports Radio that quarantine protocols for Japanese horses won't be finalised until after the Melbourne Cup is run in November.