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Started by Billy F 1988, May 01, 2021, 08:31:47 PM

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Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 22, 2021, 09:09:51 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 08:44:09 AM
Quote from: texaskdog on June 22, 2021, 08:40:19 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 07:36:50 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 10, 2021, 05:39:48 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 09, 2021, 03:54:29 PM
Quote from: Bruce on May 09, 2021, 03:26:49 PM
Y'know, there's one major league in this country where you can still get tickets for less than an arm and a leg in normal times.

Yeah, you can see some Kentucky Derby qualifying races in person for free.

But if soccer and horsies were more popular, you can bet those leagues would be pulling the same shit.

Admission isn't a principal source of revenue for horse racing, and wasn't even when it was more popular than it is today.

Hell, admission for the Derby itself, which is more or less the Super Bowl for horse racing, was only $75 this year if you bought it more than a month in advance.

Think of the cost per minute!

14 races on the card, an average of about 2 minutes per race, so 28 minutes at a cost of $2.68 per minute. Similar to paying $160 for an NFL ticket or $130 for an NBA ticket.

But there's only 1 race that really matters. You're not buying one Superbowl ticket to see 14 games.

The first 3 quarters of an NBA game don't really matter either, but you have to buy a ticket to the whole game.
The fourth quarter of an NBA game doesn't even matter until the playoffs, and even then, until at least game four of a given series.


jeffandnicole

Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 22, 2021, 09:09:51 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 08:44:09 AM
Quote from: texaskdog on June 22, 2021, 08:40:19 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 07:36:50 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 10, 2021, 05:39:48 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 09, 2021, 03:54:29 PM
Quote from: Bruce on May 09, 2021, 03:26:49 PM
Y'know, there's one major league in this country where you can still get tickets for less than an arm and a leg in normal times.

Yeah, you can see some Kentucky Derby qualifying races in person for free.

But if soccer and horsies were more popular, you can bet those leagues would be pulling the same shit.

Admission isn't a principal source of revenue for horse racing, and wasn't even when it was more popular than it is today.

Hell, admission for the Derby itself, which is more or less the Super Bowl for horse racing, was only $75 this year if you bought it more than a month in advance.

Think of the cost per minute!

14 races on the card, an average of about 2 minutes per race, so 28 minutes at a cost of $2.68 per minute. Similar to paying $160 for an NFL ticket or $130 for an NBA ticket.

But there's only 1 race that really matters. You're not buying one Superbowl ticket to see 14 games.

The first 3 quarters of an NBA game don't really matter either, but you have to buy a ticket to the whole game.

Each play tends to be more notable in the 4th quarter, and people tend to pay attention more. But what happens in the rest of the game affects the outcome.

Race 4 on the same day as the Kentucky Derby doesn't affect Race 12.

NWI_Irish96

Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 22, 2021, 11:55:35 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: jeffandnicole on June 22, 2021, 09:09:51 AM
Quote from: cabiness42 on June 22, 2021, 08:44:09 AM
Quote from: texaskdog on June 22, 2021, 08:40:19 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 10, 2021, 07:36:50 PM
Quote from: triplemultiplex on May 10, 2021, 05:39:48 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 09, 2021, 03:54:29 PM
Quote from: Bruce on May 09, 2021, 03:26:49 PM
Y'know, there's one major league in this country where you can still get tickets for less than an arm and a leg in normal times.

Yeah, you can see some Kentucky Derby qualifying races in person for free.

But if soccer and horsies were more popular, you can bet those leagues would be pulling the same shit.

Admission isn't a principal source of revenue for horse racing, and wasn't even when it was more popular than it is today.

Hell, admission for the Derby itself, which is more or less the Super Bowl for horse racing, was only $75 this year if you bought it more than a month in advance.

Think of the cost per minute!

14 races on the card, an average of about 2 minutes per race, so 28 minutes at a cost of $2.68 per minute. Similar to paying $160 for an NFL ticket or $130 for an NBA ticket.

But there's only 1 race that really matters. You're not buying one Superbowl ticket to see 14 games.

The first 3 quarters of an NBA game don't really matter either, but you have to buy a ticket to the whole game.

Each play tends to be more notable in the 4th quarter, and people tend to pay attention more. But what happens in the rest of the game affects the outcome.

Race 4 on the same day as the Kentucky Derby doesn't affect Race 12.

Many of the jockeys for Race 12 are in Race 4. There certainly can be an effect.
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Scott5114

Race 4 absolutely affects Race 12 if nobody claims the early Pick 6.
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Bruce




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