New Posts For Thread: A sorry state of affairs for the horse racing fanhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fanThe horse racing fan is not well catered for by the industry service providers. Consider these facts:1. The horse racing industry (for that is what it is ) has allowed the fixture list to degenerate into a pile of poor quality racing which has boredIt's sad when winning is not allowed.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506117485#506117485It's sad when winning is not allowed.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:32:37 -0500not sure what patrick star adds to the forum only he reminds me of the gross jar of picled eggs you always see in a fish and chip shophttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506114849#506114849not sure what patrick star adds to the forum only he reminds me of the gross jar of picled eggs you always see in a fish and chip shopThu, 01 Sep 2011 18:53:55 -0500I thought that bookmakers like the occasional big winner - brings in new punters that will for certain fill the bookies pockets and more from the losses incurred paying out the big winner.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506113275#506113275I thought that bookmakers like the occasional big winner - brings in new punters that will for certain fill the bookies pockets and more from the losses incurred paying out the big winner.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:07:40 -0500BF doesn't mind you winning, so long as you don't win more than they do.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506097143#506097143BF doesn't mind you winning, so long as you don't win more than they do.Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:36:49 -0500zilzal101 Sep 11 12:10 Joined: 05 Oct 03 | Topic/replies: 6,562 | Blogger: zilzal1's blogAnd by shifting everything to a sat it means that half the people dont bother with the ever increasing muck during the week.It's a bit like living in a monasteryhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506096657#506096657zilzal101 Sep 11 12:10 Joined: 05 Oct 03 | Topic/replies: 6,562 | Blogger: zilzal1's blogAnd by shifting everything to a sat it means that half the people dont bother with the ever increasing muck during the week.It's a bit like living in a monasteryThu, 01 Sep 2011 11:24:16 -0500Well the bbc cant afford it as they cant get money from advertising as the racing does well on c4 for advertising revenue but the bbc get nothing, imagine the advertising revenue for an online/tv racing media provider that had a large audience, onlinhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506094393#506094393Well the bbc cant afford it as they cant get money from advertising as the racing does well on c4 for advertising revenue but the bbc get nothing, imagine the advertising revenue for an online/tv racing media provider that had a large audience, onlinThu, 01 Sep 2011 10:32:14 -0500bf you got a couple of fair points there .But The BBC pulled out of horse racing .. if you read between the lines you can easy see whyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506092595#506092595bf you got a couple of fair points there .But The BBC pulled out of horse racing .. if you read between the lines you can easy see whyThu, 01 Sep 2011 09:52:06 -0500Does anyone think that the big bookmakers and on course bookies controlled by them with pricinghave given racing generally a bad name, the grand national shows what the public can do when they fall in love with a race but isn't that an demonstrationhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506092167#506092167Does anyone think that the big bookmakers and on course bookies controlled by them with pricinghave given racing generally a bad name, the grand national shows what the public can do when they fall in love with a race but isn't that an demonstrationThu, 01 Sep 2011 09:41:35 -0500stewartybYou're right to point out that an alternative to BF does exist. Let's hope that they don't follow the same pricing strategy eventually.JTGWhat you say is true but nevertheless the promised land is now known to be less welcoming than it was ahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506089581#506089581stewartybYou're right to point out that an alternative to BF does exist. Let's hope that they don't follow the same pricing strategy eventually.JTGWhat you say is true but nevertheless the promised land is now known to be less welcoming than it was aThu, 01 Sep 2011 08:43:55 -0500The continued fascination racing has in extending meetings by an extra day and/or getting a must have Sat as the end of the meeting beggars belief.They don't seem to understand the less is more concept. Plus Sat is not only full of other racing anywahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28244053/a-sorry-state-of-affairs-for-the-horse-racing-fan?post_id=506087267#506087267The continued fascination racing has in extending meetings by an extra day and/or getting a must have Sat as the end of the meeting beggars belief.They don't seem to understand the less is more concept. Plus Sat is not only full of other racing anywaThu, 01 Sep 2011 07:31:49 -0500