Originally Posted by
Big K
Fairly accurate I would say..except I think there are more women involved than what is suggested.So when my punting mates who just love to bet on the gallops and to a lesser extent dogs(they like the dogs because there is no human involvement in the race and its fast and furious)ask me for for a winner at the trots they mostly ask if there is a spint lane at that meeting as well.Why? because of the perception that you wont get a run for your money.Our prizemoney..the whole industry survives on punters wanting to bet on the product..and seeing horses held up does the sport no favours at all.I love watching the trots live..its just brilliant,I hate going to the gallops because is as boring as hell..and the horses are too far away,unless you can find a filly at the bar.But on tv..the gallops look sensational!!and the trots look slow ..take too long in this fast paced world and can be considered boring by people who dont know or dont want to know how great the sport really is.Sprint lanes help the sport in my opinion..but I think we need to expand more on all other concepts possible to bring the sport back to popularity...if its possible.