tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post3946136439150186521..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Field Drawn for the 1st Leg of the Hambletonian Day Monté TrotThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-70157805131661101242013-07-19T19:03:12.974-04:002013-07-19T19:03:12.974-04:00I think you are too harsh on what we are seeing. ...I think you are too harsh on what we are seeing. These are exhibition races. I and I am sure most participants of these events will be the first ones to admit the product is not worthy of wagering, now. <br /><br />If states begin to legalize wagering on the sport, you will see horsemen and riders come over from Europe to find their niche hear and American trainers and riders take this a lot more serious and the product will improve dramatically. Then, I suspect the product will be greatly improved.<br /><br />Watch a European monté race and see what it can be like. It is like night and day. That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-21712990028213362172013-07-19T13:59:33.715-04:002013-07-19T13:59:33.715-04:00Mercifully (and wisely), they are non-betting even...Mercifully (and wisely), they are non-betting events. If you are of the belief that fans are "turned off" by breakers, lack of "recalls", etc., than surely you can see how these unpredictable, "unhandicappable", and generally non-competitive events would turn them off even that much more. Fun to watch, but senseless to bet on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com