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Originally Posted by MadWorld
One thing I've haven't seen are horseplayers that accept some responsibility themselves. Go to a racetrack and you see some of the most disgusting people you'll see anywhere . . . and then we wonder why new fans don't want to go the races? Some tracks are littered with players that haven't bathed in a week, wearing ratty clothes, throwing trash on the ground, spitting, etc. How does racing grow with people like that? Who wants to join that "club".
Some tracks are fine, many others are complete messes.
It reminds me of the Seinfeld when Jerry suggested grabbing people that don't shower on the streets and turning a hose on them.
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IMO...the horseplayers' disheveled look is directly related to the escalating takeouts.
Do you remember how well-dressed the racing patrons were in the 50s and 60s...when the takeouts were much lower? 
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Last edited by thaskalos; 05-19-2012 at 02:30 PM.
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