in 20yrs will SA racing exist?

Looking @ the owners and punters @ the moment and the lack of interest from the younger generation and the new BEE millionaires does betting and ownership of horses have a future in SA?

Is the mindset of the new elite in south africa that horse racing was for the previously advantaged and not for us?

Does the professional youth even consider horse racing as a option or is the vibe and party atmosphere of a casino seem more attractive?

Myself as a 30something hates to go to a run down racecourse filled with old timers telling me they got "info"

Imagine if I convince some ppl that have never seen racing or tellytrack to switch to 232 and old jimmy lithgow is being as boring as hell,or james goodman is slagging of the ozzies,or mike azzie crying like a baby, or andrew fortune professing his off drugs, or vee moodley telling us he told us so ,or a father and daughter in pe tellin the punters what to back in a funny accent,or greg telling us to punt the soccer on a horse racing channel,or asking them to go to the course on charity cup day and witness a "rent a crowd ",or better still before a feature race have the soap girls sit on the presenters lap and give their opinion,or on a saturday morning watch a playboy model advise us where to put our hard earned money(she got great tits btw),

I have a feeling that soon racing will run out of punters and owners...imo

Yes, racing will exist in SA.

Let me think 400 years of history hmmm

Yes it will exist in 20 years.....but for the Sport of Kings to exist successfully, it needs positive people to carry it forward......and not negetive people who look at all the insignificant details. So maybe it won't exist in your world! I am involved in the younger generation and trust me, there is plenty interest from "us" !

Harrithehorse Wrote:

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> Yes it will exist in 20 years.....but for the
> Sport of Kings to exist successfully, it needs
> positive people to carry it forward......and not
> negetive people who look at all the insignificant
> details. So maybe it won't exist in your world! I
> am involved in the younger generation and trust
> me, there is plenty interest from "us" !

Trust fund kids dnt count!

I am sure we will and with a bit luck jumps and dog racing shame I will miss it

Soodum, when was the last time you attended a race meeting in Natal. Perhaps you missed the Drier horse running second last week, they have a bunch of 21 year olds involved in the horse, Seeing there excitement is what racing is about, or perhaps taking a look up at box 3A at Greyville, the youngsters there never miss a race meeting.

I for one have invested my hard earned money into the game i am passionate about, i am 35 and have numerous shares in horses, i have been able to get lots of young professionals involved in the game.

Im previously disadvantaged, young bt still see a future.The problem is marketing racing as a popcorn nd coke SPORT nt abt grafts .info. whispers.Thrs more to racing besides how many PA's u catch.

@ shanks

I grew up in the racing world ,(I'm not white),I love racing ,I hardly ever punt ,but I watch race replays everyday much to the irritation of my better half,like u I'm 35,my question was not a negative one but rather from what I observe in the corporate world(I ve been blessed/whipped into a education),nobody my age is interested in the horses,just the ppl who have been involved in horse racing by association are interested.

I'm just saying that the involvement in racing by us who have been indocrinated into racing by our parents are few and far inbetween,I'm asking how will racing attract new ppl ?

soodum Wrote:

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> > Yes it will exist in 20 years.....but for the
> > Sport of Kings to exist successfully, it needs
> > positive people to carry it forward......and
> not
> > negetive people who look at all the
> insignificant
> > details. So maybe it won't exist in your world!
> I
> > am involved in the younger generation and trust
> > me, there is plenty interest from "us" !
>
> Trust fund kids dnt count!

TRUST FUND KIDS?? Elaborate please?:S

Jaffee fund, van niekerk fund,beck fund,anglo american fund,the man who wears the fez fund,khan fund,motor insurance fund ,tabor fund,rupert fund ,etc ...lol

I'm 21, love racing and just bought 1st horse shares, I love the sport..
To some extent, I agree with the fact that its difficult to find people my age who know anything or want to know anything about raceing..

I have to beg,force and even drag my friends, or fiance to the course..
Iv been punting n studying form since I was 14/15!!I don't have any mates/fellow punters my age, n it drives ppl mad when I put on 232!!LOL

But I don't care about ne of em, I will continue to buy in horses and will supprt our sport in my very small way and all we need is a few million of me in our country and we have an industrie waitinng to boom!!!!

Here!!here!!!!