Dear Riaan

www.sportingpost.co.za/2013/10/05/racing...ology-playing-catch/


Still think the internet is a waste of time? Reading this article really demonstrates how far behind SA are in relation to other nations with a tote.

Nice posting Easy...
The mind boggles, THEY have the data base available but when last did anyone receive an sms promoting the new P6 format, carry overs, s Emeralds cup day, anyone receive anything via social media??... hang on the Summer Cup in around the corner, anything...:S .... we can go on and on!!!

Nate Simon, president of Louisville-based United Tote, suggested that horse racing should follow the example of ultimate fighting by developing reality television shows focused on the sport and its participants to generate interest worldwide..

Lsetaro Wrote:

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> Nate Simon, president of Louisville-based United
> Tote, suggested that horse racing should follow
> the example of ultimate fighting by developing
> reality television shows focused on the sport and
> its participants to generate interest worldwide..


1000000000000000% (tu)

Leon/Titch

du plessis was there , he attended and still nothing happens......takes balls to defy the rest of the worlds trends

this is precisely what we've been working on developing and getting out there to test - the raceday app (July day), the facebookgames (Queen's Plate) and facebook presence (Thoroughpedia), with a small presence on Twitter. These are but micro testers. Unfortunately it takes a while for big industry heads to catch on (the public is there and ready already).
There has been industry meetings recently - RA, Phum, GC, TBA, CTS, getting together to join funds in order to bring about technologically advanced communications ....will see what happens.....

thing is though, the operations control of the industry needs a clean up - there are still happenings within the system that send out a negative message to the public - i.e. insider trading, lack of care for the full product (think SPCA stories), etc
ideally these need attention before going the route of broadcasting on a massive scale and rounding up a new interest market (otherwise it is pointless as they will just be exposed to the bad side and switch right off again, money wasted)

?......wonder if any of the representatives of the big P at the Arc over the weekend will bring back some ideas on how to improve things here.......

Muhtiman Wrote:

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> ?......wonder if any of the representatives of the
> big P at the Arc over the weekend will bring back
> some ideas on how to improve things here.......

Surely you jest!

might be diverting from the topic...but i hope u recognise the the moral ......i was listening to a documentary on THE BIRTH OF IPL cricket...but the crux of the matter was that no body gave it a chance to succeed...the powers that be were staid in their ways....and old fashioned..but yet it kicked off..but having said that..india has now become bigger than the game itself...telling other boards of control how to handle their affairs...OR ELSE....they give a portion of proceeds to the other countries..(that aspect not healthy)...so coming back to racing...the present hierachy are also set in their ways...and change from the norm...is seen as very risky...

KitKat Wrote:

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> Muhtiman Wrote:
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> > ?......wonder if any of the representatives of
> the
> > big P at the Arc over the weekend will bring
> back
> > some ideas on how to improve things here.......
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> Surely you jest!

Then WTF were they doing there......:S