Topic: Why is horse racing so unpopular here and a bit of extra feedback - page 4. (Read 2489 times)

Well, it's probably worth remembering again about discussing the question that OP raised. It's just that in my opinion, this direction in competitions and, accordingly, in betting on this sport is not discussed at all for some reason. And it's also unfair because the traditions of this sport have been preserved for centuries and will naturally be preserved. So, it's quite cool to play on bets if you are an expert in this field and have a good understanding of the nature of such competitions. And these competitions are very different in different countries and there is something to discuss here.

Setting up and running a prediction game can really get people interested if it's well organized and fun. Something like clear rules, openness, and a method for rewarding people would be needed for this to work. If the game is fun and well-run, a small amount like 1-2 mbtc per event might be enough to get people to be involved. To get people to participate, you should think about what the community wants and make sure the prize is appealing enough. It depends on the audience's hobbies and demographics whether or not people in the community are interested in horse racing gambling. There are ways to find out what the community wants by making a poll or asking for direct comments.

Somehow I find it hard to believe that among the tens of thousands of users of our forum there is no one who is not interested in and does not follow horse racing and the corresponding schedules of these competitions. 
Of course, the profile of our technology forum is quite far from the issues of sports competitions, and even more so those related to animals, such as horse racing or, for example, camel racing, as happens in the Middle Eastern countries.  Nevertheless, this topic would still be worth continuing and expressing some news from the world of horse racing, simply because for many it broadens their horizons and in general these are interesting competitions, by the way, in which the betting represents a rather interesting development of events at these races.  And yet, these are traditional competitions.  And many people respect traditions. 

So OP should probably continue to post some important information about horse racing here. 

Wow, surprised this is still going...
Completely disappointed than 99% show total lack of knowledge about this stuff but somehow they feel like they hold the absolute truth!
I could make a ignore list here to crash the server but ...whatever


Yeah Phil, that's one of the drawbacks but at the same time it's the entreating thing, with basket in your example by the 60 minutes you're done watching and are scrolling back and forth to see how to make an insurance bet, what options you still have left and so on, with racing you're favorite has a 20 lengths lead and it drops the jockey and you've lost on year of heartbeats that moment I call that thrilling!

Two days ago the favorite Shishkin refused to race, I was backing the other one and when I saw him planted at the start I was going hurray, victory and then I was screaming move just a bit , move you damn stupid horse so for him to be declared a runner! It's moment like this I enjoy in racing!


Wow, impressed there are still some who say that /s
With countries like Australia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia,  France, UK, Ireland, Canada USA having million worth of races all year around quite interesting no one knows about . Argentina had a 300,000 races just a few weeks ago but ...damn!
Feels like this whole board is concentrated in the 3-4 countries that don't have horse racing.


Churchill, Kentucky and Santa Anita have smashed record attendance this year, racing post topped 10 million viewers....what ae you talking about?


Not going to happen.
People here are more keen on throwing 4 lines of text and call it it gambling discussion not actually betting.
I offered a fee competition with 1 mbtc just to pick the winning horse from races on a festival, attendance...zero!
Probably it involved looking at what horses ran and then posting the name, too much trouble when you can rephrase the comment above for $3, right?

Animal welfare concerns have eclipsed the sport's appeal. Racehorses' quality of life depends on their owners' ethics. Inconsistency casts doubt on the sport's future. History, tradition, and a strong link between horse and human make horse racing more than just a race. Shouldn't we also weigh the positive? Many horses receive specialized care, jobs, and community building. Can we imagine a future where the sport values horses and fans?

It's interesting to compare horse racing to football or basketball to address your point about its popularity. Horse racing may not be as popular as these sports, but isn't that partially owing to its uniqueness? Horse racing is a rare but fascinating sport with history, tradition, and gambling. Strategy, skill, and chance create a complicated and exciting tapestry. As society evolves, the difficulty is to reconcile enthusiasm with ethics. How do we modernize horse racing without losing its essence? This changing discourse reflects our changing relationship with nature and animals, not simply the sport.

Quite the contrary, I completely agree with you.  I also don’t like it at all when at races a horse is mercilessly beaten and urged on by jockeys.  Sometimes even this ends in the death of this majestic animal.  And of course, a lot depends on the horse owner in how he treats the animal.  But I really think that most horse owners treat them well.  After all, they love horses, otherwise they wouldn’t keep them in their stable. 
Bu at the races, of course, cruelty always appears because of the result.  That's why this is a competition and to win you have to suffer.

As someone who has been interested in horse racing from the owner part of things (I am not a horse owner, I just spent time with some of them) I can tell you that it hasn't been all that interesting any part of the world. The recent era of humanity has realized that this is something that is not good for the horses, I mean just the idea that horses are whipped is clear enough that we are talking about something that hurts them.

You may consider that they are taken care of better than any other horse, but to be fair the horses are taken care of based on the owner, not the situation, even the greatest horse could be taken care of terribly if the owner is a bad human, and the worst horse could be taken care of as kings if the owner is a good human. So with humanity evolving, you may disagree with this idea, but there are more and more opposition to horse racing, and it was never at some football or basketball or tennis level even before, and definitely even worse now.

Exactly.  You are absolutely right that the sport is at a crossroads.

 And primarily due to the fact that too few countries have in their sports calendars for each year such competitions that fall under the racing standard set, for example, by Great Britain.  The versions of these competitions in other countries are too different.  For example, in Kazakhstan, where nomadic peoples live in the vast expanses of the steppe and a horse is for them like a car is for an American, races are held as part of national festivals.  And these races are not at all like racing at a racecourse anywhere in the UK.  And since there are no globally accepted standards for this horse racing around the world, this is the problem with this sport.  And he really stands at a crossroads. 
And by the way, it may gradually cease to exist. 
But I hope this won’t happen soon.

Well, there are many things that can be Known about this, because it is like everything else, I know that this existed long before and several things could be done, so in this order of ideas I think that it is very effective in terms of emotions. sperosna this causes them to get up a lot, the adrenalin levels rise, in the old splices there are always some of the sports, and among those the horse race, as far as caabloos die , I think it is because of the same hormones that can be given to them, you have to have control over the veterinarian, because these are things that can always happen, so keep that in mind, I think that horses need better treatment on this, their Pain is very Important , I don't Know how hard the Training of horses can be so that they can perform Better , I Feel that that is what they Lack so that they can be better.

Now as for the things that I see that can be taken into Consideration for Horses , they are very many, it is as I said before, a whole world where they need to have everything of them to be the best, there are criteria that only bettors can consider, so I I can say that when it comes to betting on someone in particular I wouldn't know, I would only be guided if there is a previous history,. to see which horses the majority bet on , to see And learn from them, although in terms of the technical aspects of a horse or its careers I don't know very well , but it is and it shows that there is a lot of theory there, it is something that can be considered as The best thing that can be done, I imagine that there are guides or things that others do so that they can guide themselves , I would think that this can spread if the people don't actually mistreat them or something , it's Interesting, honestly what I've said About this is that horses treat them very badly, and that is what Should not be allowed, because how are you going to treat badly what is making you generate a lot of money?

I think it really depends on the country, some of the country's football is so popular that they made a betting game to it. And some country like mine which is football is not that popular but basketball where they share the same mechanics. For me, horse racing actually has easy mechanics and I could even see this kind of gambling in an arcade place where kids are using tokens as bets. But in reality, if you really focused on having profits, you would literally be examined and analyzed as the best team or best player that has the potential to win. I just want to think that if there's a case that horse racing would be popular in gambling worldwide, I hope that the horses have proper treatment even locally places, cause for sure there's a law that supports anti-animal cruelty.

Many gamblers are not interested in new bets because they do not know the technicalities of predicting wins because most gamblers focus on football betting, so it is possible that those who bet on horse racing betting already understand the potential to choose winners, they are chasing profits instead of choosing the favorite racing team. However, there will be more and more horse racing fans if this sport is competed in all countries and added to the international Olympics, hoping that the support of all casinos adding horse racing betting will have an impact on increasing fans of gambling on that sport.

It is obvious that not everyone is interested in horse racing game because some persons do not know how the game works especially betting on it. When it comes to gambling, I mostly advise people to go for what works for them than trying to learn something new that would start making them to be making loses. The goal is to make profits from gambling no matter the kind of game we are betting on whether easy or difficult for some persons. Whatever works for us is what we should gamble on rather looking for new kind of bets to play to win more profits.

Its just really that unheard of and this is why it do really looks that it isnt really that popular but we know that they're indeed existing. It isnt really just that as noisy like we do see on NBA
or Football on which we could really make out that comparison but pretty sure that there would really be specific markets for that. If you do find out that horseracing is your thing then good
one that they've been offering those kind of bets. It is really just that a matter of choice on what kind of sport you are into because each person does have their own favorites.

It do really just turns out that not most people here are interested with it, most of people or users of this forum are really that interested with those sports mentioned aboved.
It is really that evident on trying to just look at on the gambling section on which you could say that interest and recognition is there but for sure
in other corners or places then horse racing is popular.

Normal people can still gamble on horse racing. You can still do some side bets on the horse/pilot that you want with the minimum bet which I think majority of the gamblers can afford. It will be a different thing if you are the one who will participate on the horse race like you own/breed/raise the horse. There's no denying that there are gamblers who really are putting massive cash on horse racing but it is the same on other popular gambling games. It's just that it's not the game that everyone likes that is why I think it's unpopular.

These days, horse racing is considered a sport for the wealthy, the digital horse racing might be a whole lot interesting for the players but not everyone is able to afford a horse in the real life.

Loads of money is also involved in the horse racing game, apart from being a sport, it's also a high level gamble as wealthy people commit large sums to stake against their horses of interest.

Games such as bullfights, horse racing, cockfights, camel races, and many more, are not played on an international level, and as you said, are played only in specific countries where people show some interest in the games. However, that interest is fading away over time, and that is becoming the reason for these games slowly becoming scarce because those who play the games or participate in them can see that they don't have much of an audience to cheer for them or watch them playing, so they are losing interest as well.

If we talk about sportsbooks or casinos, they only add sports that are popular and in demand on a global scale which increases the revenue for them since people from all around the globe will be placing bets on those sports games and they are not wrong since they are running a business and need revenue to keep operating.

Nowadays most of the casinos and gambling sites sportbetting is mostly betting on football and cricket. Casino authorities have no interest in other sports or competitions. Due to the failure of some competitions to attract the attention of the authorities, lack of patronage, gradual decline in popularity, etc., these competitions are currently unable to generate interest among people. These competitionsBull fight, cock fight, horse race, camel race etc. now people are not showing interest so casino authorities are not thinking about these issues seriously. However, these unpopular games are still held in different parts of the world, but the casino authorities do not make betting arrangements for these competitions.

I don't think that horse trainers and caretakers mistreat their horses at all.
I seen horses die in races, but that is often because some wrong with their heart or something.
Accidents happens of course sadly and it's always a nightmare to watch one.
But that caretakers would abuse a horse with purpose won't happen since they love them as their own babies.
Even if a owner would push the trainer and caretaker to top the horse for best result he would not succeed.





Well it's hard to pick a winner in a race, since so much can happen in a race.
Me myself only bet on trotting, and in a trotting race you will need to look out for how fast the horse are at the start and what spot the horse have behind the car or in the volt.
Example to start on number 1-2 behind the car is very good if you are fast out at the beginning, if you are slow you risk to be stuck at the inside lane and you don't want that.
Perfect position is always in the lead or to be second on the second lane, so you can go out and attack when you want.
A good way to bet is that you bet on what horse that will come first and second for better odds if you have found a horse you will think win a race.
Also know difference of a fast and strong horse, many races are in different length and some horses are better in short distance (Fast horses) and some better at long distance (Strong horses)
It's so many things to know about like a whole world, hard to point at some specific, if you wonder something I gladly help out if I can!  


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Horse racing, like every sport, needs fans. Without new blood on the track and in the stands, the sport might die away. Countries maintaining these traditions work hard, but without collective enthusiasm, they may fail. Both past winners and rising talent make the sport appealing. The dynamism of horse racing has always been in the seamless relay from one generation to the next. Few seem to grab this baton pass, which is stumbling. Old-fashioned charm and skill require successors or the sport will fade into history. In reality, horse racing is at a crossroads. It must change with new tastes without losing its identity. Staying current in a quickly changing environment is no joke. Reviving its heritage may require engaging youth, diversifying the experience, and growing its digital footprint.

Well, the truth is I have to understand that for many People horse racing is very Impressive, seeing it from a more relaxed point of view I can Understand that we as spectators only see the race and that's it, what makes me curious is why for the Damn , are the workouts so suffocating? As hard as you are, it's as if the horse suffers a lot. I've been told that horse training involves animal abuse, some die in the middle of training, but I'm just saying something, so that one of these animals can perform. What you need is to have a good diet and for your muscles to be well Worked, Increasingly more aerodynamic and very strong, but I don't understand if what they are referring to as being very hard is the diet, we as Humans when we are in a sport of high Performance we do not have to Follow a diet to be able to have better Performance , but it is all very Balanced, we can never overdo it because we will injure ourselves, but what I understand with horses is not like that.

Hair training is directed with another way of doing things , it is harder because they are animals, but they also require direct treatment with veterinary control , so this is Something Delicate, as long as we do everything related to finding the best treatment of an animal , we think that its nutrition, vitamins and all this is what can make an animal a champion, as well as the degree of trust that its rider can give it, because this is something that goes beyond, we as people who We are totally led to the bets because we know that this is exciting, the truth is I don't know what the criteria that bettors take to bet on a particular rider, because the information can be very diverse, and and well this may or may not lead to expectations of people, how do you know which one to choose? If I enter a horse race as a rookie, how do they find out which is the best horse? this is really Difficult.