It's time to face it . . . look in the mirror and finally admit it . . . the LIVE product of Harness Racing at a racetrack is not entertaining enough to sustain the next generation of fans and will not be economically viable. So, what do we do? Build a new racetrack! Seriously, hear me out. We absolutely know this for certain: A one-mile size racetrack offers the best wagering handle repeatedly; bigger fields, fairer racing for all posts and an International appeal. So pick out a cheap piece of land in the middle of nowhere and build a mile racetrack . . . with NO GRANDSTAND and NO LIVE FANS. Don't waste money catering to the people who aren't coming anyway by building a grandstand. Instead, spend that money on building a High Definition studio Harness Racing Product! There are so many little additions that can be made to a racetrack to improve its simulcast product. So let's do them! You don't have to worry about obstructing fans’ vision of the races if they aren't there. Set up cameras all around the track to get the best views possible. Build a roof over the track itself to shelter out some of the weather elements and eliminate muddy and sloppy tracks.  Right now every track is near a major city because it wants to attract fans to the live event. Forget about that and pick land that is most appealing to what needs to be built. The only people who are visiting are horsemen and employees, so the location is irrelevant. You would save money on land taxes, utilities and payroll. The focus would be strictly on presenting the BEST RACING and BEST VISUAL PRODUCT. No marketing to fans, no gimmicks and no promotions. Strictly racing! You can pick whatever timeslot you want each day to race because you aren't worried about live attendance. Have a Thursday morning 9am race day to cater to Europe. Whatever ideas come out of it, you know they will work because you have eliminated the fluff around racing and gone back to what works in 2017 . . . a mile racetrack with simulcasting to Europe and Australia. It's almost 400 to 1 ratio of sports fans watching the product vs. going to the live event. Every other sport has made their television product priority number one. Our industry hasn’t and we are still ignoring it. I can buy groceries from my phone and have it delivered to my door but Harness Racing wants me to leave my home, drive 60 minutes in any direction, throw down ridiculous concession money on substandard food, and all that just to watch horses race every 20 minutes? That's the question people are asking themselves and the answer is usually, "When I watch on my phone, it's blurry and laggy. I don't know who people are, the announcers don't talk about the people, all they talk about is betting."  Just remember, ESPN paid $24 BILLION for NBA TV, not the live experience.