TROT Wants Your Opinion!

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TROT Magazine Survey
Published: March 5, 2026 11:35 am EST

Inside the February issue of TROT Magazine it was revealed that the betting handle on Canadian Standardbred racing is down approximately $97 million over the past two years. In the April Horseplayer's Issue, TROT will be releasing the results of the following survey, which asks you — our bettors, participants and fans — what you might think would help reverse this worrisome trend.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A GAMBLER TO PARTICIPATE.

Please take five minutes to answer the questions in the following survey. You can include your full name or choose to basically remain anonymous. You can also leave some written comments pertaining to some questions or choose not to.

Our industry relies on betting revenue, and we need your opinion.

Thank you for your participation!

 

1) I annually bet some amount of money on Standardbred racing.
2) I annually bet some amount of money on sports.
3) I currently bet a higher proportion of my annual bankroll on sports, and a lower proportion on racing, than I did five years ago.
4) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the races were more entertaining (if there was more flow, etc).
5) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the judges were more consistent in reprimanding drivers for things like going slow quarters and opening holes for non-strategic reasons.
6) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the races were run off more quickly.
7) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the races were simply run off at their programmed post times.
8) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if more people attended the races in-person and the live on-track experience was therefore more enjoyable.
9) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the food and beverage at the track wasn’t so expensive.
10) believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if takeouts were lowered.
11) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if there were more jackpot wagers, carryovers and/or large pools.
12) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if I saw more of a social media presence regarding carryovers and interesting wagers.
13) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if there was in-race wagering available after the race had already begun.
14) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if fixed-odds WIN betting was available.
15) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if there were prop bets on drivers, trainers, winning post-positions, etc.
16) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if better rebates were offered on betting accounts.
17) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the minimums were $1 instead of $.20.
18) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the field sizes were consistently larger.
19) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the races were sometimes contested at longer distances than a mile.
20) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the program was easier to read.
21) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if an AI-generated app were available that could answer multiple statistical questions about the horses, drivers and trainers, etc.
22) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if the in-house broadcasts were more informative and entertaining.
23) I believe that I (or others) would likely bet more money on racing if they conducted more hard-hitting interviews with trainers and drivers right before and after each race.
Fields marked with * are mandatory.
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