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Originally Posted by repent
interesting thread by what may be a sociology teacher.
Im not from the coasts, but Id have to think most racing fans are b/c the best racing takes place in NY/NJ, FL, KY(I know its not on the coast, but its in the east), and SoCal.
you shouldnt expect that most posters here are patrons of Great Lakes Downs or whatever.
that may be another interesting topic of conversation that should be discussed.
the decline of midwest racing.
or has it not declined?
what happened to racing in Nebraska?
why did Sportsmans fail in Chicago?
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sportsmans failed becuz the onwership got way too greedy. it was thriving and they decided to go and rebuild it into a dual purpose facility with the auto track which was not bright considering the other autotrack in suburban joliet which is bout 45 min from chicago. still a sad sight to see sportsmans every single day. graffiti on the inside where the track used to be, busted windows everywhere etc etc etc=( its demise not only hurt the tbred side but also the harness tremendously. i believe chicago was once near the tops in harness but no longer. sportsmans was packed every spring for the tbreds and every summer night for the harness.
the decline of midwest racing? i heard the rundown today on the speaker on the backside after entries were taken today for opening day........absolutely pitiful