I wish you told me earlier, as poor Bill Nader then wasted his entire day writing up part of NYRA's presentation to the commitee. It would have been nice to have saved him the trouble.
To be mildly serious, unfortunately, I think that is a common conception of what could happen, and certainly not an impossible one, but considering the myriad of rumors I've heard about the franchise situation over the last two years, I wouldn't put a lot of credence into any of these supposed inside scoops. While it's hardly outrageous to think of at least some of the song and dance with the commitee to be more for show, I will choose to believe that the proposals submitted will at least be seriously considered before any final decision is made. Call me naive, but as this decision is extremely important for all of racing, I will hope that even if I don't agree with the final say that it was done after careful appraisal of everyone's merits.
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