.....as I was saying.....
(Beyer's latest column)
Big jackpots are racing's best stimulant
By ANDREW BEYER
WASHINGTON - It is easy to cite evidence that American Thoroughbred racing is in moribund condition. Attendance at great tracks is often pathetic; when 3,000 people rattle around cavernous Belmont Park, the atmosphere is dispiriting. Public interest and media coverage of the sport has dwindled for all but a few big races....
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