05-16-2009, 03:12 PM
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Oaklawn
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 2,229
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Indeed..
http://www.newsday.com/sports/horser...,1320125.story
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The Preakness infield was set up for the usual huge crowd. The stage for ZZ Top was ready, the security guards in place and the vendors eager to hawk their beer, food and souvenirs.
Only one thing was missing: people.
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...,3787731.story
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Infield attendance is "down, significantly down," Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas acknowledged in an interview this afternoon shortly after taking Gov. Martin O'Malley on a tour of the horse stables.
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