I'm not sure why NYRA wont have those showdown contests anymore. They were fun and got a lot of people interested in following the day to day races, perhaps increasing handle as well. I know a guy who won one of them 2 years ago and he made lots of cover bets the last week of the contest to assure himself some cash whether or not he won the contest.
So why take them away? For $10 you could get a lot of juice. I finished 28th in the fall one last year and had a lot of fun.
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