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Old 07-20-2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Kasept
Mark Cusano and Bill Heller do nice jobs covering racing for the Gazette who market the paper non-stop during the meet giving away copies daily outside the track. .

This piece is an utter joke. They didn't bother to check with NYRA about the distribution of the tuition prizes, which of course are going directly to the colleges of the winner's. And newspapers remain mystified why circulation and advertising continues to dwindle.

The only time I was at Keeneland it was college day (though everyday there is college day so I hear ) and they were doing the 1000 tuition prize after each race. I thought it was a great idea.

That Gazette piece was moronic.. I'd be embarrassed if I was the editor..
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Can I start just making stuff up out of thin air, too?
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