I did like this quote from the DRF story, "Mike Dempsey, the racing secretary at Monmouth Park, said, "There are no appearance fees for anyone involved..."
Well, thank God they didn't have to give the old coot money just for showing up. Nearly tripling the purse, moving the date, and lengthening it was just enough I guess.
http://www.drf.com/news/article/114353.html
NT