HERSH: Churchill indicates end for Arlington

[moses]

This is easy for me to say as I’ve never been to Arlington Park and only wagered on it rarely, but is the closure of some number of tracks ultimately a good thing in the long ru ? We often complain about the small fields at some tracks. Will contraction lead to bigger (maybe more competitive) fields at the remaining tracks or is this a naive/uninformed way to look at it?

[Alabama Stakes]

Just thinking about how many people will never fall in love with the sport because they didn’t have a track to go to. Going to Suffolk Downs every day was probably more fun than anyone had the right to have. The sights and sounds of the track are the best.

[moses]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Just thinking about how many people will never fall in love with the sport because they didn’t have a track to go to. Going to Suffolk Downs every day was probably more fun than anyone had the right to have. The sights and sounds of the track are the best.

That is pretty sad. If Parx were to close, the 20 minute trip there would turn into an hour+ to Delaware or Monmouth. Not sure how many times I would have gone as a kid if that were the case.