The Great Derby Paradox

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Revidere

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Started long before that. Off Track Betting was one of the key starting points, especially in New York.[/quote]

Not nationally it didn't. Off track betting was pretty much restricted to NY in those days

[Revidere]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Started long before that. Off Track Betting was one of the key starting points, especially in New York.

Not nationally it didn't. Off track betting was pretty much restricted to NY in those days[/quote]

I didn't say nationally, but you could make a case that in the 70's New York was the racing capital, and whatever reason they could not work together, the result (along with other factors) effectively chopped down racing's largest tree.