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Originally Posted by Better Than Honour
NYRA is rooting for Big Brown more than IEAH and Dutrow. The Casino Drive - Big Brown showdown will be quite the story.
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That's an understatement for sure. In the years 2002,2003, and 2004 when War Emblem. Funny Cide, and Smarty Jones were trying to become triple crown winners, the crowd was over 100,000 capped by an all time high of just over 120,000 for the "smarty party" in 2004. The following three years, 2005, 2006, and 2007 when no triple crown was on the line saw declining attendance of 62,274, 61,168, and a pathtetic 46,870 last year to watch Rags To Riches win. If no triple crown is on the line, the vast majority of New York racing fans could give a rat's ass about attending,
05-14-2008, 06:37 PM
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