tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post4899207388416733689..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: An Illustration for Less RacingThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-19581211599105223292010-01-25T22:04:48.273-05:002010-01-25T22:04:48.273-05:00The Chicago tracks have a population of nearly 9 m...The Chicago tracks have a population of nearly 9 million people to draw from. Are they really doing their level best to fill the stands? I don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-47347841591134427272010-01-25T13:04:58.225-05:002010-01-25T13:04:58.225-05:00You have to feel bad for Illinois racing. Getting...You have to feel bad for Illinois racing. Getting money from the casinos has been an expensive disaster and still on going. It never ends for the horsemen. The once proud Chicago circuit is now reduced to this, racing for peanuts. It is a shame but not one that can't be corrected by the ideas you mention. <br /><br />I see another topic of yours, Cal-Expo, is doing what you suggest, reducing dates to increase fields by necessity and deal with an over-paid purse account. <br /><br />Good luck to the horsemen of both states.Pocket Upnoreply@blogger.com