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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
You can reduce the number of tracks all you want, but that is not going to increase the number of bettors. I am sure we will see few tracks in the near future. There is a feeling among bettors that this will increase field size, but I am not so sure. Unless the horsemen become convinced that larger fields are in their best interests, the fields will only go slightly in size and the number of foals will take another sharp drop again.
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How do you know? What is better, 10 tracks handling a million (or less) a day, or two tracks handling five million a day? Which is more likely to draw bettors?
