Very possible horse racing ceases in So California in the near future unless something dramatic happens. Can't run the sport without horses and it's going to be extraordinarily thin when they open the track again and that is considering they've solved the problem.
I like the fact they are trying something dramatic that isn't self-serving (as far as their product and bottom dollars are concerned). In my opinion, they forced the hands of some outfits to race elsewhere and blame the move on the condition of the track. I'm guessing we hear Doug O'Neill or Peter Miller say they are relocating to Oaklawn or New York or Kentucky and say "too many of their owners didn't want to run on the Santa Anita surface". It will smell as if the move was more to do with the medication changes.
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