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Weekday sporting events, regardless of what sport it is, is much better held at night. People just can't get to regularly scheduled events during the work day. Many patrons would become regular Friday night players if they moved the racing to the evening.
It's a great idea, and all the tracks in the big metro areas should do it as soon as possible.
Weekdays 1st post at Longacres was timed for the end of the Boeing workday from the opening of Longacres in 1933 until the place closed in 1992, or whatever it was. Before lights were installed, they'd race every 20 minutes to beat night fall. In the summer months and after they installed lights, they raced every 30 minutes. Boeing employees were the biggest subset of Longacres patrons for the entire existence of the track, and not starting the card until a lot of them were off the clock was a great weekday strategy.
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