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Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
One of my first experiences with this sport was when my grandparents took me to Aqueduct in June and July of 1971. I was 12 years old at the time.
I can also vividly remember the racing show hosted by Frank Wright in the mid-to-late-'70s. That's when I saw the Forego/Foolish Pleasure/Lord Rebeau battles in such races as the Suburban Handicap and the Brooklyn Handicap.
And when I became old enough to actually go to the track, I loved such races as the Gallant Fox Handicap and the Display Handicap.
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That's all nice and warm, but it has no bearing or relationship to the reality of horse racing today in the US. You want to "bring back" the Aqueduct Summer Meet.
The big problem with racing today is too many races and not enough horses. "Bringing back" a meet ignores that problem, unless you offset it by reducing the number of races elsewhere. Preferably reducing the number of races by a much larger number than the increase proposed.
Too many tracks, not enough horses.
