It seems to me the 5 million would be better spent helping claiming and other small time owners and trainers make ends meet so they don’t drop out of the game altogether. But people have been complaining that the Preakness is slowly losing prominence because of the spacing. At least now there’s a bit of an added incentive to run in the race that can’t hurt and may help a little.
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