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The New York Racing Association will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, March 11, featuring an all-stakes sequence from Aqueduct Racetrack, Oaklawn Park and Tampa Bay Downs.

The Cross Country Pick 5 requires bettors to pick the winner of five select races from tracks across the country. The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country with each week featuring a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5, boasting a low 15 percent takeout, offers sequences with races from Aqueduct Racetrack and partner tracks across the country.Saturday's sequence kicks off in Race 9 at 4:04 p.m. Eastern from Tampa Bay Downs as a field of seven older fillies and mares travel nine furlongs on turf in the Grade 2 Hillsborough.

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown will saddle a trio of contenders in Grade 1-winners Shantisara and Rougir along with the multiple graded-stakes placed Kalifornia Queen. Opposition will be provided by the one-two finishers of last month's Grade 3 Endeavour in Surprisingly and Scottish Star, while multiple graded-stakes winner Gam's Mission will look to make a winning seasonal debut from a nine-month layoff.

The second leg will see an overflow field of sophomore fillies route 1 1/16 miles on the Tampa Bay turf in the Grade 3 Florida Oaks [Race 10, 4:45 p.m.] led by the Brown-trained Free Look.

The Tapit bay graduated in September at Saratoga Race Course ahead of a runner-up effort in the Grade 2 Miss Grillo in October at Belmont at the Big A. She was last seen finishing a troubled fifth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in November at Keeneland. Looking to topple that foe will be graded-stakes placed Alpha Bella and stakes winners Navy Goat and Dreaming of Snow, who makes her turf debut.

The middle leg will switch to Aqueduct as a field of eight older fillies and mares contest the $100,000 Correction [Race 9, 4:56 p.m.], a six-furlong main track sprint.

The New York-bred Rossa Veloce could prove tough to catch if she replicates the lofty 102 Beyer Speed Figure garnered three starts back in an open allowance sprint at the Big A. The 5-year-old Girolamo mare has won 3-of-4 starts since being claimed by trainer Rob Atras. Easy to Bless, a 5-year-old Flat Out dark bay, will hope a speed duel develops as she looks to utilize a stalking approach under regular rider Jacqueline Davis for trainer James Ferraro. Shippers Big Tentations and Prodigy Doll add depth to a salty field.

The penultimate leg will see Tapit Trice look to announce his presence on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby [Race 11, 5:15 p.m.] for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. The 1 1/16-miles test for sophomores, which drew a field of 12, offers 50-20-15-10-5 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-five finishers.

Tapit Trice graduated at second asking in December at the Big A over Slip Mahoney, who exited that effort to break his maiden ahead of a runner-up effort in last weekend's Grade 3 Gotham at the Big A. A $1.3 million Keeneland September Yearling Sale purchase, Tapit Trice enters from an eight-length score over returning stablemate Shesterkin in a one-mile optional-claimer at Gulfstream that registered a 92 Beyer. A talented field includes Grade 3 Nashua winner Champions Dream for Hall of Fame conditioner Mark Casse; Grade 3 Sam F. Davis runner-up Groveland for trainer Eoin Harty; and stakes-winner Zydeceaux for trainer Ramon Minguet.

The sequence concludes with the Grade 2 Azeri [Race 9, 5:54 p.m.] from Oaklawn Park as last year's Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks-winner Secret Oath makes her seasonal debut in the 1 1/16-miles test for older fillies and mares.

Trained by Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas, the Arrogate chestnut has won 3-of-4 starts at Oaklawn, including the Martha Washington and Grade 3 Honeybee last year en route to the Oaks. She will find significant opposition in the form of multiple Grade 1-winning multi-millionaire Clairiere for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. The 5-year-old Curlin mare, who also makes her seasonal debut, won 3-of-6 starts last year led by a head score over Malathaat – the eventual Champion Older Dirt Female – in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park. A stacked field includes multiple graded-stakes winner Interstatedaydream for trainer Brad Cox and graded-stakes winner Hidden Connection for conditioner Bret Calhoun.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence will be available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.

America's Day at the Races will present live coverage and analysis of the Aqueduct winter meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the best way to bet every race of the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, March 11

Leg A: Tampa Bay Downs, Race 9 – G2 Hillsborough (4:04 p.m. Eastern)

Leg B: Tampa Bay Downs, Race 10 – G3 Florida Oaks (4:45 p.m.)

Leg C: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 9 – $100K Correction (4:56 p.m.)

Leg D: Tampa Bay Downs, Race 11 – G3 Tampa Bay Derby (5:15 p.m.)

Leg E: Oaklawn Park, Race 9 – G2 Azeri (5:54 p.m.)

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The 24th National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) presented by Caesars Entertainment, Horseshoe Las Vegas, and Racetrack Television Network (RTN) kicks off on Friday, March 10 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. The field of an estimated 750 entries, ranging in age, experience, and number of NHC appearances, will yield one ultimate winner, who will go home with an estimated $750,000 and an Eclipse Award as Horseplayer of the Year.

The competition is on a global scale this year, with horseplayers representing 46 states, Canada, and Qatar. Only time will tell if age factors into the success of the field, with the average age of this year's competition being 56 years young, with 23-year-olds Carson Matties and Andrew Weiss checking in as the youngest players. Of the 618 total competitors, 29 females are a part of the field. All of these statistics are pending the results of Thursday's Last Chance/First Chance Contest being held at the Horseshoe Las Vegas which is the final chance to qualify for the event.

Of the 23 years of past champions, at least 11 will be returning to attempt to become the first repeat winner of the NHC – Judy Wagner (2001), Steve Wolfson, Jr. (2003), Stanley Bavlish (2007), Michael Beychok (2012), Jim Benes (2013), Paul Matties, Jr (2016), Ray Arsenault (2017), Chris Littlemore (2018), Scott Coles (2019), Justin Mustari (2021) and David Harrison (2022).

While many NHC veterans will be returning, there will also be many fresh faces at the Horseshoe this year. Among those will be 2022 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge winner Drew Coatney, who will be making his first NHC appearance along with 139 other rookies. There are 78 members of the field who have attended at least 10 NHC's in the past, with only four notable individuals having attended at least 20 NHCs, including three who will be competing in their 21st NHC.

Six participants will be playing for a $1-million bonus opportunity courtesy of Hawthorne Race Course – Chris Larmey, Darren Yarwood, Jordan Jayne, Matthew Miller, Justin Mustari, and Kyle King. Matthew Myers, winner of the Beat Byk Challenge on At the Races with Steve Byk, also will be playing for a $1 million bonus. NHC Tour winner Jay Johns will be playing for a $5 million bonus if he were to take home the grand prize.

Also playing this year are two members of the newest class of the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship's Hall of Fame, Dennis Decauwer and Bill Shurman. Jose Arias and Jim Goodman are also being inducted in this year's class. All four were voted by their peers for induction and will be celebrated at Sunday night's awards ceremony.

All of the current 618 participants qualified via contests hosted by 34 racetracks, casino race books, handicapping contest websites, Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) platforms, simulcast distribution networks, horse owner associations, media outlets, and other Thoroughbred racing organizations. Outlets that held qualifiers to the #NHC2023 included At the Races with Steve Byk, Bally's Las Vegas, Breeders' Cup, Canterbury Park, Colonial Downs, Del Mar, FanDuel TV, Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Gulfstream Park, Hawthorne, Hialeah, Horseplayers.com, Horsetourneys.com, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Keeneland, Kentucky Downs, Laurel Park, Little Red Feather Racing Stable, Lone Star Park, Los Alamitos, Meadowlands, Monmouth Park, NTRA, Race Lens, Sam Houston Race Park, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga Bets, Sport of Kings, Tampa Bay Downs, Treasure Island, The Big One, and Xpressbet.

Interested spectators will have the ability to watch and listen to the action unfolding at the NHC in multiple places. Rachel McLaughlin, Racing Analyst at Horseshoe Indianapolis, will be hosting the NHC broadcast which can be watched on NTRA's YouTube channel and will be available on all NTRA social media platforms. Additionally, At the Races with Steve Byk will broadcast live on SiriusXM satellite radio (Sirius 219; XM 201) from the Horseshoe Las Vegas and online at www.stevebyk.com daily, from 9-noon ET/6-9 a.m. PT on Friday and Monday, with bonus NHC coverage at www.SteveByk.com/listen-live-SiriusXM slated for 2-8 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-5 p.m. PT) next Friday-Sunday. America's Best Racing and Hawthorne will also be streaming live from the event.

To sign up for the 2023 NHC Tour and earn your chance to qualify for the 25th NHC next year at Horseshoe Las Vegas, go to www.ntra.com/membership.

About the NHC

The NHC is the most important tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series of NTRA-sanctioned local tournaments conducted by racetracks, casino race books, off-track betting facilities, and horse racing and handicapping websites, each of which sends its top qualifiers to the national finals. There are no bye-ins to the NHC. Each year, the NHC winner joins other human and equine champions as an honoree at the Eclipse Awards and is named Horseplayer of the Year. For more information on the NHC, visit NTRA.com/nhc.

About the NTRA

The NTRA, based in Lexington, Ky. and Washington, D.C., is a broad-based coalition of more than 100 horse racing interests and thousands of individual stakeholders consisting of horseplayers, racetrack operators, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity, welfare and integrity of Thoroughbred racing through consensus-based leadership, legislative advocacy, safety and integrity initiatives, fan engagement and corporate partner development. For more information visit NTRA.com.

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On the heels of winning his 3-year-old debut in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (Grade 2), Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Forte was tabbed as the 4-1 overall morning line betting favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which is set for its three-day span Friday-Sunday.

Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will run concurrently with the lone pool of the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager. In addition to $2 Win and Exacta betting, an Oaks/Derby Future Double is part of the wagering menu. The wagers will open Friday at noon (all times Eastern) and the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will close Sunday at 6 p.m. while the Oaks Future Wager will close 30 minutes later at 6:30 p.m.

Through the first four pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Forte was tabbed as the individual favorite three times – Pool 2 (10-1); Pool 3 (7-1) and Pool 4 (8-1). In the first pool, Forte closed as the second individual choice at 16-1 behind Extra Anejo (12-1).

Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Forte made his return to the races Saturday and cruised to a 4 ½-length score in the Fountain of Youth. Previously, the talented son of Violence was victorious in the $300,000 Hopeful (G1), $600,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1) and $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile. His impressive resume earned the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old.

Here is the complete field for Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (with trainer and morning line odds): #1 Angel of Empire (Brad Cox, 30-1); #2 Arabian Knight (Tim Yakteen, 10-1); #3 Arabian Lion (Tim Yakteen, 50-1); #4 Blazing Sevens (Chad Brown, 40-1); #5 Cagliostro (Cherie DeVaux, 99-1); #6 Cairo (IRE) (Aidan O'Brien, 50-1); #7 Classic Car Wash (Mark Casse, 99-1): #8 Classic Catch (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #9 Confidence Game (Keith Desormeaux, 30-1); #10 Congruent (Antonio Sano, 80-1); #11 Cyclone Mischief (Dale Romans, 40-1); #12 Denington (Kenny McPeek, 80-1); #13 Disarm (Steve Asmussen, 99-1); #14 Forte (Pletcher, 4-1); #15 Geaux Rocket Ride (Richard Mandella, 20-1); #16 General Jim (Shug McGaughey, 80-1); #17 Hejazi (Tim Yakteen, 40-1); #18 Hit Show (Brad Cox, 30-1); #19 Instant Coffee (Brad Cox, 30-1); #20 Kingsbarns (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #21 Litigate (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #22 Mage (Gustavo Delgado, 80-1); #23 Major Dude (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #24 Mandarin Hero (JPN) (Terunobu Fujita, 50-1); #25 National Treasure (Tim Yakteen, 30-1); #26 Perriere (JPN) (Yoichi Kuroiwa, 50-1); #27 Practical Move (Tim Yakteen, 8-1); #28 Raise Cain (Ben Colebrook, 50-1); #29 Red Route One (Steve Asmussen, 40-1); #30 Reincarnate (Tim Yakteen, 30-1); #31 Rocket Can (Bill Mott, 40-1); #32 Skinner (John Sherriffs, 40-1); #33 Sun Thunder (Kenny McPeek, 99-1); #34 Tapit Trice (Todd Pletcher, 15-1); #35 Tapit's Conquest (Brad Cox, 80-1); #36 Two Eagles River (Chris Hartman, 80-1): #37 Two Phil's (Larry Rivelli, 80-1); #38 Verifying (Brad Cox, 50-1); #39 Victory Formation (Brad Cox, 80-1); and #40 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (5-1).

Overall, there are 18 new entrants in Pool 5 from Pool 4: Arabian Knight, Arabian Lion, Cagliostro, Cairo (IRE), Classic Car Wash, Classic Catch, Congruent, Denington, Hejazi, Major Dude, Mandarin Hero, National Treasure, Perriere, Raise Cain, Reincarnate, Skinner, Sun Thunder and Two Eagles River.

In the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, D J Stable's Champion Filly Wonder Wheel was made the 8-1 morning line favorite in the field of 39 individual betting interests plus an option for “All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies” from the 2020 foal crop that were not listed.

Trained by Mark Casse, Wonder Wheel made her seasonal debut in the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes where she was heavily backed at odds of 1-2 but was upset by fellow Kentucky Oaks Future Wager contender Dreaming of Snow.

Along with Wonder Wheel, other top fillies that were incorporated in the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager include Godolphin's $400,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) winner Pretty Mischievous and $300,000 Honeybee (G3) winner Wet Paint; Gold Standard Racing's flashy multiple stakes winner Hoosier Philly; and Stonestreet Stables' $250,000 Demoiselle (G2) winner Julia Shining.

Here is the field for the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (with trainer and morning line odds): #1 Affirmative Lady (Graham Motion, 99-1); #2 Ami Please (Doug O'Neill, 99-1); #3 And Tell Me Nolies (Peter Miller, 40-1); #4 Asset Purchase (Chad Brown, 30-1); #5 Atomically (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #6 Blessed Touch (Tim Yakteen, 50-1); #7 Botanical (Brad Cox, 20-1); #8 Capella (Brad Cox, 40-1); #9 Chop Chop (Brad Cox, 40-1); #10 Clearly Unhinged (Michael McCarthy, 40-1); #11 Condensation (Chris Hartman, 40-1); #12 Dorth Vader (Mike Yates, 20-1); #13 Dreaming of Snow (Gerald Bennett, 30-1); #14 Flashy Gem (Brad Cox, 40-1); #15 Flying Connection (Todd Fincher, 50-1); #16 Gaming Girl (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #17 Grand Love (Steve Asmussen, 50-1); #18 Guns n' Graces (Chad Brown, 40-1); #19 Homecoming Queen (Rodolphe Brisset, 99-1); #20 Hoosier Philly (Tom Amoss, 15-1); #21 Interpolate (Chad Brown, 30-1); #22 Julia Shining (Todd Pletcher, 12-1); #23 Justique (John Shirreffs, 40-1); #24 Merlazza (Brad Cox, 99-1); #25 Mimi Kakushi (Salem Bin Ghadayer, 80-1); #26 Miracle (Todd Plecher, 20-1); #27 Munnys Gold (Todd Pletcher, 30-1); #28 Occult (Chad Brown, 20-1); #29 Pretty Mischievous (Brendan Walsh, 10-1); #30 Punchbowl (Brad Cox, 20-1); #31 Red Carpet Ready (Rusty Arnold II, 15-1); #32 Royal Spa (Rodolphe Brisset, 50-1); #33 Seduction (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #34 She's Lookin Lucky (Matt Shirer, 30-1); #35 Shidabhuti (Chad Brown, 15-1); #36 Southlawn (Norm Casse, 20-1); #37 The Alys Look (Brad Cox, 15-1); #38 Wet Paint (Brad Cox, 12-1); #39 Wonder Wheel (Casse, 8-1); and #40 “All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies” (15-1).

The $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) is set for Saturday, May 6 and the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks will run one day prior on Friday, May 5.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks Future Wagers. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's three-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

More information, Brisnet past performances and real-time odds on both wagers will be available before the pool opens Friday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

Following this pool, there will be one additional opportunity for fans to bet early on this year's Kentucky Derby contenders. Pool 6 will span March 30-April 1.

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Large betting teams which often place their bets at the last second via industry-enabled, batch bet-placement tools – often called Computerized Robotic Wagering groups (CRWs) – have been restricted from placing win pool bets within two minutes of the start of races at the New York Racing Association (NYRA) tracks (Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga) since July 2021.

NYRA also banned the CRWs from playing the late pick five, pick six and cross-country pick five, when offered.

“NYRA has been ahead of the curve on this since they instituted this policy,” said Patrick Cummings, executive director of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation (TIF). “Mainstream horseplayers should be aware of it, embrace it and bet accordingly. This isolates the win pool, providing less fluctuation and essentially, more certainty, for horseplayers.

“All tracks across America should follow NYRA's lead on this, leaving some pools for non-CRWs.”

While full details are nearly unattainable to confirm independently, since its 2020 white paper, TIF has estimated about one-third of total betting on U.S. racing comes from CRWs.

“Overall, our research has found that the more difficult the bet type, the greater the percentage of CRW money in those pools,” said Cummings. “The more exotic the bet, the more the CRWs play, and usually, the higher their rebates.

“From the evidence we have seen, TIF does not believe CRWs comprise one-third of the win pool, but we expect they are over one-third of some tracks' exotic pools, particularly pick fours and pick fives, bets which are routinely marketed to mainstream customers.

“Additional data we have reviewed, but are unable to confirm independently, suggested just one CRW team represented 20 percent of a track's pick four and pick five pools. If that is true, it's staggering, and suggests something is wrong with the way in which wagering on U.S. racing has evolved in the last few years.”

THE GOTHAM DIFFERENCE – WIN & EXACTA POOLS

The Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday dramatically demonstrates the difference between pools with and without CRW play.

TIF isolated the changes in the last 10 betting cycles from the win and exacta pools of the Gotham, essentially the final 90 seconds of betting. The first six of those cycles experienced small, incremental changes in both pools, but the final four are significantly different.

See the chart below.

In approximately the last 30 seconds of Gotham Stakes betting, less than 42 percent of the final exacta pool is wagered while only about 17 percent of the final win pool was staked.

During this same period, the win odds on eventual race winner, #12 Raise Cain, drifted higher from 21.5-1 to 23.5-1. In the same time frame, the eventual winning $1 exacta combination of Raise Cain with #11 Slip Mahoney crashed from $138.75 to $81.25, a 43 percent decline in the probable payout.

While just 9.7 percent of the successful win bets were placed in these final four cycles, almost 66 percent of the winning exacta bets were placed in those last seconds.

“Nothing precludes you from betting exactas or any exotic pool,” Cummings added, “but this nearly two-year experiment from NYRA is showing the way in which win pool betting can differ from the exotics pools with these sorts of policies. In this example, you can really see it because we are comparing it to the most visible exotic bet, which is the exacta. Mainstream customers should be attentive to this.”

CRW PLAY AND THE FUTURE

How U.S. racing's wagering business evolves is anyone's guess, but the trajectory in recent years has been staggering.

Data TIF has obtained or reviewed from California and Florida, among other states, shows about 15 CRW accounts are active between two entities – Elite Turf Club and Racing Gaming Services – almost all of them at Elite. There are also smaller CRWs enabled to bet through connections with more mainstream ADWs.

According to California Horse Racing Board records, the largest CRW team betting on racing in that state appears to be a group identified as Elite Turf Club 17, which handled $20.4 million (2018) and $22.5 million (2019) at Del Mar, but which grew its handle to $60.4 million at the seaside oval in 2021.

The CRW team identified as Elite Turf Club 2, which appears to be the second-largest of the teams by handle, went from $33.0 million (2018) and $34.6 million (2019) to $45.6 million in 2021.

At Santa Anita, Elite Turf Club 17 bet $48.3 million (2018) and $52.6 million (2019), and grew its handle to $72.4 million there in 2021. During that same period, Elite Turf Club 2 went from handling $63.7 million (2018) and $63.3 million (2019), respectively, to $52.9 million in 2021.

Converted to handle per race day, both teams played significantly more at Del Mar in 2021, notable given that the track hosted the Breeders' Cup that year. On a per card basis in 2021, Elite Turf Club 17 handled $1.3 million per Del Mar race day with Elite Turf Club 2 just over $1 million per race day. At Santa Anita, Elite Turf Club 17 wagered about $770,000 per card while Elite Turf Club 2 was at approximately $562,000 per card.

Records obtained from Florida showed the concentration of the two largest teams on the state's biggest day of racing.

The 2022 Pegasus World Cup card at Gulfstream Park handled $43.8 million, according to the Equibase charts from that day. Of that, Florida state records show Elite 17 handled $6.4 million while Elite 2 bet $1.7 million. Combined, those two CRWs represented roughly 19 percent of all handle on that track's biggest day.

To view the full betting settlement sheet from 2022 Pegasus World Cup Day, obtained via a public information request from Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation, please click HERE.

“Undoubtedly, the one area of really strong, sustained growth in U.S. racing wagering has been the CRW teams, and this data goes even farther to show that one or two teams alone are particularly significant,” said Cummings.

“While the CRWs have been growing as a larger percentage of handle, we've concurrently seen a decline in mass market betting, which defies all of the other metrics in the greater wagering space.

“U.S. racing needs all of its customers – both the mass market player and CRWs. While the effects of CRWs on ordinary horseplayers are seen and felt almost every race, every day, and many players yearn for a day when they did not exist, it is both difficult to envision a future with fewer CRW players and also unrealistic to move in that direction.

“We believe the focus should be on finding a balance to meet the needs of all players. The sport needs to get its betting business under control and recognize the realities that exist today and make adjustments. It's remarkable that tracks and televised coverage of the sport heavily markets bet types to ordinary players that they should know is exactly where CRWs feast.

“The NYRA experiment is an attractive one in that it gives the public an area to focus without CRWs if they so choose.

“The goal should be to both retain existing customers and create new ones, and the status quo elsewhere seems to render that mission impossible. More tracks adopting the NYRA approach, or other versions similar to it, would create a healthier environment for mainstream players and hopefully grow racing's overall wagering business.”

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