ESPN's Bill Finley on racings handle losses:
"Reversing the trend won't be easy, and it might just be impossible. There's too much competition for the gambling dollar out there, racing is burying its remaining customers with outrageously high takeout levels and the game doesn't seem to attract any new blood as far as fans go."
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Ron Pierce and John Campbell do not invite each other out for dinner, but I don't think they have ever done this.
The last time I saw two 104 pound dudes scrap I think it was around grade three.
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Weird. It twas working for quite awhile.
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