Getting ready to start show, but will quickly note that there's an added dimension to success (and potential success) in areas like OK, TX and NM beyond the alternative revenue, and that is proximity to the 'culture of the horse'. As much as the explosion in gaming choices since the '70's, the thing that inhibits racing in much of the country in this era is the distancing of our society from its' agrarian roots.
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