Headlines: January 23
– Do you long for the days when crowds filled grandstands and racing mattered? “Take a trip back into time, a trip to Oaklawn Park.” (ESPN)
– Six months after Pennsylvania passed a law allowing more than 61,000 slot machines to be placed in 14 locations, state officials are still struggling to work out the kinks of launching the program. (Sun)
– “Snow KOs racing.” Aqueduct, Laurel, and Philadelphia Park are among the tracks that cancelled racing this weekend. (NYP)
– Russell Baze passed Bill Shoemaker as second on the list of winningest jockeys Saturday. (MSNBC)
– Opelousas Daily World sports editor Tom Dodge announces a new racing column. First up, a glossary for novices. (ODW)
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