More Jackpots, More Fun
“It is easy to cite evidence that American thoroughbred racing is in moribund condition…. But anyone who paid attention to the events at Hollywood Park on Monday — as most horseplayers did — would come to a different conclusion about the health of the racing industry. Bettors wagered a record $7.59 million on the Pick Six and a total of $18.4 million on a routine eight-race program — figures that would have been inconceivable in an era when the sport was supposedly healthier…. For any horseplayer with a pulse, Monday’s pick six was irresistible” (WashPost).
