Seriously, what are they thinking?
Unlocking Winners | NYRA: Eight is enough | BloodHorse.com Blog Stable
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/unlocking-winners-handicapping/archive/2012/07/05/NYRA_3A00_-_2200_Eight-is-enough_2200_.aspx
The list of challenges the sport of horse racing faces is long. Not appearing on that list of problems: “Field sizes are too big!”
The correlation between field size and handle is proven. The more horses in a race, the higher the payoffs and the more attractive the betting propositions.
But that didn’t deter the New York Racing Association from its upside-down world decision to limit field sizes in juvenile maiden races at the upcoming Saratoga meeting.
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