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Article: Quarter horses, Arabians may not be answer to filling programs.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- September 18, 2002
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Byline: Joe Kristufek Daily Herald Racing Writer
Every Wednesday, Joe Kristufek fields fan questions on racing- related topics and also give the readers a means of expressing their opinions on his "Question of the week."
Question of the week (Sept. 11): The number of horses entered on a given day's card continues to decrease nationwide. Nobody likes to bet six- or seven-horse fields, yet we find them becoming more of the norm than the exception. Most tracks struggle to card nine races a day, five days per week. Some tracks, such as Prairie Meadows, Evangeline, Delta, Tampa Bay and Delaware regularly run quarter horses or Arabians to fill out their ...