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Article: Dogs Inspire Harness Idea
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 6, 1989
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The idea that could revolutionize harness racing in Maryland was
conceived at a dog track in Florida. Tom Aronson of the American
Horse Council spent a recreational evening at the Palm Beach Kennel
Club while he was in Miami for a harness racing convention last
month. There he began to formulate the notion of drawing post
positions for harness races after the betting had ended. The
management of Rosecroft and Freestate raceways has embraced his idea,
and will seek to put it into operation next month.
Aronson was struck by the unpredictability of dog races; odds-on
favorites would regularly get bounced around and eliminated at the
first turn. Racing luck was all-important. What struck him, ...