1. Also he has an appointment next month at a concert with the Rolling Stones, some of whom are bicycle racing fans. 2. And horse racing fans will go out to the track to bet on Aptitude and Appearing Now, even if those horses were also-rans in previous races. 3. And the population here consists of horse racing fans. 4. As always, Hollywood Park opens just as racing fans are preoccupied with the Triple Crown, which begins with the Kentucky Derby a week from Saturday. 5. Ballots for racing fans to nominate the next class of inductees could be a part of the exhibit. 6. Because racing fans are inclined to bet more on races with larger fields, the horse shortage has reduced handle, purse money and taxes paid to the state. 7. All this comes when racing fans had begun to despair of ever seeing an outstanding horse again. 8. But for true ski racing fans, it will be a spectacle as it was a decade ago. 9. But mostly Secretariat, because the dimensions of his Belmont victory still define thoroughbred greatness for most racing fans. 10. But the makeup of racing fans is changing as the sport broadens its appeal, officials say. |