21.   Look, in many racing seasons, Eclipse Award voters can be fairly accused of stupidity.

22.   NASCAR ADVISORY -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dayton Daily News and Palm Beach Post will provide extensive coverage of NASCAR and other motorsports this racing season.

23.   Nowhere are the indignities of backstretch life more glaringly apparent than in Saratoga, where the wealth, pageantry and glitz of the racing season provide a striking contrast.

24.   Richard Alves, who came to Camptown from Harlingen, Texas, complained about the track not honoring his contract to provide a racing season for his dogs.

25.   Racers use precious vacation time and drive thousands of miles, traveling state to state to follow the racing season.

26.   Some of the best feel-good stories of the racing season occurred last weekend.

27.   The horses live there until the racing season is done.

28.   The local racing season gets under way in earnest this month, with the local tracks having already started or beginning in the next few weeks.

29.   The new racing season is brief and loaded with family events.

30.   The racing season at Saratoga next summer will be increased, as expected, by two days.