Santa Anita Park & Del Mar Racing sacrificed California Horse Racing north of them to save themselves. The rest of the U.S. #HorseRacing industry is viewing them in the same way -- "contraction" continues with 50 tracks closed since 2000, 30 of them since 2013.

"California racing just got dealt another brutal blow. In a year when this sport should be doing everything possible to stabilize a fragile circuit, the loss of Grade I status for the Frank E. Kilroe Mile and multiple downgrades at Santa Anita Park and Del Mar Racing is very concerning.

"When you strip premier events in the middle of a wagering and field-size crisis, you're not 'protecting the integrity of the pattern,' you're accelerating the decline of one of the game's few remaining flagship jurisdictions. This outcome might look neat on a spreadsheet, but on the ground in #California it means fewer top-class opportunities, weaker cards, and less incentive for owners to keep investing in this circuit."https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/letter-to-the-editor-another-brutal-blow-for-california/

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