Chicago — one of the most rabid gambling markets in North America — has no major race track.Thoroughbred breeding in Illinois is dead. The median age of active bettors has to be close to 65. A visit to an OTB is a visit to a “Cadaver-ville.” There is no significant fan development whatsoever for future generations.And the famed Arlington Park “Against All Odds” statue is close to 700 miles away, hidden behind the tea and sympathy in a stately corner of upstate New York.
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