U.S. horse racing has become so organized that there has usually been racing every weekday every week of the year. Last Monday, for the first time in 13 years,* horse players were unable to place a bet anywhere in the U.S. Of some 15,000 thoroughbreds of racing age, not one was running. The 600 at Miami's Tropical Park were stalled when the track closed as a result of the Government's ban on pleasure driving. Those at New Orleans' Fair Grounds, the only race track open, were taking their customary Monday off a practice instituted to stretch the track's allotted racing days...
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