richiebee Wrote:
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> As recently as maybe five years ago, I especially
> regretted the fact that I was
> given a day off from work and the racetracks were
> closed, although I seem to
> recall that one or two tracks (for some reason I
> am thinking Calder) used to
> put on a Christmas Day card 15 or 20 years ago,
> though I might be wrong about
> this.

I seem to recall that Hollywood Park used to run on Xmas day -- and their feature was a claiming stakes race -- not like the claiming crown -- it was a stakes race where all the horses were for sale -- I forget the exact tags -- but they were high and you got significant weight off for going in at the lower price.