Future of Delaware Park?

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Delaware Park wrapped up their 79th season yesterday. I played the card for the first time all season yesterday. (12 races, full fields). On most racing days this year their cards were unplayable with small field and seven or eight races. Laurel Park is now running in July and August which doesn't help at all. A few years back Ritvo said that he wanted some sort of coordination between the two in regards to racing dates. That does not look like the case moving forward. Gulfstream swallowed up Calder and Laurel will do the same to Delaware Park. Delaware Park must change their thinking in order to survive. Nobody playing at home on a Saturday in the summer is booting up Delaware Park on their ADW. What's the answer? Lights I tell you. Lights. Forget the Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday stuff. Put in the lights and run a 7:30 post Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Build a nice hotel right on site in that huge, unused parking lot by the first turn. Make it a weekend destination venue. Horseplayers, I believe, are looking for a good quality thoroughbred track to plunk their money down at night. Lights are the answer!