Santa Anita is using music acts, including Shaboozey, in the hopes of attracting new fans

"The meeting had everything but power... emblematic of the current state of California horse racing, a sport that is closer to circling the drain than stopping the bleeding."

"Some see this as a new version of the apocryphal story of Nero fiddling while Rome burns. Others see it as the Stronach Group believing in the sport that this type of event will energize the populace."

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