ZITO: IMPROVE DIRT TRACKS

 
BALTIMORE - Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito yesterday renewed his call for making America's traditional dirt racetracks safer, rather than replacing them with synthetic surfaces, as many have called for after the high-profile breakdowns of Barbaro... [link]

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