Competition, faltering attendance put brakes on the greyhounds
“They don’t want to sit with a program and figure out how to handicap a dog.”
Al and Paul Van Heuvel, brothers and fellow retirees, convene one day a week at the landmark Derby Lane greyhound track to have some laughs, drink beer out of paper cups and bet the dogs. via Alabama Live
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