nonbetting

At the very least, Santa Anita should make this a nonbetting race, but the whole idea of a staged final ride is a bad one.

The race was described by Tom Durkin over the public address system, whose power was restored, but was watched in silence by the nonbetting crowd.

Cordero was there to ride Passing Ships, the first American thoroughbred ever to win the nonbetting race, for Prince Mubet bin Abdullah.

While the bookmakers here may draw only one-thirtieth of the nation's Super Bowl bets, the point spreads they set are used throughout the country and probably have shaped many nonbetting fans' expectations about the game.

Cordero was there to ride Passing Ships, the first American thoroughbred ever to win the nonbetting race, for Prince Mubet bin Angel Cordero Jr. was surprised to hear railbirds chanting his name as he neared the wire of a two-and-a-half mile race Sunday called the King's Trophy.