#The Gardens

MUCH has changed at the Dapto Showgrounds since this writer first ventured to the circuit in the early'80's when Secretary Manager Bill Dwyer challenged convention. The country's inaugural $100000 to the winner race - the Green's Supercoat Classic (won by Kylie Bale from the five alley in 1992) was but one of Dwyer's innovations and, back then, his…

In California, you can bet on a horse race, buy a lottery ticket, put money on poker in a card room and play slots at a tribal casino all in the same - potentially expensive - day. Nevada, right next door, is undoubtedly the national capital of all things gambling. But after Nevada, California has the most slot machines of any state - one measure…