The Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) has selected the sixth race from the Tuesday, March 31 live card from Will Rogers Downs to show the horse racing world the importance of one of its lifebloods

: the customer.

Post time for the race is approximately 5:30 p.m. (ET). Although the race is not open to the majority of Canadian horse racing fans for wagering purposes, the dash is open to residents of Alberta.

Handicappers from far and wide were recruited by HANA in an experiment which could ultimately lead to the fans of the sport having more of an influence on some of the decisions that are made in the racing industry.

Click here to read a HANA blog entry outlining the association's plan to utilize co-ordinated wagering to significantly impact handle and pool size.

(With files from HANA)

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