We carry a lot of water being the year-around track.

McCollum is part of an increasing number of players who are year-around analysts while still playing.

Given Gulfstream’s now nearly year-around schedule it made sense to install lights to add night racing especially during Florida oppressively hot summer.

He is embracing the added role of GM but recognizes that it is a year-around commitment.

Neal Pilson, the former president of CBS Sports who now runs his own sports television consulting company, attributes the continued increases to the emergence of younger players as well as the league becoming year-around programming.