"It's a Simple Little System", from Bells Are Ringing (1956: words by Betty Comden & Adolph Green; music by Jule Styne)
For those who are not gamblers and may be unfamiliar with the
racetracks
mentioned in the song, the following list may be of interest.
| Composer | Racetrack | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beethoven | Belmont Park | Elmont, Nassau Co, NY | Belmont Stakes held here each June. |
| Puccini | Pimlico | Baltimore, MD | Mentioned in Guys and Dolls; Preakness Stakes held here each May. |
| Humperdinck | Hollywood Park | Inglewood, CA | Started by Jack Warner and others because Los Angeles Turf Club (Santa Anita) would not admit Jews. Opened in 1938. |
| Tchaikovsky | Churchill Downs | Louisville, KY | Kentucky Derby held here each May. |
| Mussorgsky | Monmouth Park | Oceanport, NJ | |
| Rachmaninoff | Rockingham Park | Salem, NH | |
| Debussy | Del Mar | Del Mar, San Diego Co, CA | |
| César Franck | Fair Grounds | New Orleans, LA | |
| Sibelius | Sportsman's Park | Cicero, IL | |
| Berlioz | Bainbridge Park | near Cleveland, OH | |
| Hindemith | Hawthorne | Chicago, IL | |
| Offenbach | Ak-Sar-Ben | Omaha, NE | Operated 1919-1995 |
| Shostakovich | Saratoga | Saratoga Springs, NY | Mentioned in Guys and Dolls. |
| Handel | Hialeah Park | Hialeah, Miami-Dade Co, FL |