RUNNING WITH THIS PACK MADE THE DIFFERENCE.(SPORTS)

Byline: MATT GRAVES

When it was time for Harvey to pack his bags at NYRA, a lot of racing fans felt like they had lost their best friend.

For more than two decades Harvey Pack had been the bettors' friend, the laughable loser who kept fans smiling even as they tossed away their misguided mutuel tickets.

The first signs of trouble came a couple of years ago when Harvey decided to retire from the New York Racing Association and was lost from the popular Paddock Club that made him a favorite figure at Saratoga Race Course.

NYRA wanted Harvey to work the full six-day week that Saratoga runs races, but Harvey was approaching 70 and said he …