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Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:20 pm to cardswinagain
STFU.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:24 pm to WildcatMike
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:35 pm to WildcatMike
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Churchill Downs is not much better
bull shite. Churchill Downs is a venerable old stadium; a classic that can't be replicated if torn down.
bet you've never been. you seem like the kind of guy to bad mouth a place you can't get a ticket into.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:41 pm to Aspercel
What are the nicest race tracks in the country?
NY and Baltimore are pretty much old news. Is horse racing still mobbed up and dirty?
The country's populace has greatly expanded over 130 years to not be so NE centric.
Where would you choose the triple crown races to be held?
Kentucky, Southern California, and Florida?
I looked up attendance numbers, in 1975 over 78 Milllion people attended horse racing. That number was cut in half by 1997 and by Spring of 2015 it appears that only 8.24 million had attended a horse race in the past 12 months.
Now the last Preakness races at Pimlico have set attendance records, so are people just coming out for the event, for the social aspect of it? Just to be a part of the scene and not really much else?
NY and Baltimore are pretty much old news. Is horse racing still mobbed up and dirty?
The country's populace has greatly expanded over 130 years to not be so NE centric.
Where would you choose the triple crown races to be held?
Kentucky, Southern California, and Florida?
I looked up attendance numbers, in 1975 over 78 Milllion people attended horse racing. That number was cut in half by 1997 and by Spring of 2015 it appears that only 8.24 million had attended a horse race in the past 12 months.
Now the last Preakness races at Pimlico have set attendance records, so are people just coming out for the event, for the social aspect of it? Just to be a part of the scene and not really much else?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:54 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
I don't want any of the 3 moved.
I'm all for tradition.
I'm very against the talk lately of moving the Preakness to Laurel.
But look at the rest of the meet. Preakness weekend is all Pimlico really has.
I'm all for tradition.
I'm very against the talk lately of moving the Preakness to Laurel.
But look at the rest of the meet. Preakness weekend is all Pimlico really has.
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:30 pm to Aspercel
Keeneland is the nicest track in the country by an extremely wide margin. They cater to an entirely different clientele. The only track to offer a live HD feed to their races. It's small bit upscale, women everywhere.
Saratoga is really nice but overrated. Gulfstream is nice.del Mar is my favorite small but clean and you can smell the ocean from the track which is pretty cool.
Pimlico is basically hamsterdam with horses in the backdrop
Saratoga is really nice but overrated. Gulfstream is nice.del Mar is my favorite small but clean and you can smell the ocean from the track which is pretty cool.
Pimlico is basically hamsterdam with horses in the backdrop
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:32 pm to LSU GrandDad
Are you stupid. Been many times..,hell, even in the winners circle and in the suites. Let's not act like Churchill is Del Mar, Saratoga, or Keeneland. They put million dollar suites on a pig with lipstick.
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:33 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Saratoga is by far the best venue for horseracing. They let patrons bring in ice chests, booze, beer, whatever. It's the oldest sporting event in the country. Keeneland is next because of the beautiful scenery and quality of racing. Del Mar is pretty cool along with Santa Anita. If someone wants to go on a typical day, I'd suggest Oaklawn or Arlington Park
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:35 pm to Paul Orndorff
My grandparents while alive lived 2 blocks from Arlington....been to the old track (mafia set a fire in the kitchen) to the existing structure.
Wife and I will be making a trek to Saratoga this summer. Looking forward to it.
Wife and I will be making a trek to Saratoga this summer. Looking forward to it.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:41 pm to vengeanceofrain
If you're gonna move the preakNess move it to Santa Anita
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:01 pm to WildcatMike
I went last summer for vacation but the husband put me to work. Was up there for the Whitney, but the only 2 races I saw were the 2 we were in.
:sigh:
It was on my bucket list and I never even saw inside the grandstands...
Just the backside, Oklahoma, the holding barn, paddock, and test barn
I came home more exhausted than before my vacation
Maybe I'll make it again soon.
:sigh:
It was on my bucket list and I never even saw inside the grandstands...
Just the backside, Oklahoma, the holding barn, paddock, and test barn
I came home more exhausted than before my vacation
Maybe I'll make it again soon.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:03 pm to LSU GrandDad
There's not much of the "classic stadium" left.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:04 pm to Aspercel
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:20 pm to mattz1122
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Gulf Greyhound Park
If it was moved here my life would be complete, and my rent would go through the roof.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:35 pm to WildcatMike
Arlington has arguably the best turf course in the country. I remember when it burned down. Saratoga is beyond beautiful. Enjoy yourselves
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:46 pm to Paul Orndorff
Churchill for my money has the best turf course. The grass is really high and thick. Arlingtons is really nice too they keep it on poin
Fair grounds basically runs on green colored dirt.
Fair grounds basically runs on green colored dirt.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:55 pm to WildcatMike
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:03 pm to vengeanceofrain
Where do they keep the guns they use to neutralize the horses with the broken bones?
Horse racing is cruel.
Horse racing is cruel.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 12:22 am to GeorgeTheGreek
That guy was coming unglued
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