08-04-2009, 10:32 PM
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The Curragh
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 2,524
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Originally Posted by DaTruth
The facility is small, so seating would have to be supplemented by tents and bleachers. The turf course gets chewed up by the end of the meet, but it would be fine in early in November.
There are many pluses to holding it at Fair Grounds, such as the weather would be great, the surfaces are highly thought of by many horsemen, and very few cities are as capable of hosting major events (Super Bowls, BCS National Championships, Final Fours, and Mardi Gras) as New Orleans is.
There is little parking, but if the Fair Grounds and surrounding streets can handle the crush of 160,000 people like it did on a Jazz Fest day in 2001, it can handle the BC crowd.
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One thing I know about parking in the Big Easy, if you have $20, somebody will let you park in their driveway/business.  
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