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06-01-2014, 11:10 PM
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Interesting to see this post re-surface. Still good to read about everyone's track experiences (some I never had the chance to visit). As some of you might know my list is rather extensive, so I won't re-post, but those interested in having a look can refer back to latest thread on this topic:http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...scanman&page=4 . My posts are #79 and #80.
I have added the following tracks since: United States Elko County Fair Great Falls High Hope Canada Desert Park Australia Ararat Park Cranbourne Dederang Drouin Echuca Gawler Geelong Hanging Rock Horsham Kyneton Park Mansfield Mornington Morphetteville Penola Sale Seymour Stony Creek Strathalbyn Terang Woolamai Wangaratta Yarra Valley If interested here's a couple of links about my journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmh...eature=youtu.be http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/ne...ng_odyssey.aspx http://www.osoyoostimes.com/florida...-his-done-list/ What's next this year - Santa Rosa, Ferndale, and the Ely County Fair. Unless, I can find something to do over the July 4th weekend. 
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06-01-2014, 11:37 PM
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Gulfstream Pimlico Laurel Aqueduct Belmont Hollywood Santa Anita Del Mar Churchill Downs Penn National Meadowlands Fairgrounds Hipódromo de Monterrico (Lima, Peru) Also, Parx, Chester/Harrah's Philadelphia, and Mohegan Sun/Pocono Downs, but was only at those for the casino. --Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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06-02-2014, 03:48 AM
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I'll put all the TB tracks I've been to and a (c) after the ones I've called at least one race at.
Ak-Sar-Ben (c) Aqueduct Arlington (c) Bay Meadows (c) Belmont Blue Ribbon Downs (c) Bowie Cal-Fairs: Sacramento (c) Stockton (c) Pleasanton (c) Vallejo (c) Santa Rosa (c) Ferndale (c) Fresno (c) Calder Caliente (c) Canterbury Charlestown Churchill Downs (c) Del Mar Detroit Race Course (c) Fairmount Park Fairplex (c) harness Fort Erie Garden State Park (c) Golden Gate Fields (c) Gulfstream (c) Hastings Hawthorne (c) Hialeah (c) Hollywood Park (c) Keeneland Laurel (c) Lone Star (c) Longacres Los Alamitos Meadowlands Monmouth (c) Mountaineer North Dakota Race Park (c) Oaklawn Penn National Philadelphia Park...Keystone when I was there (c) Playfair Pimlico Portland Meadows Prairie Meadows (c) Remington River Downs Sam Houston (c) Santa Anita Suffolk Sunland (c) Timonium Turf Paradise (c) Woodlands (c) Yakima Meadows (c)
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06-02-2014, 06:16 AM
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06-02-2014, 08:42 AM
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06-02-2014, 11:00 AM
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06-02-2014, 11:17 AM
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 1. Your list is astounding but I'm wondering why none of the tracks in NZ are on it (yet?). 2. I can't access any of the links you posted! 3. Would love to hear about the tracks in Belgium some day!
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06-02-2014, 01:44 PM
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Delta Downs Lone Star Park (once, for the 2004 Breeders Cup)
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06-02-2014, 05:07 PM
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Woodbine Racetrack Queen City Aqueduct Racetrack Belmont Park Yonkers Meadowlands Churchill Downs Buffalo Raceway Batavia Downs Finger Lakes Race track El Comandate (PR) Gulfstream Park Commadore Downs Erie Downs Well I never was actually in the last two but I drove by them, they were the same place just different times, on my way to Churchill and points south
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06-03-2014, 06:55 PM
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Pocatello Downs Solano Campanille Chantilly Deauville York Gulfstream Hollywood Santa Anita Del Mar
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06-05-2014, 02:07 PM
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2- I must have copied the links incorrectly. I doubled checked them this time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmh8...ature=youtu.be https://www.racingvictoria.net.au/ne...g_odyssey.aspx http://www.osoyoostimes.com/florida-...his-done-list/ 3 - Belgium racing appears to be trying to make a bit of a resurgence with the re-opening of Oostende this year.. Groenendaal (very nice) and Sterrebeek (just okay) are now closed. Oostende is their nicest venue. The other is Ghlin. Apart from those two, Waregem gets one day a year when they run the Grand Steeple-Chase des Flandres. Last edited by scanman : 06-05-2014 at 02:18 PM.
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LOVED the video and enjoyed reading the links....am so happy to hear you'll be doing a book (I hope you will be kind enough to sign a copy!), You have a nice, easy going and likeable manner on camera... maybe after the book is completed you should think about pitching an idea (documentary) or raising funds and doing it yourself. Just a thought! Lastly whenever you do decide to go to NZ ed is the nicest guy... he's an owner and just got a job with The informant... I'm sure he'd be more than happy to answer any questions, etc. (You don't mind if I volunteer you, do you ed?  ).Thank you again.
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06-09-2014, 03:14 PM
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Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for taking the time to read the articles. The interviews are a lot of fun. I also did a 10 minute segment with TVN (Victoria racing) the night I visited Cranbourne (unfortunately no link for that). I really enjoyed doing the TV spots and sharing my racing experiences. Last year, I was contacted by someone with NBC Sports about doing a segment with them. To date it hasn't worked out yet, but they are still interested and the stories and number of tracks continue to grow. Who knows, maybe Kasept (Steve) will put me on the air one of these days. During my entire visit to Victoria and South Australia, the racing community was fantastic. I met/talked with the entire spectrum of industry personnel; racecourse executives, race callers, chart writers, photo finish judges, racecourse superintendents, starters, trainers, jockeys, and stewards. All were very accommodating and went out of their way to ensure that I had access to whatever I wanted to do at the racecourse. I can't wait to return for another visit!!! Thank you for referring me to Ed. I've read his posts about racing in New Zealand. I do plan to visit there someday and will contact him prior to. One of the great things about this forum and others are the people I've been able to meet and share track visits with. On this forum, Gate Dancer was an exceptional host when I visited Great Falls last year. On another occasion, I met up with someone from another forum at Assiniboia Downs and likewise, he/his family were outstanding hosts.
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