Breeders Cup will not be going to New York

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Monmouth is along the Jersey Shore, so I wouldn't classify it as between New York and Philadelphia. It could take about one hour to get there from NYC with the usually expected traffic. (During Friday nights and Saturday mornings during summer, it is ridiculous.)

You can get to Monmouth from NYC by either train or boat. (The ferry is neat.) I used the train once this summer -- Haskell Day -- and I believe it took about 1 1/2 hours. The train delivers you to the backstretch of the track.

Monmouth is a speed favoring one mile oval, and a very nice place to watch the races. It draws a beach crowd, since so many people are on the Jersey Shore during the summer. It's small, though, and I'm unsure how it will hold up during Breeders' Cup week in terms of seating.

The best way to get there and not to have to deal with traffic is by boat that leaves from Manhattan.