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06-15-2006, 10:27 AM
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"Saratoga harness in the evening is better than going to a Padres game."
Thats very funny. Same with the ballet thing and ole' Mary Lou. Avoid this harness track like the plague, its a dump. I live in Saratoga so I have no idea what it costs to rent a place there during track season. I'd have to imagine its very pricey. The restaurants are okay but please be advised many of them jack up their prices considerably during track season. Personally I think going to any bar and spending $5 on a beer and $7 for a watered down mixed drink is a waste of money, I dont do that on any vacation. I love this town though its much better during the off season when all the phony high rollers leave. The racing is superb and if you know where you are going in the track it can be very comfortable, although I prefer not spending an entire day there, for me getting there around the 6th race is plenty. Siros (bar right outside the track) is one big waste of time and money. It use to be okay about 10-12 years ago but has gone way down hill. It now costs between $6 and & $7 for a can of beer. And the crowds that follow these overhyped cover bands on the weekends there are awful. Your much better off tailgating or hitting a bar downtown. As far as restaurants, "One Caroline" is superb and tops in my opinion. Everything there is very authentic and very hard to make at home. Prices arent cheap but not all that high scale either. If your looking for a nice steak without all the fancy touches, go to "Docs Steakhouse". Good bang for your buck. For about $25 you get yourself a pretty darn good steak with an all you can salad bar that includes delicious bread. 
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#62
06-15-2006, 10:49 AM
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As far as parks go, Saratoga has 2 beauties, both very close to the track. One is 1/2 mile away- Congress. This is a great place to read the form or eat breakfast or lunch on a blanket. Many trees, nice grass, just gorgeous the way its maintained. The bigger park is the State Park, about a mile from downtown and the track. Great for running, has 2 magnificient golf courses as well, one traditional 18 hole par 73, the other a small 9 hole par 29 course.
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#64
06-15-2006, 11:24 AM
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Who here do you expect is going to "remember" Col. Bradley??? Jeez.. I've talked to John Nerud a handful of times this past 6 weeks, and I wouldn't guarantee that HE remembers Col. Bradley...
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06-15-2006, 12:43 PM
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06-15-2006, 12:53 PM
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Boldruler-
Why dont you just sleep in your car and shower at a place like the YMCA, where you can buy a day pass for $7? Why would you rent a house, I mean how much time is actually spent in a house while you are up here for the races? Sounds like a big waste of money to me. Thats money you could burn and donate to the NYRA guys kids college tuitions.
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06-15-2006, 12:59 PM
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06-15-2006, 01:06 PM
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Smart plan. A week is way too long anyways. You can get all the juice you need here in one day, just do everything larger. That would be like me going to Belmont for 1 week, I would lose my mind. I live here and probably go on average a total of 8-10 times per meet, but never for an entire card. To me theres just too much time between races and I like to spend the night before handicapping so I find 28 minutes between every race unbearable, especially in the heat. It gets extra tough because they throw a lot of 2 year old races at you, which I dont really care for.
Mornings are different, I love them and probably get over there 10-15 times per meet. I go a lot of weekday mornings before work, sometimes at the end or the beginning of my run. I'd rather see 60 horses work out in 1 hour with no downtime.
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06-15-2006, 01:14 PM
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06-15-2006, 04:43 PM
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best time to go to saratoga is during the yearling sale--can catch the Jim Dandy during the weekend and go to the sale at night on monday/tues--fun if you have money or not.
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06-15-2006, 05:01 PM
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I just have to share this...
I talked with a guy that works in the same place I do. He told me that the nicest thing about Saratoga is that nobody hassled him when he pitched his tent way on the backside so he could wake up early and see the morning works. He unpitched his tent and spent the afternoon loving the races. He didn't say if he won or lost. Seems he lived in his car (tent), for two days...his vacation. No grief. Just memories. The "woods" at the far back...near the "dumpster". Only in Saratoga. DTS
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#73
06-15-2006, 05:19 PM
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Don't know about the Mex joint...but ribs or chicken at PJ's outside of town is very filling, and reasonable.
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06-15-2006, 05:29 PM
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06-15-2006, 05:46 PM
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06-15-2006, 05:53 PM
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Leons is great. Absolutely the best mexican food in town, in my opinion and I love the stuff. They always have the horse racing channel on too, no matter what time of year it is.
PJ's Barbecue is pretty wonderful too, we love eating there. Its so cheap for what you get and the soft ice cream (custard style) they have there is amazing. Saratoga is about a safe a place as you'll ever find. You can sleep anywhere in your car and not have to worry about danger. I have often had to walk home by myself through a dark park with absolutely no lights at 2 in the morning and nver thought twice about it. Now do that in NYC and look out.
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06-15-2006, 05:59 PM
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I like Leon's too.. The hottest dish there is Filberto's wife...
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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06-15-2006, 06:01 PM
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06-15-2006, 06:09 PM
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LOL! Wont comment on her as I am now a happily married fellow. Funny it one of the only places that has the OTB network on all the time, even in the winter.
First time I went there was with my wife a few winters ago, we get there and there is a race on at Aqu and some dude is in front of the TV screaming like a maniac for a horse to get up. My wife goes to me, check that guy out, I look at her and say, oh thats the owner! Thats Filiberto! He could care less about the customers eating dinner in his restaurant, he wanted that damn horse to win!
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