I'm still trying to recover from yesterday/last night... The Last Dance was surreal, Michael's call was emotional and so well done - he said everything perfectly and it brought tears to my eyes. The crowd that remained (all the fair weather fans had left by the 8th race, too long of a day for them) was on their feet and cheering through the entire race. Having the Hollendorfer horse win was so appropriate, it would have been wrong for a SoCal invader to win the final race at this historic local track.
I am so sad that my track is no more... this weekend is the auction of everything (and I mean everything) on the property. They start dismantling the facility by Labor Day and construction on the new development will begin in the spring. The end of an era... I know this is considered "progress" but I just see it as "those bast*rds took my track"
08-18-2008, 11:25 AM
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