Pick out your preferred seating for Keeneland Cup '15..

[asudevil]

A boutique BC to say the least.

[senator L]

I read they are also going to have tail gate parties.

[geeker2]

They need to generate a map of the Water Closet locations.

[Arletta]

I still can't believe they picked this place to host a BC

[Sightseek]

I would rather freeze my dupa off in general admission at Belmont than pay mucho dinero for a no track view with 1,000 of my new BFFs.

[MaTH716]

My couch

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

My couch

Seems like the powers that be in KY decided to throw a private party to celebrate their new old surface. Good old boys network is tough to beat IF you belong. I figure it will be awesome IF you have the juice to get involved correctly. Save that, watch on TV, which is exactly what serves the folks that made this selection.

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by Arletta

I still can't believe they picked this place to host a BC

whats the deal there, is it way smaller than santa anita?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by alysheba4

whats the deal there, is it way smaller than santa anita?

I think the Keeneland grandstand could fit into Santa Anita's 3 or 4 times.

[Calzone Lord]

The Breeders' Cup (Saturday) has long been the greatest betting day in all of Horse Racing.

I have no desire at all, to ever see one in person.

It's a day for laptop computers with fast internet-connections, a personal TV, and a comfortable seat. I can get that for free, in multiple places.

Keeneland has very low takeout rates, especially on exotic wagers.

From my perspective, I don't care about crowd size. An almost private social party of 15k industry elite is fine with me. To me, a large crowd serves no purpose, other than to perhaps stir up a few horses.

When I hear "Breeders' Cup at Keeneland" -- I think about the 19% takeout on trifectas, superfectas, pick 3's, pick 4's -- that's not a bad thing.

You'd think the Offshore places that rebate have to be hating this. Some of them offer 8% rebates on all-exotic wagers. No exotic wager at Keeneland has a rake over 19%.

[dylbert]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I think the Keeneland grandstand could fit into Santa Anita's 3 or 4 times.

If weather turns wet, there is not much cover. My only trip there was rainy Sunday last October. Glad that attendance was low that afternoon.

Watching from home or OTB with friends.