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Old 07-13-2008, 11:40 AM
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You really can't compare Saratoga and Del Mar.

The racing at Saratoga is 100x better. The entire time you can have at Del Mar is 100x better. If I only have a weekend I would go to Saratoga. If I have an entire week it is Del Mar.
100 times better might be a bit extreme.
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Old 07-13-2008, 11:42 AM
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100 times better might be a bit extreme.
I agree. Like I said in another post, Saratoga is a 10 for racing, 8 for atmosphere. Del Mar an 8 for racing, 10 for atmosphere.
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Old 07-13-2008, 02:40 PM
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I agree. Like I said in another post, Saratoga is a 10 for racing, 8 for atmosphere. Del Mar an 8 for racing, 10 for atmosphere.
saratoga has built in advantages in terms of generating fields that del mar does not have and cannot overcome. Its apples and oranges really.
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Old 07-13-2008, 02:43 PM
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saratoga has built in advantages in terms of generating fields that del mar does not have and cannot overcome. Its apples and oranges really.
No question about it. Del Mar has about 10 excellent racing days the entire meet. The Spa has 34.
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