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Old 03-07-2009, 05:19 PM
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DRF is blocked at work? You should quit!
Believe me, I have thought about it many a Saturday!!!
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Old 03-07-2009, 05:42 PM
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The track is selling a $10 general admission season pass for its spring meet, which runs April 3-24.
That's a good deal. Admission for the public is $2, and many do go at least 2-3 times per week (it's perfectly acceptable around here to not be available of an afternoon during the Kee meet
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:36 PM
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That's a good deal. Admission for the public is $2, and many do go at least 2-3 times per week (it's perfectly acceptable around here to not be available of an afternoon during the Kee meet
I'm about two or three days away from scheduling one of my weeks of vacation to be at Keeneland in April, can't freakin wait. Still struggling on what week.
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:48 PM
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I'm about two or three days away from scheduling one of my weeks of vacation to be at Keeneland in April, can't freakin wait. Still struggling on what week.
I would do Bluegrass Week....Wednesday thru Saturday is an amazing week of racing. Its hard to beat a G2 on a Wednesday and a G1 on a Thursday along with the great races that are going to take place Friday and Saturday.
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Old 03-07-2009, 08:22 PM
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That's a good deal. Admission for the public is $2, and many do go at least 2-3 times per week (it's perfectly acceptable around here to not be available of an afternoon during the Kee meet
They upped general admision this year to $5. So it actually is a better deal than if offered in year's past.
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Believe me, I have thought about it many a Saturday!!!
Trust me, I know that feeling. I can't even get them to budge with the whole "education" thing to allow access to DRF. Oh well. 287 days left until graduation...
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Old 03-08-2009, 05:00 PM
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Trust me, I know that feeling. I can't even get them to budge with the whole "education" thing to allow access to DRF. Oh well. 287 days left until graduation...
Hang in there. I only have, oh, about 20 years..........

Thank God my wife hasn't blocked it at home!!
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:03 AM
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ten bucks is a deal. Arlington is $6 bucks a day and even 'private for sale' season passes are worth $60-$80.
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:05 AM
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ten bucks is a deal. Arlington is $6 bucks a day and even 'private for sale' season passes are worth $60-$80.
$80 for the year now, but they have now started hoarding programs as you have to get vouchers to get free programs, really comedy.
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:18 AM
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$80 for the year now, but they have now started hoarding programs as you have to get vouchers to get free programs, really comedy.
I love watching Gold Room members line up for the comp buffet on Derby, Million etc day so as not to get short changed on shrimp. Wait till someones car gets broken into has his voucher coupons taken.
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Someday information like programs and past performances will be free. I really have faith in this belief. I never have to pay for a seat at a slot machine or blackjack table.

Since I work at LAD, I'm very fortunate to know what it's like to have free access to the DRF or track programs. I promise if I had to pay for these, my personal handle last year would have 10-15% of what it was. You apply this to thousands of racing fans across the nation, it adds-up really, really fast.
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:42 AM
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I love watching Gold Room members line up for the comp buffet on Derby, Million etc day so as not to get short changed on shrimp. Wait till someones car gets broken into has his voucher coupons taken.
I always get screwed on that buffet becuase I am never there right when it opens. But we make up for it with free booze on Million Day, it is a turnstyle after every race of getting 6-8 beers out of there
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