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Old 04-30-2009, 12:02 AM
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Why not:

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Old 04-30-2009, 12:37 AM
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A Saratoga BC would be awesome.

A Del Mar BC would be a handicapping nightmare.
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Old 04-30-2009, 08:45 AM
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A Saratoga BC would be awesome.

A Del Mar BC would be a handicapping nightmare.
I think we have been through that already. I believe the answer was that it's just not feasable/worth it for NYRA to uproot everything during the fall championship meet at Belmont to relocate at Saratoga for 3-4 days of racing. Not to mention that Belmont is much more capeable to handle the huge crowds of BC weekend.
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:38 PM
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A Saratoga BC would be awesome.

A Del Mar BC would be a handicapping nightmare.
....agree, santa anita is tired.....that proride stuff sucks......i wish it was churchill or belmont.
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:49 PM
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I was hoping for a move. Don't like it at Santa Anita again.

I do hope Monmouth gets another chance. My wife and I liked the track and area; it would be great there if the weather cooperates.

Looking forward to CD again in '10. Can't wait for it to return to Belmont. Definately have to make that trip and check it out.

As for Keeneland, they did hire a consultant to look at redesigning/remodeling the grandstand area to increase capacity and open up the possibility of hosting a BC. I think it is the same firm (HOK Sports) that was involved with the redesign at Ascot. But with the economic downturn, those plans may be on hold for a while.
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Old 04-30-2009, 10:53 AM
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Keeneland doesn't have the capacity for a BC. Cram in 25K and things are not comfortable there. And no infield.
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Old 04-30-2009, 11:51 AM
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Too small at Toga...Too cold at Arlington wasn't it? Monmouth worked out well. Most formful BC. EVER. Even in the rain the best horses still won.
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Too small at Toga...Too cold at Arlington wasn't it? Monmouth worked out well. Most formful BC. EVER. Even in the rain the best horses still won.
I really wish they would give Monmouth another chance. Only for selfish reasons for me, because it was really difficult to enjoy the days due to the extremely poor weather.
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Old 04-30-2009, 07:26 PM
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I really wish they would give Monmouth another chance. Only for selfish reasons for me, because it was really difficult to enjoy the days due to the extremely poor weather.
i wonder if monmouth would be interested? they lost money hosting it a few years ago. might be more trouble then it's worth in their opinion.
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i wonder if monmouth would be interested? they lost money hosting it a few years ago. might be more trouble then it's worth in their opinion.
But how much money was lost due to the weather?

Granted, it would be a chance for Monmouth to host again. IF the rains came again, it would be a disaster for them.
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But how much money was lost due to the weather?

Granted, it would be a chance for Monmouth to host again. IF the rains came again, it would be a disaster for them.
Unfortunately where the track is located, its just a logistical nightmare. It's really one road in and one road out. Traffic was an absolute nightmare and that's with the attendance being less than they were expecting. I'm not sure how much if any that factors in. The place looked wonderful, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooraperate.
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Old 04-30-2009, 10:14 PM
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But how much money was lost due to the weather?

Granted, it would be a chance for Monmouth to host again. IF the rains came again, it would be a disaster for them.

but was attendance low due to weather, or due to location? churchill has the ability to draw a crowd like none of the other tracks have(where the crowd is, the money follows)-why they don't just keep it there, i don't know.

also, a lot of the money isn't 'lost', it goes directly to the bc, not the host track.
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Old 05-01-2009, 12:59 AM
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Bring it back to Gulfstream. They have the facilities for it
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