OFFICIAL: Breeders' Cup WILL return to SA/Oak Tree

Danzig · #1 04-30-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716

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.

booner · #2 04-30-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

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.

MaTH716 · #3 04-30-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by booner

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.

Danzig · #4 04-30-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by booner

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.

eajinabi · #5 05-01-2009, 12:59 AM

Bring it back to Gulfstream. They have the facilities for it

booner · #6 05-01-2009, 03:50 AM

Traffic was pretty rough. We parked at some company's parking lot and took a bus to the track. Leaving was interesting. Freakin' free-for-all getting on one. We just waited until the mad rush was over and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Antitrust32 · #7 05-01-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by eajinabi

Bring it back to Gulfstream. They have the facilities for it

only 10,000 people would be able to go and they would still have a hard time moving around.