Monmouth - Breeders Cup 2007

[philcski]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Trains from where. Certainly, a train doesnt go from Indy to Monmouth. I wonder how far we would have to stay in order to catch a train. And man, what a horrible ride that would be with a bunch of cold, drunk people.

Well, it's only a 22.5 hour train ride from Indy to NYC. From there, it's another hour or so. So if you leave Friday at noon you'll be there in time for the first post... have fun.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

Well, it's only a 22.5 hour train ride from Indy to NYC. From there, it's another hour or so. So if you leave Friday at noon you'll be there in time for the first post... have fun.

I assume he meant the cold and drunk people would be the ones he was leaving Indy with. Of course, that lot would be far more erudite than the northeasterners.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I assume he meant the cold and drunk people would be the ones he was leaving Indy with. Of course, that lot would be far more erudite than the northeasterners.

Perhaps he was on the trains after the '04 Belmont.

Originally Posted by philcski

Perhaps he was on the trains after the '04 Belmont.

The shuttle bus I rode after the BC at Arlington contained nothing but freezing and drunk people, and I never laughed so hard in my life.
It was the single bright spot to the worst Breeders Cup I ever attended in every way, shape, and form.
Imagine going from Saratoga to Chicago and coming home and being asked if you had any fun, and replying that the shuttle bus was a blast.
The next one they run at Arlington they run without me I can tell you.

Originally Posted by oracle80

The shuttle bus I rode after the BC at Arlington contained nothing but freezing and drunk people, and I never laughed so hard in my life.
It was the single bright spot to the worst Breeders Cup I ever attended in every way, shape, and form.
Imagine going from Saratoga to Chicago and coming home and being asked if you had any fun, and replying that the shuttle bus was a blast.
The next one they run at Arlington they run without me I can tell you.

What happened at Arlington?

Originally Posted by eurobounce

What happened at Arlington?

What happened?
A fortune just to get in the place.
Freezing cold.
Those who were stuck outside told me of standing water in the restrooms, cold food, and cold coffee.
Rained and they had to scrape the track to make it fast.
No DRF's whatsoever available for the next day's races, you couldn't even buy one walking out.

[slotdirt]

I have to confess to resenting all of these anti-Jersey sentiments. Monmouth is a great park, Hoboken is an absolutely fantastic town, and there are lots of really great parts of New Jersey.

I can't defend Trenton, Camden, Newark, or the Amboys though. Not at all.

Originally Posted by oracle80

What happened?
A fortune just to get in the place.
Freezing cold.
Those who were stuck outside told me of standing water in the restrooms, cold food, and cold coffee.
Rained and they had to scrape the track to make it fast.
No DRF's whatsoever available for the next day's races, you couldn't even buy one walking out.

Geez.....we drive up from Indy the wife got sick so we pulled off right outside of Gary, IN and got a hotel room. We watched the races and she got sick all night. The silver lining is that she got sick because she was pregnant. So I guess all in all it was a nice BC for me.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I assume he meant the cold and drunk people would be the ones he was leaving Indy with. Of course, that lot would be far more erudite than the northeasterners.

I couldnt imagine talking about car racing for 22.5 hours with drunk cold people from Indy. Mention the word "horse" and they start talking Penske and Honda motors.