"Most Beautiful Tracks in America"

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Somehow, I don't think Philly Park,or Beulah are included.There seem to be a lot of birds surviving at Philly though(proof that it is not a nuclear test site.)

[Danzig]

from what all i've seen of hialeah, it's a beautiful track..or was. supposedly they are going to put in for racing dates. sure would be nice to see the return of the flamingo stakes.

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Somehow I don't think Philly Park,or Beulah are included.There seem to be a lot of birds surviving at Philly though(proof that it is not a nuclear test site.)

Scuds i have news for you, check back at Philly in about 2-3 years and you are gonna see a whole new ballgame.
Philly is a sports town through and through, fans are rabid in their zest for sports.
They are a racing town as well, and a big one. When smarty came back to Philly they had like a zillion people waiting for him at the airport, and on belmont day when he went for the crown they sent busloads of people over and had their own park at full capacity to watch the simulcast.
Place wasn't doing that well and when Delaware got slots all the horsemen went away. But lemme tell you something, given a choice between living in Delaware or a town like Philly(proud to say Steve took me in there on the way home from the Preakness to see the town, and I had the most incredible Philly cheesesteak sandwich, it was really awesome to see the place for teh first time) horsemen will choose philly any day of the week once the purses get the bump from the slots.
They've already announced one good purse increase and the slots just started.
In a couple of years you won't be able to get stalls, and the fact the place was able to stay open despite the tragic cards they have put on for years is amazing. Imagine the handle and crowd increase once they are putting on a real LIVE show.
Telling you, a couple of years from now you won't believe the place.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Scuds i have news for you, check back at Philly in about 2-3 years and you are gonna see a whole new ballgame.
Philly is a sports town through and through, fans are rabid in their zest for sports.
They are a racing town as well, and a big one. When smarty came back to Philly they had like a zillion people waiting for him at the airport, and on belmont day when he went for the crown they sent busloads of people over and had their own park at full capacity to watch the simulcast.
Place wasn't doing that well and when Delaware got slots all the horsemen went away. But lemme tell you something, given a choice between living in Delaware or a town like Philly(proud to say Steve took me in there on the way home from the Preakness to see the town, and I had the most incredible Philly cheesesteak sandwich, it was really awesome to see the place for teh first time) horsemen will choose philly any day of the week once the purses get the bump from the slots.
They've already announced one good purse increase and the slots just started.
In a couple of years you won't be able to get stalls, and the fact the place was able to stay open despite the tragic cards they have put on for years is amazing. Imagine the handle and crowd increase once they are putting on a real LIVE show.
Telling you, a couple of years from now you won't believe the place.

Maybe they will do something for the visual.Right now,the only thing green is the fence.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

from what all i've seen of hialeah, it's a beautiful track..or was. supposedly they are going to put in for racing dates. sure would be nice to see the return of the flamingo stakes.

Are you serious?? That really would be fantastic. I used to go to Hialeah as a kid (my mother is from Hialeah) and it's the 2nd most beautiful track I've ever been to (behind Saratoga, of course.)

Oracle, where did you go for cheesesteaks?

[Gander]

The trainer of this year's BC Classic winner and this year's Belmont Stakes winner just won a race at Philadelphia Park. Wonder if he even knows?

Originally Posted by philcski

Are you serious?? That really would be fantastic. I used to go to Hialeah as a kid (my mother is from Hialeah) and it's the 2nd most beautiful track I've ever been to (behind Saratoga, of course.)

Oracle, where did you go for cheesesteaks?

Steve took me to Pat's I think? He said there were two famous places and the one I had was incredibly good. The place that uses cheese wiz!!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Steve took me to Pat's I think? He said there were two famous places and the one I had was incredibly good. The place that uses cheese wiz!!

LOL they all use wiz

Pat's is good. Better than Geno's (the place across the street.) But if you want a REALLY good steak, go to Sonny's, 2nd and Market St...

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

Are you serious?? That really would be fantastic. I used to go to Hialeah as a kid (my mother is from Hialeah) and it's the 2nd most beautiful track I've ever been to (behind Saratoga, of course.)

Oracle, where did you go for cheesesteaks?

don't get your hopes up too high. they're tried several times in the past to get dates, with the other tracks down there managing to keep them from getting any.
i think it's a crying shame it's been down, especially since gulfstream isn't too horse race fan friendly.

[paisjpq]

one word...keeneland.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Steve took me to Pat's I think? He said there were two famous places and the one I had was incredibly good. The place that uses cheese wiz!!

Phil..

I took Mike to Jim's..

Personally though, I'm a Tony Luke's guy for the Italian Pork..

[Gander]

Paid $6 to win which I found amazingly high due to who was training and where the race was

Betcha this ranks right up there in his top 3 wins of 2006.

[Gander]

There seem to be a lot of birds surviving at Philly though(proof that it is not a nuclear test site.)

I'm convinced they use the infield at Philadelphia Park as a community dump during the off season. That would explain the curiously large amount of vultures and various other ugly birds gathering in the infield.

Originally Posted by Gander

There seem to be a lot of birds surviving at Philly though(proof that it is not a nuclear test site.)

I'm convinced they use the infield at Philadelphia Park as a community dump during the off season. That would explain the curiously large amount of vultures and various other ugly birds gathering in the infield.

The birds heard slots were coming in and wanted to get a good place in line.

[Gander]

All personal bias aside, the birds at Saratoga just seem to be better looking than those ones you see gathering today at Philadelphia. Reminds me of that movie the Birds.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Phil..

I took Mike to Jim's..

Personally though, I'm a Tony Luke's guy for the Italian Pork..

Tony Luke's is my 2nd favorite. They have one at the Borgata in AC now...

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

one word...keeneland.

good choice, i agree.

[sumitas]

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[eajinabi]

The best scenery is SANTA ANITA. Great floral display in the infield and a faboulous backdrop of the san gabriel mountains. Also Arcadia is a pretty nice place to live unlike Inglewood.

[MISTERGEE]

Saratoga For Me, Every Place Else A Distant Second. Hialeah Was A Beauty Too Bad Brunetti Would Not Spend Money To Upkeep Whenit Was Open And Sadly It Will Never Be Back. How Bout Ugliest Tracks I Will Name Two Calder And Finger Lakes, Whatcha Think.