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06-25-2007, 05:26 PM
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how are condos going to help anything there except Brunelli's pockets ? if the neighborhood is so bad why build condos ? makes no friggin sense. this is another example of a "developer" trying to bulldoze a historic site for personal gain.
the site needs to be sold to a group that will restore the place to it's former grandeur as a horse racing venue. period. it's frightening how any "developer" can get his hands on a historical property and then umm, destroy it for personal gain. historical properties really belong to the country, the good ole USA. Last edited by sumitas : 06-25-2007 at 05:46 PM. 
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06-26-2007, 02:25 PM
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Yeah everytime I think about that loser I just get steamed. One of those guys on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour had a special called "You Can't Fix Stupid" and I have to say, looks like some people are stuck with it. Who would've thought Hialeah would ever get like this? The only thing they ought to be thinking about is returning it to its former glory. To the hypothetical person who could fix it: take a picture of the place in its heyday, tape it to your medicine cabinet mirror so you see it every day, and write words like "majestic" and "beautiful" in the margin. Stare at that when you get up in the morning and repeat the affirmation until it sinks in and you actually care enough to do right by her.
We talk about promoting the people more or having horses stay around longer...we miss the biggest and longest lasting "faces" of all. Hialeah, Santa Anita, Saratoga,etc. Shouldn't the places that could touch generations actually be treated that way? Sure there are the B-string,etc. but the big ones...we have to safeguard some tradition somewhere for God's sake. Everytime I try and fail to get the scenario in place to see a Triple Crown or Breeders' Cup race with some friends, we get another reminder that its not about the fan/venue connection. We realize it's easier to see the race on television and forget about it for a time until we forget and try again. Wrigley Field, Camden Yards, Yankee Stadium. Even when people on the teams change or owners change you'll have fans willing to sit for hours and make some memories. World famous golf courses, tennis courses...and Hialeah gets treated like this. It's the Sport of Kings d*mmit. Treat her like a lady.
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06-27-2007, 10:15 PM
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If by some miracle, they manage to get their license back, they've got a lot of work to do. Have a look.
http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v...7644&encType=1
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06-27-2007, 10:39 PM
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What a great looking facility...must have been great in its day...look at the paddock area...hey where's the bar that Trotter went to between the races in Let It Ride?
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06-27-2007, 10:50 PM
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Forget Hialeah, its over. lets lobby to get this place re-opened:
http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=22700
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06-27-2007, 11:07 PM
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06-28-2007, 09:38 AM
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a couple things mentioned in article make me want to ask gulfstream if slots really helped them any? i will always remember hialeah as the track where hank goldberg got beat up by the mayor. but really by where i saw seattle slew run when i was a child with my dad.
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06-28-2007, 10:55 PM
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I didn't know where else to put this, but here is documentary on Narragansett Park in Rhode Island where Triple Crown winners once raced to glory and now a Building 19 stands. Kinda sad
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbta3xH0k8A
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