A "Rumor" I Heard From Two Cats At Churchill

[richard]

The main thing is that the track is in excellent condition .

[dagolfer33]

As long as there is still dirt at CD, I'm for it....I work during the day on Saturdays.

[randallscott35]

How fat?

[eajinabi]

They should have the Oaks on friday night as well. Most people work Friday morning and a lot of people will be available after work to attend the oaks.

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

They should have the Oaks on friday night as well. Most people work Friday morning and a lot of people will be available after work to attend the oaks.

forget about the derby at night, its the derby , its not going to change much. but, friday would really be better at night. people are at work. breeders cup friday should do the same.

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

forget about the derby at night, its the derby , its not going to change much. but, friday would really be better at night. people are at work. breeders cup friday should do the same.

Let's see....

When I was a wee lad single digit baseball fan I asked my father if he thought the World Series would ever be played at night. He replied...."That's one of the lamest ideas I have ever heard son. Why would you take a game born in sunshine and play it under street lights? Nobody will watch...."

How did that one work out?

You may never see a day game played in the world series ever again....TV dictates starting time.

If you want to grow your sport on TV you hold the biggest events at night. Super Bowl starts in the early evening, basketball, hockey or anything that used to be an afternoon event of significance that can be played at night, is played at night. The Derby at night is not that much of a stretch.....

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Let's see....

When I was a wee lad single digit baseball fan I asked my father if he thought the World Series would ever be played at night. He replied...."That's one of the lamest ideas I have ever heard son. Why would you take a game born in sunshine and play it under street lights? Nobody will watch...."

How did that one work out?

You may never see a day game played in the world series ever again....TV dictates starting time.

If you want to grow your sport on TV you hold the biggest events at night. Super Bowl starts in the early evening, basketball, hockey or anything that used to be an afternoon event of significance that can be played at night, is played at night. The Derby at night is not that much of a stretch.....

i'm not saying its a terrible thing. i think its not going to change much. you can ask someone that knows nothing about racing, but they know the "derby". its springtime, its a party........its tradition. this web site is called DERBY trail for crying out loud. make the breeders cup friday night and the oaks friday night. we already know about those too, but it shows the rest of the people that there are OTHER big races and it makes it better for people that ARE ALREADY interested but at work. the derby is on saturday, its talked about for weeks and weeks, even granny thats never made a bet in her life knows about it. changing the time won't make a big difference.

[mbahadur]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

They should have the Oaks on friday night as well. Most people work Friday morning and a lot of people will be available after work to attend the oaks.

I work in Louisville -- on Oaks day, the schools are off and less than 50% of the people in my office come to work that day. Therefore, I don't think people being able to attend after work is an issue.

Almost all the Oaks reserved seats are already sold -- the only thing they would have to gain in ticket sales would be additional seats sold in the infield. Having been in the infield a number of years, the sunshine during the day is part of the appeal. Also, the weather in Louisville can be unpredictable that time of year -- I can't imagine what a cold rainy evening would be like in the infield (and in the reserved seats).

Of course, if prime-time viewing brings in a boatload of additional TV revenue, Churchill would be all over it (as they have been basing some of their decision-making lately based on the almighty dollar rather than the fans best interests).

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by mbahadur

I work in Louisville -- on Oaks day, the schools are off and less than 50% of the people in my office come to work that day. Therefore, I don't think people being able to attend after work is an issue.

Almost all the Oaks reserved seats are already sold -- the only thing they would have to gain in ticket sales would be additional seats sold in the infield. Having been in the infield a number of years, the sunshine during the day is part of the appeal. Also, the weather in Louisville can be unpredictable that time of year -- I can't imagine what a cold rainy evening would be like in the infield (and in the reserved seats).

Of course, if prime-time viewing brings in a boatload of additional TV revenue, Churchill would be all over it (as they have been basing some of their decision-making lately based on the almighty dollar rather than the fans best interests).

Wait, schools are closed beacuse its oaks day? wow!

Well, the rest of the country isnt off on Friday morning and if they do put it at night that would be a boost to TV ratings and simulcast venues at other tracks. The only drawback is that horse racing would be competing with the NBA playoffs so ESPN would be out of the question