Will You Play A $2.00 Bet For A Memento?

[Riot]

No.

It's weird. Having lived through Triple Crown possibilities from Riva Ridge onwards, this one is remarkably quiet and unemotional. Definitely a different "feel" about this possibility, this horse.

[slotdirt]

^^^ This. Honestly, I haven't had a single non-fan friend of mine ask about the Triple Crown this year. Maybe it's because the race is still more than a week away. Maybe it's because I don't live on the West Coast. Either way, there's just not a buzz yet.

Over or under 100k at Belmont on the 9th? I think I'd take the under.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

^^^ This. Honestly, I haven't had a single non-fan friend of mine ask about the Triple Crown this year. Maybe it's because the race is still more than a week away. Maybe it's because I don't live on the West Coast. Either way, there's just not a buzz yet.

Over or under 100k at Belmont on the 9th? I think I'd take the under.

I think as long as the weather is ok, they will have over 100k.

As far as the sounviner $2.00 ticket goes, I'm not buying one unless I have tickets from Churchill and Pimlico as well.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I think as long as the weather is ok, they will have over 100k.

As far as the sounviner $2.00 ticket goes, I'm not buying one unless I have tickets from Churchill and Pimlico as well.

Wondering aloud if it was the heat or the horse that kept the crowd under 100k in 2008?

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Wondering aloud if it was the heat or the horse that kept the crowd under 100k in 2008?

I don't know the answer, but it wasn't like they had 50k (94,,476 attendence).

[slotdirt]

Still, 2008 was less by quite a bit than 2002, 2003, and 2004.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Still, 2008 was less by quite a bit than 2002, 2003, and 2004.

2004 (Smarty Jones year) is the number that skews everything. He was such a popular horse, plus you picked up the whole Philly contingent and the attendence was north of 120k.

Take that year out and it's about 8% less than '02 &'03. I would say that the heat probably played a big role in that.

[bmont22]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Wondering aloud if it was the heat or the horse that kept the crowd under 100k in 2008?

Probably had something to do with the ban on bringing in your own alcohol. The Smarty Jones year was out of control.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by bmont22

Probably had something to do with the ban on bringing in your own alcohol. The Smarty Jones year was out of control.

Not quite as bad as the Preakness attendance drop from 2008 to 2009, but probably had some effect on the overall numbers.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Not quite as bad as the Preakness attendance drop from 2008 to 2009, but probably had some effect on the overall numbers.

They seperated the porta-pottys, hence the drop ................................

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