Del Mar vs Saratoga

[Gander]

Saratoga's downtown scene?... Its okay if you are in your early 20's single and have the energy to stay out late. But other than that the choices are very limited and the food isnt all that great, save for 1 or 2 restaurants which you'll find yourself waiting for a table unless you want to eat dinner at 5pm. But like Euro I am really not much of a night owl and could care less.

The racing sucks at Del Mar compared to Saratoga, not even comparable.

Never have been to Del Mar while its in session but I have spent time in San Diego and La Jolla and its beautiful with tons of stuff to do. I'd find it hard wasting 6 hours at the track when I could be at the beach or at a Padres game. The food is crazy good and the prices are much better than Saratoga, relative to the choices you get.

Originally Posted by Gander

Saratoga's downtown scene?... Its okay if you are in your early 20's single and have the energy to stay out late. But other than that the choices are very limiting and the food isnt all that great, save for 1 or 2 restaurants which you'll find yourself waiting for a table unless you want to eat dinner at 5pm. But like Euro I am really not much of a night owl and could care less.

The racing sucks at Del Mar compared to Saratoga, not even comparable.

Never have been to Del Mar while its in session but I have spent time in San Diego and La Jolla and its beautiful with tons of stuff to do. I'd find it hard wasting 6 hours at the track when I could be at the beach or at a Padres game. The food is crazy good and the prices are much better than Saratoga, relative to the choices you get.

I live in NY too and have been to Saratoga enough and San Diego is just more of a vacation for me I guess. The racing at Saratoga is better but I find myself enjoying watching racing on tv more than live simply because I recently got a new TV and horse racing is becoming much like football where it is more fun to sit at home and bet and watch the races or games on tv with a beer and pizza. I do still love Belmont on the weekends. No crowds.

[Gander]

The majority of time I go to the race track at Saratoga (1/2 mile from my house) I end up watching almost all the races on TV monitors anyways. Its good to go and see friends but apart from that I enjoy watching race from home more. Especially being able to eat and drink whatever I want without having to pay $3 for a bottle of water and $10 for a hamburger that isnt much better than a Mcdonalds 1/4pounder.

San Diego is like fantasy land with the weather being perfect and the women being nice to look at and nice to talk to (No NY attitudes). Not sure I could ever live there but I sure like visiting. Far too much to do there than to waste 6 hours stressing over doubles and exactas. LOL!