Re: B.C. Numbers (480 Views)
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Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: November 05, 2004 03:33PM
I agree that Lone Star was not a good location, but I'd hate to see Churchill get the event every year. Its America's Day at the Races (excuse me) and I think racing fans that attend the races at "top flight" tracks across the country have a right to see the event locally every now and then. Plus some horses don't handle certain strips. Its not fair to an Easy Goer to have the event at Churchill every year.
I'd like to see the thing at Saratoga. Limit the number of tickets if space is a problem. Same for Del Mar and Oaklawn or even Keeneland. I'd like to see Pimlico get it. Maybe even Woodbine. Have they had one at Woodbine?, I forget. What about the Fair Grounds, or even Philadelphia Park or Delaware Park or Suffolk Downs? I would have loved to have seen one at Hialeah. Just limit attendance a little if space is at a premium. Those that are really local race fans and want to go will be first in line. All of the sites I listed have a solid history in racing. They deserve a chance to hold it without having a shiny exterior like Arlington.
CtC