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Originally Posted by RunForTheRoses
How's Ferndale? I guess it is a little bigger than those mentioned?
I would like to go to Elko or Tillamook one day.
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Ferndale was great. A little more known because of the CA Fair circuit and the quality of horse is a bit better. They invested in the surface over the last couple of years by banking the clubhouse turn more so that not as many horses "blow the turn". Will try to find my pics of Ferndale and post a few.
Elko is nice. They've been carding more quarter horse races the last couple of years. It has a decent infrastructure for a "bush" track. Of course, the most unique part of the track is the chute at the top of the stretch. It appears to have been cut out of the side of a hill.
Tillamook was a lot of fun. The track sits in an attractive area closer to the pacific ocean, with a few hills as a backdrop. Most interesting bit about Tillamook is that the paddock is right up against the outside rail of the track.
Burns (Harney County Fair) was probably my most enjoyable visit to the Oregon bush tracks. Nice open track with access to view racing from many different areas, if you were prone to move around a bit.
But I still have Crooked River and Eastern Oregon (Union) to visit, so I will be looking forward to that.
Happily, I was suprised to see that Crooked River has sent out their signal and because of this thread, I have watched/played the thoroughbred races via TwinSpires. I think that this is the first time I had seen an Oregon bush track sent out their signal. Don't believe the recent Grants Pass meet did and I'm pretty sure Eastern Oregon didn't. Will tune in tonight and hope that this trend will carryover to the other fair meets.
