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03-14-2018, 07:27 PM
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#136
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Originally Posted by Afleet
another day w/massive pools sounds good to me
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More likely that it reduces handle significantly.
We just had the Oscars. Now imagine instead of the current format, they switch to a format where they give the acting Oscars out in a ceremony in late January and the rest of them, including Best Picture, in a ceremony in late February. Would that create more or less interest?
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03-14-2018, 11:00 PM
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#137
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
More likely that it reduces handle significantly.
We just had the Oscars. Now imagine instead of the current format, they switch to a format where they give the acting Oscars out in a ceremony in late January and the rest of them, including Best Picture, in a ceremony in late February. Would that create more or less interest?
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Funny you say that because The EMmy Awards are split up...BUT really one is televised, and only insiders care about the other one(s).
Bad idea. I'm not travelling somewhere and dropping $$$$$ for ONE day of racing.
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03-15-2018, 11:55 AM
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IMHO just another, poorly disguised, plan to fleece the fan -- to
the immediate benefit of, in this latest scheme, Gulfstream et al.
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03-15-2018, 05:01 PM
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Anyone thing the 3YO Filly Turf Sprint will carry the day for them?
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03-18-2018, 09:05 PM
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Good luck to them, this will give me an excuse not to watch or bet either of the days. Change is not always good and this for sure is not good for the betting public.
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03-18-2018, 09:11 PM
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This was tabled if you guys missed it.
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03-20-2018, 04:43 PM
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Glad this was tabled. They should go back to one day period. 11 BC races should do it on that one day. One of the best experiences I had was going to the BC at CD when Alysheba won. Must have been 88 or 89. Flew from San Diego to Chicago and drove down. Spend Friday going to the races at CD when there was a small crowd for just regular weekday racing. Allowed me to explore the place real good. BC Saturday was out of this world. Hung out around the quarter pole on the apron. Got wet, made money and saw what now looks like some of the greatest horses we have ever seen.
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03-20-2018, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by chiguy
Glad this was tabled. They should go back to one day period. 11 BC races should do it on that one day. One of the best experiences I had was going to the BC at CD when Alysheba won. Must have been 88 or 89. Flew from San Diego to Chicago and drove down. Spend Friday going to the races at CD when there was a small crowd for just regular weekday racing. Allowed me to explore the place real good. BC Saturday was out of this world. Hung out around the quarter pole on the apron. Got wet, made money and saw what now looks like some of the greatest horses we have ever seen.
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I think the two days is fine. Most people are traveling to get to the location and having two days works well. You don't have to go to the first if you don't want to do so.
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03-20-2018, 11:53 PM
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Two good days of full fields and big pools is a good enough trade off for a once "great day of racing." The dilution of the event is acceptable. Especially since it destroyed the fall championship season. Might as well get something out of the stupid thing.
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03-21-2018, 12:32 AM
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I love the 2 days and pretty much as it is right now.
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03-25-2018, 12:14 PM
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#146
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Originally Posted by chiguy
I think Del Mar should host again, but not as part of a regular rotation. I don't remember if NYRA is out of the BC hosting business or not but I would love to see a regular rotation of CD, SA and Bel. Every fourth year you could do it at KEE, or Del Mar or even Saratoga, that would be something to see.
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I would speculate that the Inner Dirt Track at Aqueduct was turned into a turf course in an effort to attract a future Breeders' Cup to Aqueduct - and as I have suggested before, Laurel should be added to the mix.
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03-25-2018, 01:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
I would speculate that the Inner Dirt Track at Aqueduct was turned into a turf course in an effort to attract a future Breeders' Cup to Aqueduct - and as I have suggested before, Laurel should be added to the mix.
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No way. They tore out the seata to build the casino. Place only holds 10,000 now.
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