View Poll Results: Del Mar or Saratoga?
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Del Mar
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10 |
12.05% |
Saratoga
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55 |
66.27% |
Love them both
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18 |
21.69% |
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07-16-2017, 08:48 AM
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#1
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 5,803
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Del Mar or Saratoga?
Del Mar is up against it here so I gotta put up this opening day pic for Del Mar.
This is almost as cool.
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07-16-2017, 10:14 AM
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 361
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Is there a question here? For me it's not a competion as they compliment each other with some mighty fine racing.
Both offer quality stock this time of year. Weather can play a factor at both tracks. I play them both, albeit selectively as I do with every track - that is, I don't play every race.it will be interesting to see how DM races fill with all the issues SA had.
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07-16-2017, 10:39 AM
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,149
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Del Mar or Saratoga?
I answered both. Agree with previous poster. They are both fantastic, Saratoga more pure horsey and has superior racing imo and Del Mar-can go to the beach in the morning, track doesn't start til 2...It is a win win situation.
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07-16-2017, 12:35 PM
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#4
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
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Saratoga for racing, hands down, but I love both. I've been alternating for the last five years but with the BC at Del Mar this year I'm going back to back. I'll make it up to Saratoga next year!
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07-16-2017, 01:02 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 90
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Women..........DMR Hands down.
Racing ...........SAR.
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07-16-2017, 01:10 PM
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#6
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Out-of-town Jasper
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,364
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Saratoga. Because it runs earlier in the day.
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07-16-2017, 01:57 PM
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8,798
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Saratoga has better racing but is an uncomfortable dump. Del Mar is a far better experience for the fan.
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07-16-2017, 02:22 PM
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#8
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dilanesp
Saratoga has better racing but is an uncomfortable dump. Del Mar is a far better experience for the fan.
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Been to both many times, never felt either was uncomfortable, and certainly never felt like I was in a dump at Saratoga.
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07-16-2017, 02:26 PM
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Apprentice
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 28
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It's definitely not Del Mar. They already have entries for their opening day and without fail the person pretending to be a real racing secretary carded $14-16k race as part of their late Pick-4.
There is no way I am going to spend a penny on this garbage! Mind you, out of 7 decent races with purses above $60K, that POS feels obliged to feed his racing insiders so they can score with public' money. What a parasite! And this is despite that last year opening day at Del Mar without claiming(fake) races in late P-4 brought in over a million dollars.
NOTE: all claiming races are insider races. This is the primary reason why racing is in death spiral, people don't play them. This is a simple fact.
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07-16-2017, 02:47 PM
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 10,614
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carterista
NOTE: all claiming races are insider races. This is the primary reason why racing is in death spiral, people don't play them. This is a simple fact.
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Mr. Pickpocket/Purse snatcher, since it's such a "simple fact" that claiming races are ALL insider events, you should have no problem giving an easy explanation of why you believe this is so....
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07-16-2017, 02:49 PM
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#11
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,567
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carterista
NOTE: all claiming races are insider races. This is the primary reason why racing is in death spiral, people don't play them. This is a simple fact.
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Weren't the claiming races DOMINATING the racecards back when the game was in its hey-day? I recall reading Ainslie 30 years ago...when he called the claiming races, the competent player's "bread and butter".
IMO...the game's steep decline is due to entirely different reasons.
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07-16-2017, 03:02 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,828
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
Weren't the claiming races DOMINATING the racecards back when the game was in its hey-day? I recall reading Ainslie 30 years ago...when he called the claiming races, the competent player's "bread and butter".
IMO...the game's steep decline is due to entirely different reasons.
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I don't know about the insider part, but today's claiming races barely resemble those of 30 years ago. There are too many conditions, there is no longer "jail" time, and the purses far outweigh the claiming tags. Noe of these things are bettor friendly at all.
Last edited by cj; 07-16-2017 at 03:04 PM.
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07-16-2017, 03:24 PM
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#13
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VDC Messenger
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: In and around PHA MED.& MTH
Posts: 739
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opening day
Both for me
I will be back at Saratoga for the first time in about 5 years this August
I love Del Mar. I live just north of the track in Cardiff By The Sea. Del Mar opening day is unbelievable. I have never really bet seriously at Del Mar
It's more a fun day out in the beautiful California sunshine looking at the pretty women. I can always be found hanging around the walking ring looking at the people
For racing = Saratoga
For a fun day at the track. = Del Mar
Both are special places
Binder
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07-16-2017, 03:53 PM
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#14
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Resurrectionist
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Cheyenne, Wy
Posts: 3,615
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Both for me also
I look forward to returning when I can. Maybe take a trip next year with CJ and his lovely wife.
They are different but equally exciting to me. The only drawback is the number of catastrophic injuries that have happened over the last few years.
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07-16-2017, 05:11 PM
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#15
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8,798
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jocko699
I look forward to returning when I can. Maybe take a trip next year with CJ and his lovely wife.
They are different but equally exciting to me. The only drawback is the number of catastrophic injuries that have happened over the last few years.
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Del Mar has been an extermination camp since they took out the Polytrack. Hopefully they bring it back at some point.
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