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11-23-2018, 07:39 PM
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Visit and Pics of Calder Race Course aka GPW
I spent the afternoon at GPW. Beautiful 85 degree day. The Paddock area is still very charming. I was told that its moving to the training facility in Boynton Beach in 2019.
Here are some photos. 11/23/2019
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Grandstand and Owner/Trainer Area
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This is where they're calling races from! ugh lol..
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Random Pictures..
I went up and said hello to Jason Beem @
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11-23-2018, 10:10 PM
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Thanks for posting!
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11-23-2018, 10:34 PM
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That can't be where they call the races from...yeesh.
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11-23-2018, 11:13 PM
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Good stuff Fuss...thanks for the pix.
Yeah, that's where they call the races from...
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11-24-2018, 03:26 AM
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Nice pics Fuss, I went there a long time ago!
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11-24-2018, 05:47 AM
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 Nice.
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11-24-2018, 07:15 AM
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Thank God this is the last season of racing at that track. Gulfstream Park is opening December 1st with a new turf course.
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11-24-2018, 07:53 AM
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it's without a doubt the toughest booth I've ever called from. You have to stand on a couple reams of paper so that you can lean out the window to see them on the turn and turning for home. And being so low when two or three of them are stacked across the track it's really tough to see the outside horses. Also you're a little ways past the finish line so the angle is tricky.
But all that said, the track itself and the paddock are still quite beautiful. I hadn't called for 3 years so it's been fun getting to do it one more time, if only for a few weeks. Great to meet you Fuss!
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11-24-2018, 01:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jballscalls
it's without a doubt the toughest booth I've ever called from. You have to stand on a couple reams of paper so that you can lean out the window to see them on the turn and turning for home. And being so low when two or three of them are stacked across the track it's really tough to see the outside horses. Also you're a little ways past the finish line so the angle is tricky.
But all that said, the track itself and the paddock are still quite beautiful. I hadn't called for 3 years so it's been fun getting to do it one more time, if only for a few weeks. Great to meet you Fuss!
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Same here, but I honestly did not know you were a member here or else I would have mentioned it...  That got by me somehow.
It was a great afternoon. The whole racing product is accessible which I like.
I enjoy being right up on it , which is one of the great charms of Saratoga as well.
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I enjoy making small talk with people about racing. So of course I made my way to the track cafeteria because if you want to know anything about what's really going on,, this where you learn it.
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11-24-2018, 06:53 PM
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I’ll be there tomorrow. Seems like it’ll be the last card ever at Calder. Shame.
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11-24-2018, 08:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zman179
I’ll be there tomorrow. Seems like it’ll be the last card ever at Calder. Shame.
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Enjoy.. I did... its has a fair feel. Bring your own drinks because only a food truck and its $3 a water. I dipped into the Cafeteria and had a steak/cheese with fries for $6 bucks. Where you see the Ambulance parked, the cafeteria is right there.
Some rain in the forecast but 82 degrees. Have fun and hit a few!
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11-24-2018, 09:08 PM
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never got to go to Calder, thanks for posting the pics. So GP is just going to run all year, right?
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11-25-2018, 09:13 PM
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Comparing Saratoga to Gulfstream West is a travesty of mega proportions. Saratoga is the way it is by design and G-west is by failure . Zero comparison.
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11-25-2018, 09:47 PM
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Two more years at Calder per the agreement.
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11-25-2018, 09:49 PM
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Zippy was mid-informed per the horseman’s agreement 2 more years of running at Calder
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