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07-18-2017, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BELMONT 6-6-09
I do believe from a business stand point it is a good idea to implement the night racing for a couple of nights a week. This would help bring out the younger crowd as has been stated previously on this site.
If this plan does go through I would like to see an early start of 6PM so the last race on the card ends at a decent hour so the spectators and track and back stretch workers have a chance to get some sleep as the horses still need the early morning care. As we can see their are plusses and minuses with this move, however, it has been positive when tried at other tracks.
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I do,think they need to run week nights or like Woodbine and Hong Kong one weeknight. One thing going against Belmont at night is its location and footprint. I have a hard time envisioning leaving Belmont Park at night, walking through the backyard to the parking lots. Also the location isn't going to attract the younger crowd, which is currently all in Manhattan and Brooklyn for the most part and I doubt they are taking the LIRR to Belmont. Happy Valley in HK works well because it's in the city and a 10 minute drive or 25 minute subway or tram ride from Central HK. Some development around Belmont would help.
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07-18-2017, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by therussmeister
The problem I would have with Belmont nights is I play three tracks at a time. Belmont paired with Penn and Mountaineer = not interested.
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Pen would get my attention. I already play more Pen then Bel.
I prefer night racing over any day racing.
Who would play - maybe people who have jobs and have to work all day?
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07-18-2017, 10:11 PM
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Chris Kay was on TLG's podcast, and had a great explanation for doing so. Said all the right things, and sounds like a good experiment for the long-term growth of the game.
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07-18-2017, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullet Plane
Good grief!
Who the hell watches night racing?
Drunks and the gambling addicted?
I won't be watching at night.
A good way to turn ghost town into super duper ghost town.
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Ahh..another " ahh why try that. it will never work" guy...
Ok...Don't watch. One less person hogging up bandwidth.
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07-18-2017, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ReplayRandall
If it's marketed correctly, targeted to the younger working population of 21-35, also providing childcare if needed, might be just what Belmont needs to bring new blood into the sport....
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I agree. Now is the time for new ideas. Or more accurately, try something different. Think outside the box
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07-18-2017, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
people with jobs maybe?
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BOOM...
Fantastic comeback...kudos
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07-18-2017, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Elliott Sidewater
Won't it cost a mint to light a mile and a half course and two turf courses? I guess in a pinch they could mount a searchlight on the roof and have a brave soul training it on the field as they race..........or, if you've ever watched the Latin American Racing Channel and seen the night races there, who says you need lights to race at night? A few scattered incandescents here and there and bright silks do the job just fine, so relax be happy, every 10 seconds or so you'll see horses instead of shadows. And hear race announcers whose staccato calls in Spanish are more interesting than intelligible. Actually, they're terrific, can you imagine our announcers trying to call a 15 horse field they can't see racing 5 furlongs in nearly pitch dark conditions?
The irony is that as fast as the race calls are delivered, it often takes 10-15 minutes for the race to be declared official, longer if it's a stakes race. A Chilean stakes race OFFICIAL sign earlier this year was delayed for over 30 minutes while the winning connections were serenaded by a Mariachi band.
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NASCAR has been installing lights around 1.5 mile tracks for over 20 years.
And those systems are much more than what is needed for horse racing.
MUSCO, the sports venue lighting company has come a long way in lighting technology. its better light, more energy efficient and less costly.
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07-18-2017, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by alhattab
I have a hard time envisioning leaving Belmont Park at night, walking through the backyard to the parking lots.
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Yeah, that super-scary town of Elmont is imposing even in twilight... 
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07-18-2017, 11:59 PM
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Pace Cappa
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Churchill and Hollywood has had awesome Friday night cards. Why not Belmont  
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07-19-2017, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
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What the hell was he thinking about?
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07-19-2017, 12:20 AM
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Pace Cappa
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
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Yes that's when the mosquito's come out, I got 2 bites once 
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07-19-2017, 02:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BELMONT 6-6-09
I do believe from a business stand point it is a good idea to implement the night racing for a couple of nights a week. This would help bring out the younger crowd as has been stated previously on this site.
If this plan does go through I would like to see an early start of 6PM so the last race on the card ends at a decent hour so the spectators and track and back stretch workers have a chance to get some sleep as the horses still need the early morning care. As we can see their are plusses and minuses with this move, however, it has been positive when tried at other tracks.
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Too early. Ever been on the LIE, GCP, or Cross Island at 6PM on a weeknight?
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07-19-2017, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
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Hahah. You ever been to Elmont? It ain't exactly Mayberry but I get it. Maybe because Belmont isn't well-lit and has the backyard- I don't know it just doesn't feel like a nighttime place that's why I think the development- or maybe just some lighting- would help. I've left plenty of Devils games at night and parked always from the arena but its in a lit up city.
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07-19-2017, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
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Haha very funny. Elmont ain't exactly Mayberry but you dont need to walk through Elmont as you know. How often is it that you go out for an evening and when the night is over you exit through a dark park? It isn't safety so much as just a weird feel. That's why I think development around the park will help
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07-19-2017, 06:56 AM
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yes the towns in nassau county by belmont are scary,,,,NOT grew up in valley stream a town that looks like a 60s black and white tv show still on most streets, my old block looks the same since the 60s,,,,of course the house is worth 250000 cause its tiny, was 17000 in 1960...
i say night racing !!!
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