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01-15-2018, 06:20 PM
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And just to add to the trainwreck this thread has become, everyone on PA is welcome to come to Rillito in 2018 where I will be Announcing the 75th anniversary meet. It is a great little track and I am told it has a great live racing atmosphere, so please let me know if you are coming out and I would love to meet up with any PA'rs in attendance!
Craig.
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01-15-2018, 07:27 PM
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It's a shame that tracks like Golden Gate, and Arlington, in major metropolitan areas, can't get better quality racing. Arlington is a great facility, in a nice suburban area. GG is right on the Bay by Berkeley. I think every time I've been there, it's been around 70-72 degrees and sunny. No excuse the product isn't better. And neither of those tracks should have a synthetic racing surface.
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01-15-2018, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Valuist
It's a shame that tracks like Golden Gate, and Arlington, in major metropolitan areas, can't get better quality racing. Arlington is a great facility, in a nice suburban area. GG is right on the Bay by Berkeley. I think every time I've been there, it's been around 70-72 degrees and sunny. No excuse the product isn't better. And neither of those tracks should have a synthetic racing surface.
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Golden Gate, Too expensive to live anywhere near there...so it must be "a Barn Thing" you know, can't get the help, expensive to ship in and out, and expensive to run there...What else can it be...? So many short fields for so long...any ideas why..?
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01-15-2018, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by VigorsTheGrey
Golden Gate, Too expensive to live anywhere near there...so it must be "a Barn Thing" you know, can't get the help, expensive to ship in and out, and expensive to run there...What else can it be...? So many short fields for so long...any ideas why..?
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I think you pretty much nailed it---very expensive area to live/work/do anything, isolated from other major racing markets (even in the same state), a million other things competing for the consumer's dollar.
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01-16-2018, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by craigbraddick
And just to add to the trainwreck this thread has become, everyone on PA is welcome to come to Rillito in 2018 where I will be Announcing the 75th anniversary meet. It is a great little track and I am told it has a great live racing atmosphere, so please let me know if you are coming out and I would love to meet up with any PA'rs in attendance!
Craig.
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Can we camp out in the stable area with you?
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01-16-2018, 06:02 PM
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Fox!
Honestly I have no idea where Astrosfan got that info from! I actually stayed in an RV in the same lot as the trainers. It was a fun experience for sure.
My understanding is they are putting me up in a hotel in Tucson as I live in Mesa, AZ. So, you can't stay with me but I would be happy to consume a post racing adult beverage with you!
Craig.
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01-17-2018, 01:57 AM
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Originally Posted by craigbraddick
And just to add to the trainwreck this thread has become, everyone on PA is welcome to come to Rillito in 2018 where I will be Announcing the 75th anniversary meet. It is a great little track and I am told it has a great live racing atmosphere, so please let me know if you are coming out and I would love to meet up with any PA'rs in attendance!
Craig.
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The atmosphere is actually quite terrible, which maybe makes it great! I hope I can make it back for a day of racing this year and if so I will buy you a beer!!
Best of luck at Rillito, you are doing the Lord's work.
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01-17-2018, 01:56 PM
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I may try to make it up to Rillito for closing weekend.
Hope to see Craig and any other PA'rs who may be in attendance.
Buena suerte.
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01-17-2018, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TucsonGreyhound
The atmosphere is actually quite terrible, which maybe makes it great! I hope I can make it back for a day of racing this year and if so I will buy you a beer!!
Best of luck at Rillito, you are doing the Lord's work.
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Hi Tucson Greyhound!
If there is a God I would think I would be his last choice to do his work, LOL!
Please give me a shout if you are coming out!
Regards,
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01-17-2018, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Fox
I may try to make it up to Rillito for closing weekend.
Hope to see Craig and any other PA'rs who may be in attendance.
Buena suerte.
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Fox:
Please let me know if you make it out there!
Regards,
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01-20-2018, 01:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by craigbraddick
And just to add to the trainwreck this thread has become, everyone on PA is welcome to come to Rillito in 2018 where I will be Announcing the 75th anniversary meet. It is a great little track and I am told it has a great live racing atmosphere, so please let me know if you are coming out and I would love to meet up with any PA'rs in attendance!
Craig.
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Hey Craig...glad to see you back in action here and behind the mic...
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01-20-2018, 07:53 PM
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Hey Craig...glad to see you back in action here and behind the mic...
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Thank you PA, much appreciated and very much looking forward to calling at Rillito! Been through some hard times and very pumped about this!
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01-21-2018, 08:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by craigbraddick
And just to add to the trainwreck this thread has become, everyone on PA is welcome to come to Rillito in 2018 where I will be Announcing the 75th anniversary meet. It is a great little track and I am told it has a great live racing atmosphere, so please let me know if you are coming out and I would love to meet up with any PA'rs in attendance!
Craig.
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Congrats! Hope you have a great time calling the races there. No matter where you guys end up calling, i'm sure it's a rush when there leaving the gate.
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01-21-2018, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by outofthebox
Congrats! Hope you have a great time calling the races there. No matter where you guys end up calling, i'm sure it's a rush when there leaving the gate.
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Thanks Outofthebox! It certainly is!
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01-21-2018, 02:27 PM
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Hope you have a great time calling the races there and hope it leads to more jobs.
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