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Originally Posted by opusone
I will find out more about the seat license in Mid January. I was initially told that it would be a 5 year deal. It amounts to an extra 200.00 per ticket times 10. The face value in my section was 98 bucks a piece last year.
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I too had 1st Floor Grandstand tickets for 6 consecutive years but did not get an invoice this year.
I called Churchill Downs Special Events Office yesterday (502-636-4446). They told me about the Premium Seating program which involves purchasing a Personal Seat License (PSL) that is good for one year and allows you to decide if you want the same seats again the following year (would have to pay the PSL fee again the following year). Therefore, the cost of the tickets is the cost of the PSL plus the face value of the tickets.
They took my personal information including a request for what section I wanted to sit in -- someone then called me that evening and told me what seats were available in the section I was requesting. I ended up getting Section 222 seats for both the Derby (Row B) and the Oaks -- the cost per seat was $185 face value plus a $190 PSL ($375 per seat for both the Derby and the Oaks). They require a 50% credit card down payment on the PSL and then they will send me an invoice to pay the remaining amount by February 28.
$375 per seat is alot but the seats provide a great view (assuming no rain) and going to the Derby is priceless.