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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I went to Auteil when I was in Paris, which is obviously a great place ( with a great paddock ), but there was no information available whatsoever. Paris Turf didn't have a write up of the races and the only thing available at the track was pretty much an overnight.
I guess we're not the only place that runs these races in the dark so to speak.
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Yes, Auteuil is a beautiful racecourse. I was there Spring '06. Really, Paris Turf didn't have any PPs? Of course, not PPs that we're accustomed to. They usually have the last 3 races and some type of summary on each horse. The thing about Paris Turf is that you need to get the issue the day before the races are held (i.e. racing on 1/2, the PPs are in the Paris Turf for 1/1) and only for the major tracks. The provincial/county tracks usually have some sort of limited PPs in the program.
Another lesson that the NSA could learn from their counterparts across the pond is to have a "dedicated" jump track like Auteuil (or Cheltenham or Aintree, etc...). Atlantic City racecourse is sitting empty all but a couple of days a year and for a time their couple of days were dedicated to jump racing. Otherwise, I wish there was someone/entity that would invest/build a dedicated jump racecourse in the US. Fair Hill, MD (across from the training facility) is the only thing that comes close, but they only use it once a year.