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Old 07-14-2009, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by -BT-
you talking about the whole ADW thing with twinspires?
i thought the attendence was kinda solid, granted you wouldn't find me there on a thursday night, but ALL the box seats and dinning room seats were sold out.
i was there for the turf cup, actually only race i came outside to watch. they kinda dropped the ball though, i remember there being ZERO race call, NOTHING. and after the race the odds board was on the fritz, then there was an inquiry, it was all over the place

bunch of friends and i are going for "derby experience", gonna be chilling on the hill. Absoultely the worst angle to watch a race from (turn 1 past the finish line), but they say they're gonna have tellers and tvs so it should make up for it. PLUS, the $20 ticket allows you to BYOB, and even though its a LONG ride back to nova, its worth it

you going?

-bt-
They did an attendance and handle comparision to last year and the difference was strong. Handle was expected to be down, with the decrease across the board in June nationwide and the Twinspires issue, but the attendance figures were surprising. I guess no one likes the heat as much as I do. This was the first time I'd been in the Turf Club, and I'm not a fan of spending my time indoors, but they do have a really pretty set up in there, good food and the balconies to watch the races from are a nice additon. I went this past Friday night and the attendance was decent.

They really need a new odds board.

I'd never miss a chance to see Barbaro's full brother Nicanor.
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