Hialeah is one step closer.

[Left Bank]

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...o-hialeah-park
Can't wait till a thoroughbred meet.

That would be awesome

[keithting]

can't wait to see the flamingos again !!

[Rudeboyelvis]

I didn't think that the two (slots and thoroughbreds) were mutually inclusive.

Where did you hear that they were going to run a thoroughbred meet if they were granted a slots license?


As a horizontal player, a mixed meet doesn't do a whole lot for me....I hope this is true as well - just wasn't aware this was on the table...

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I didn't think that the two (slots and thoroughbreds) were mutually inclusive.

Where did you hear that they were going to run a thoroughbred meet if they were granted a slots license?


As a horizontal player, a mixed meet doesn't do a whole lot for me....I hope this is true as well - just wasn't aware this was on the table...

Dan,

Here's Jim Freer's comprehensive piece from the end of November. I'll get Brunetti on after we start back Jan. 5. This is a cool development in that it gives Brunetti some legitimate reasons to press on and fully renovate the building. Regarding thoroughbreds, the dates situation is a mess of course, but there certainly could be room carved out for perhaps a couple boutique style stands (12-15 days each?) at Hialeah annually?

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ter-horse-meet

[Sightseek]

Just what we need, more racing options....

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Dan,

Here's Jim Freer's comprehensive piece from the end of November. I'll get Brunetti on after we start back Jan. 5. This is a cool development in that it gives Brunetti some legitimate reasons to press on and fully renovate the building. Regarding thoroughbreds, the dates situation is a mess of course, but there certainly could be room carved out for perhaps a couple boutique style stands (12-15 days each?) at Hialeah annually?

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ter-horse-meet

Could renovated facilities be such that it would ever be feasible to host the Breeders' Cup one day? It's just so beautiful. Imagine those flamingos in the infield and how that plays on television. I assume the weather there in November would be fantastic, but I have no idea about how many people it could be made to hold, parking, and all the other things required for such a big event.

If nothing else, they should aspire to make it the ideal blend of racing and gaming. Something that doesn't end up being a casino that happens to exist at a racetrack and never the twain shall meet. If they could just manage that much...

[Travis Stone]

I toured Hialeah this past winter. We went to some of the areas of the building which were falling apart. The facility would be perfect for the Breeders' Cup if it were obviously in better shape.

[tector]

There is never going to a BC at Hialeah. There is never going to be top-tier, or even second tier, thoroughbred racing at Hialeah. If you listen to John Brunetti, you're a frigging idiot. At best there will an AC-type "meet" to keep the license to keep the casino. Wake up--it is just about 2011, people.

That is all.

[tector]

Originally Posted by merasmag

why extrapolate?
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/2...-to-slots.html

She has also covered the frontons:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business...,2719258.story