Keeneland Fall Meet - Poly, Trakus and Beer. OH MY!

#1 10-02-2006, 01:24 AM

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky...l/15579637.htm

I'm tempted to make the trip this Saturday to see the new and improved(?) Keeneland. I'm not sold on poly but it's here and it's not going to keep me from playing the ponies and getting drunker than Cooter Brown on a perfect fall afternoon.

Any of you plan on going?

kentuckyrosesinmay · #2 10-02-2006, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky...l/15579637.htm

I'm tempted to make the trip this Saturday to see the new and improved(?) Keeneland. I'm not sold on poly but it's here and it's not going to keep me from playing the ponies and getting drunker than Cooter Brown on a perfect fall afternoon.

Any of you plan on going?

God that's such a pretty picture...Heaven on earth...

#3 10-02-2006, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

God that's such a pretty picture...Heaven on earth...

I think the Poly makes it look better. Call me crazy.

kentuckyrosesinmay · #4 10-02-2006, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I think the Poly makes it look better. Call me crazy.

Nah, I think it does too. It has a lighter color and texture. I think that it enhances and illuminates the surrounding landscape.

Round Pen · #5 10-02-2006, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'm tempted to make the trip this Saturday to see the new and improved(?) Keeneland. I'm not sold on poly but it's here and it's not going to keep me from playing the ponies and getting drunker than Cooter Brown on a perfect fall afternoon.

Any of you plan on going?

Man I wish I could be there but I will be watching, don't forget to have a bowl of Ky Burgoo with that beer too.

#6 10-02-2006, 05:32 AM

i read about all the upgrades in the newest bloodhorse. place looks great. new rail, new outside rail on the turf course, wrought iron railings for the fans to admire, love the new poles! place is a showcase for the best looking athletes on the face of the earth!

Pointg5 · #7 10-02-2006, 05:41 AM

Makes me want to vomit!!

Thanks PP, the Bengals got drilled yesterday and now I have to have this to remind me of how bad Keeneland is going to be...The Fall Meet at KEE was by far my best Meet of the year, for the last 4 years, had a signer out of it...I was in Lexington last Weekend, must have had 20 people ask me what weekends I was coming down for KEE, they were all stunned when I told them I was boycotting Keeneland...

_ed_ · #8 10-02-2006, 06:14 AM

Looks fantastic to me.

todko · #9 10-02-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointg5

Makes me want to vomit!!

Thanks PP, the Bengals got drilled yesterday and now I have to have this to remind me of how bad Keeneland is going to be...The Fall Meet at KEE was by far my best Meet of the year, for the last 4 years, had a signer out of it...I was in Lexington last Weekend, must have had 20 people ask me what weekends I was coming down for KEE, they were all stunned when I told them I was boycotting Keeneland...

PointG5,

Are you boycotting because of the poly? Turfway Park player?

Just wondering . . . fought with it last fall and through the winter at Turfway and finally ended up profitable. This revised poly is better . . . should be better to play than the old stuff.

Round Pen · #10 10-02-2006, 12:13 PM

Sorry guys I can't Complain About the Poly and Handicapping I had a $10 Exacta in the Juvenille and a $10 exacta in the Juvenille Fillies. I had Keyed both horse that ran 2nd in both races I had boxed them with several horses in each race.

I am not a huge bettor but I will step up and make a big play on occassion Especially if its horse I had something to do with. And I will continue that even if its at Keeneland.

I have no trouble learning to adapt to betting horses on the Polytrack.

Pointg5 · #11 10-03-2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by todko

PointG5,

Are you boycotting because of the poly? Turfway Park player?

Just wondering . . . fought with it last fall and through the winter at Turfway and finally ended up profitable. This revised poly is better . . . should be better to play than the old stuff.

There was a time when I played Turfway alot, about 7 years ago, but I do not play it much, unless it was Spiral or Ky Cup Day, now that they have Poly, I do not play them even on those days. It's like taking money and putting it in a blender.

I have no use for Keeneland, that Poly stuff is rediculous, you just don't know if horses are going to fire on it or not.

I would get my butt kicked in the Spring Meet at KEE, but Fall was my best Meet of the Year, I would crush that place in the Fall. It's depressing to me what they have done, I will not visit even to play simulcast. I still have Churchill and Belmont, those are my main tracks now and that's not all bad...

paisjpq · #12 10-02-2006, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Round Pen

Man I wish I could be there but I will be watching, don't forget to have a bowl of Ky Burgoo with that beer too.

if you're going to have the Burgoo take along some rolaids

thenew track looks great...and that tote system w/ the HD moniter is amazing, I loved Keeneland (for the atmoshpere not the betting) before but it looks even better after the renovations.

#13 10-02-2006, 08:17 AM

I actually took a gallop around the track on my horse last week. The surface is outstanding. The new improvements to the tote board is also awesome. The track is much flatter now. The old track actually had a 9 foot height difference from the outside to the inside. It was insane. This should be the greatest meet in the history of Keeneland. Trainers love it, owners love it and jocks love it.

Pointg5 · #14 10-02-2006, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by eurobounce

I actually took a gallop around the track on my horse last week. The surface is outstanding. The new improvements to the tote board is also awesome. The track is much flatter now. The old track actually had a 9 foot height difference from the outside to the inside. It was insane. This should be the greatest meet in the history of Keeneland. Trainers love it, owners love it and jocks love it.

Really, I took Bernardini for a gallop last week around Keeneland and he didn't really grab the surface well, most commented that it was kind of funny to see a 210 pound jockey, but I told them Albertrani wanted him to train with the extra weight so he can outrun Spanish Rabbit...

Gander · #15 10-02-2006, 08:31 AM

Really? I took Butterface out for a 4 furlong work on Sunday morning. There was a strong headwind in our face but we still went a strong 47 and change. She was chomping on the bit and on the muscle. I like the surface so much I am giving serious thought to moving my tack down there. I am so proud of her, she is such a hard knocker, game old campaigner.

GPK · #16 10-02-2006, 08:35 AM

yeah....and Pletcher called me and wants me to take the mount on English Channel this coming Saturday too.

#17 10-02-2006, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pointg5

Really, I took Bernardini for a gallop last week around Keeneland and he didn't really grab the surface well, most commented that it was kind of funny to see a 210 pound jockey, but I told them Albertrani wanted him to train with the extra weight so he can outrun Spanish Rabbit...

Not my race horse, my own horse. Of course we were there to watch my race horse gallop. My race horse had a slight mishap a couple of weeks ago so we have to take her out of training. She just jogged around the track one time. She is doing so-so.

bogeydaman · #18 10-03-2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Now that the track surface and -- just as importantly, the track configuration -- have changed, we're left with three vital Keeneland traditions:

Burgoo

Rader serving nonstop in the Sports Bar

Beautiful UK co-eds

Ah, Keeneland!

Enjoy the racing. (And the above traditions, too!)

Agree with the beautiful UK co-eds statement. Never been to Keeneland, but hit Turfway for what used to be Jim Beam day probably 7 years ago. Never seen as many beautiful girls in one place (all having UK t / sweatshirts on) with the one exception of Del Mar on Friday night (actually most Del Mar days, but they are different types of women vs UK).

Swap Fliparoo · #19 10-02-2006, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'm tempted to make the trip this Saturday to see the new and improved(?) Keeneland. I'm not sold on poly but it's here and it's not going to keep me from playing the ponies and getting drunker than Cooter Brown on a perfect fall afternoon.

Any of you plan on going?

Poly, Trackus, and beer, oh my....... HAHAHA! Too funny.

I took a "test run" on the stuff during the Sept. sale. It feels dead - cushions the shock of your run 100%. No reverb up your legs... hard to describe.

The track improvements look unbelievable, but the weird thing is that the wire casings in the track mix look JUST like ice cream rainbow sprinkles. The whole track's full of 'em.

disappearingdan_akaplaya · #20 10-02-2006, 09:38 PM

if you truly consider yourself a fan of this game then you havent experienced the full purity of it until youve been to keeneland for live racing, the atmosphere is absolutely undescribable!!!!!!