Belmont Tickets

pointman · #1 05-10-2015, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jnunan4759

There are horrible Trolls here and I never realized what one was until I came here.

NYRA has been awful in recent years when a TC is on the line. None of you were there, I can tell that. Imagine your mother or grandmother peeing on a bush because they closed the bathrooms. I saw the shame on that woman's face.

I don't have to worry about that this year because they won't get that crowd.

That is what I am talking about.

Have some respect for an organization that you are unfairly bashing.

jnunan4759 · #2 05-10-2015, 04:00 PM

Won't get the crowd of old ladies or seniors. They had such a bad experience. I'm the oldest person I know who is going to go.

pointman · #3 05-10-2015, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jnunan4759

Won't get the crowd of old ladies or seniors. They had such a bad experience. I'm the oldest person I know who is going to go.

Just when I thought you could not say anything dumber. So now you say ladies and seniors won't go?

That is hilarious.

As I said, you are the one who should not go if you don't like it. I promise you there will be plenty of ladies (many of whom will be dressed to the nines) and seniors who will be there.

Keep the shovel digging here.

jnunan4759 · #4 05-10-2015, 04:11 PM

Plus not unfairly bashing. Last year was a glaring example. NYRA can handle big days but not the Belmont Stakes. They do a great job on 30-40 thousand people at Belmont and Saratoga, but it becomes a fiasco when they get 90,000.

CD is different. They get 70,000 on Oaks and 170,000 on Derby, then they get 3,000 every other day. They gear for those days.

jnunan4759 · #5 05-10-2015, 04:19 PM

Glad you are having a good time. Notice I never said anything negative about you, wouldn't do that.

Never said anything negative about AP, either.

Will see if NYRA makes things better this year. Last year was horrifying with the train station on verge of collapse. I could feel it shaking and bending. I felt lucky to get out with my life.

pointman · #6 05-10-2015, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jnunan4759

Glad you are having a good time. Notice I never said anything negative about you, wouldn't do that.

Never said anything negative about AP, either.

Will see if NYRA makes things better this year. Last year was horrifying with the train station on verge of collapse. I could feel it shaking and bending. I felt lucky to get out with my life.

You called me a troll but you haven't said anything negative about me. Honestly, you are incredibly dense.

If you were lucky to get out with your life, why are you going back?

jnunan4759 · #7 05-10-2015, 04:34 PM

I got a lot of insults and you admitted I haven't said anything bad about you. I don't do stuff like that. Why do I go ? I want to see Racing History. It's pretty simple. Would I go to Belmont when there isn't a TC on the line, yes, it's a great day. I went to all those Woody Stephens Belmonts.

I've been in the racing business 40 years and I'm not a douchebag or dense.

my miss storm cat · #8 05-10-2015, 04:39 PM

Cannot comment on Belmont day but I have been for the BC. While I am lucky enough to be in LA and to have attended quite a few Breeders Cup days I have to say that the one at Belmont was by far my favorite.

It was an extraordinary day and I hope that newer fans, in particular, are not put off by any comments here.

It is a beautiful and historic track and very hard to imagine some of the negativity posted here.

DonGuido · #9 05-10-2015, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jnunan4759

I got a lot of insults and you admitted I haven't said anything bad about you. I don't do stuff like that. Why do I go ? I want to see Racing History. It's pretty simple. Would I go to Belmont when there isn't a TC on the line, yes, it's a great day. I went to all those Woody Stephens Belmonts.

I've been in the racing business 40 years and I'm not a douchebag or dense.

If you're not among the back slappin, lip smackin, finger-lickin-good crowd here you're a troll. I love it when so called established few bash others for saying something they don't like or doesn't fit the mold and they know absolutely nothing about you. Classic forum blah blah blah.

Danzig · #10 05-10-2015, 04:28 PM

How bizarre

ranger5830 · #11 05-10-2015, 04:48 PM

To say that there is no way that they would reach the cap doesn't mesh with the facts. The last five times there has been a triple crown attempt on the line, on-track attendance has been at least 94,476 (Big Brown) all the way up to 120,139 for Smarty Jones. If anything, the recent trend in racing has been that "marquee" dates like triple crown and breeders cup are increasing in attendance, as evidenced by the record crowd for Oaks/Derby last weekend. I wouldn't want to battle the crowds but an increasing number of people want to be witness to history and are willing to be inconvenienced to do so.

jnunan4759 · #12 05-10-2015, 05:06 PM

Absolutely agree that there are some consolations to be made at a big event. However, look at the income. GA is $15 and seating more. That will be more than 2 or 3 mil on admissions alone. Add that much or more beer and food and then 5% of a 100 million handle and it adds up. We're talking 10 to 15 million on this day.

Do I begrudge NYRA making this money ? No.

Can they do better, yes.