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Old 07-10-2007, 11:18 AM
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Default College Day at Arlington

I am trying to get more College aged people to the track so I am planning College Day at Arlington next Friday. Free admission will be for college students only but the food and drink specials will be for everyone.

I know there is a lot of people on this message board from the Chicago area so if you can let anyone you know that is a College student about the promotion that would be great....I hope that this takes off so that Arlington can do it again soon!


Arlington Park invites you to our first ever College Day! College Day will be held Friday, July 20th at the Arlington Park Racecourse in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Come out and show school pride while wearing your favorite College or University apparel!

EXTENDED HOURS for College Students!!
Arlington Park will stay open until 9:00pm with entertainment as well as food and beverages served.

FREE Bags Tournament will begin at 4:00pm in the Park. Prizes will be awarded.
At Party in the Park students can enjoy live music, great food, and live racing all day.


DISCOUNTED FOOD & BEVERAGE!! (in the Park area only)
$2 Pop
$3 12oz Drafts (21+)
$3 4oz Jello Shots (21+)
$3 Hotdogs
$2.75 Popcorn

FREE admission with College Student ID

FEATURING:
American Airlines Sweepstakes
Q101 Radio Station Live @ Arlington Park
FREE Bags Tournament

Invite all your friends for a great day at the track to appreciate YOU- the hardworking College Student!

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Old 07-10-2007, 11:23 AM
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would DerbyTrail be considered a college of sorts??
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:33 AM
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keeneland does a thing where college students can win schlorships.. maybe if it the turn out is big.. and you continue, you can incorporate this somehow.
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:41 AM
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FREE Bags Tournament will begin at 4:00pm in the Park. Prizes will be awarded.
I guess I'm getting old because I have no idea what this is. Is it like a bizzaro bikini contest where the winners are the ones most needing a bag over their heads?
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:47 AM
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Illi people call soda--- pop as well?

thought it was only a southern thang.

Also, i have never heard of an establishment selling jello shots, especially not a race track... i must be getting old, ahhhh college

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Old 07-10-2007, 11:49 AM
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Illi people call soda--- pop as well?

thought it was only a southern thang.

Also, i have never heard of an establishment selling jello shots, especially not a race track... i must be getting old, ahhhh college

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I dont think its a southern thang to call pop. Down here everything is "Get me a Coke", no matter what you drink.
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:54 AM
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I dont think its a southern thang to call pop. Down here everything is "Get me a Coke", no matter what you drink.
Soda here in Florida.

Pop in West Michigan where I grew up.

Jello shots at the track.....yikes!!!
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:55 AM
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Soda here in Florida.

Pop in West Michigan where I grew up.

Jello shots at the track.....yikes!!!
Only at Arlington, and Haber in charge......
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Old 07-10-2007, 12:54 PM
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Soda here in Florida.

Pop in West Michigan where I grew up.

Jello shots at the track.....yikes!!!
Yupp, I live in West Michigan and it is pop around here.
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:57 AM
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awesome idea question is who is going to pick up Downes?

Chuck 'bags' is similar to 'washers' horse shoes but you're throwing bean backs at a box with a hole cut in it.

Tim this is really going to happen? Remember you talking about it a couple weeks back.
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Old 07-10-2007, 12:12 PM
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Chuck 'bags' is similar to 'washers' horse shoes but you're throwing bean backs at a box with a hole cut in it.

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sounds like 'cornhole'?!
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Old 07-10-2007, 04:50 PM
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awesome idea question is who is going to pick up Downes?

Chuck 'bags' is similar to 'washers' horse shoes but you're throwing bean backs at a box with a hole cut in it.Tim this is really going to happen? Remember you talking about it a couple weeks back.
"Bags"? Wow, and I thought I'd seen it all when I watched a group of people play "Bunghole Golf." It's when you put a quarter between your upper legs,
and try to drop it into a shot glass. It's funnier than hell to watch. And yes, people do have their clothes on.
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Old 07-10-2007, 01:23 PM
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Illi people call soda--- pop as well?

thought it was only a southern thang.

Also, i have never heard of an establishment selling jello shots, especially not a race track... i must be getting old, ahhhh college

-bt-
You mean there's another word for pop?
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Old 07-10-2007, 01:33 PM
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You mean there's another word for pop?
I had never heard anybody use "pop" instead of soda until I met Hooves. Sounds a little fruity to me.
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Old 07-10-2007, 06:12 PM
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I had never heard anybody use "pop" instead of soda until I met Hooves. Sounds a little fruity to me.
Must have never met any Canadians!
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Old 07-10-2007, 02:34 PM
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Haber,

I hope you get ti to work, and I think you're on the right track by offering discounted prices on everything. Canterbury has "buck night" on Thursday, where everything except beer (beer is still discounted) is only $1. Admission, hot dogs, pop, programs, etc. It realy attracts a "young" crowd on that night. Sittin out in the grandstand for eye-candy alone is almost worth it lol. So yeah, I think you're going in the right direction for the way to get students here, but YOU STILL NEED PROMOTION!!!!
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Old 07-10-2007, 02:55 PM
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Drunk college kids = TONS OF DEAD $$$ in the wagering pools.



sounds good to me



also...I am as southern as they come...and I have never used the word "pop" in my life to describe coke.
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Old 07-10-2007, 03:28 PM
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It is f'n POP!!
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:52 AM
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I guess I'm getting old because I have no idea what this is. Is it like a bizzaro bikini contest where the winners are the ones most needing a bag over their heads?
It is the new craze around here and at college, you get hammered while throwing these 'bags' in a hole. think bozo buckets with beer and only one hole
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Old 07-10-2007, 11:59 AM
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It is the new craze around here and at college, you get hammered while throwing these 'bags' in a hole. think bozo buckets with beer and only one hole

i see a lot of people playing it pre-game for Redskins games. It's like a small skate/launch ramp with a hole in it and the bean bags you used to play with in montessori school


and whats wrong with "hey can i get a soda?" I went to school in WV and i would get into some long debates on the whole soda/pop thing

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