Pimlico Infield

[ddthetide]

ESPN radio, cowherd, has devoted almost 30 minutes to the infield story and agrees with maryland, to stop carrying beer in. sorry but i agree with it too.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

ESPN radio, cowherd, has devoted almost 30 minutes to the infield story and agrees with maryland, to stop carrying beer in. sorry but i agree with it too.

If they were selling them for $3.50 I have no problem with it. They should have advertised that better though as I imagine a lot of people didn't go cause they assumed beers would be $8-$10 a pop.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

If they were selling them for $3.50 I have no problem with it. They should have advertised that better though as I imagine a lot of people didn't go cause they assumed beers would be $8-$10 a pop.

i'd read that they raised the infield ticket price too. i'm sure that had something to do with it. add in the economy. alot of local people are struggling.
i think it's a good think for the Preakness. the infield had turned into a drunken party instead of being about horse racing.
with seeing this result maybe more people that care about horse racing will come back to the Preakness.

[-BT-]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i'd read that they raised the infield ticket price too. i'm sure that had something to do with it. add in the economy. alot of local people are struggling.
i think it's a good think for the Preakness. the infield had turned into a drunken party instead of being about horse racing.
with seeing this result maybe more people that care about horse racing will come back to the Preakness.

the kick in the nuts about this whole thing is, ok sure charge the infield 3.50 a beer awesome. But why charge people who paid more for the tickets in the grandstand more? $5 for a 16 oz. was the cheapest i found and $8 for a BES. i sure as hell didn't see the 3.50 beer man in my section

-bt-

[ghartman02]

When I woke up and turned on HRTV and watched the first race and saw the sparse infield crowd my feelings were this is a disaster. Then I read that attendance was DOWN 35k, but wagering was UP! For years I always thought racetrack gouging and lack of customer service is a reason racing has suffered. But I was wrong. I thought the MJC was ridiculous changing the tradition of the infield, but the infield isn't needed. When I saw Gulfstream 2 years ago, I was appaled because I loved the "old" Gulfstream. As it turns out, I was wrong, Gulfstream is doing well with the smaller more sophisticated attendees. Perhaps that's the direction of racing: we don't need infields, concerts, etc. I was kind of taken aback that Churchill is charging $10 for their first night race ($1 for TwinSpiresClub Cardholders). My instincts were that this was a terrible decision. However, maybe it'll keep the riff raff away and draw the true fans. Oh, and Rachel Alexandra's win over Mine that Bird was AWESOME.