BC Ponders Future Sites

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by wapete

Churchill, Belmont, Arlington, Gulfstream and Santa Anita

Locked Rotation so each course hosts every 5 years.

I don't know if Gulfstream has enough room for scads of temporary seating they would have to bring in.

[booner]

I would like to see Monmouth get another chance. I really liked it there (other than the monsoon).

Keeneland is looking into additional seating for hosting a BC in the future. But I don't see it in the near future.

Churchill is ideal, and of course I am biased since I live in Kentucky. Being 2 1/2 hours from the BC each year would be really, really nice. But I do like to get out and see other tracks.

[zippyneedsawin]

at least having a BC at Woodbine will help determine the Sovereign Awards..

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

at least having a BC at Woodbine will help determine the Sovereign Awards..

Somebody needs to punch this guy in the face at Santa Anita. There has to be a DTer on the west coast who will take the charge.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by booner

I would like to see Monmouth get another chance. I really liked it there (other than the monsoon).

Keeneland is looking into additional seating for hosting a BC in the future. But I don't see it in the near future.

Churchill is ideal, and of course I am biased since I live in Kentucky. Being 2 1/2 hours from the BC each year would be really, really nice. But I do like to get out and see other tracks.

Agree with Monmouth. Still the most formful BC day despite the weather.

[chucklestheclown]

I vote for Hialeah.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

I vote for Hialeah.

Drat, beat me to it.

Now's the perfect time to think about it. They're working on the site and are in a position to make improvements that would benefit them later should they pursue the BC. At the very least they could make sure not to do something that would make it difficult to adjust. Sure CD has it next, but there's no reason Hialeah couldn't put things in motion to get it sooner rather than later.

Honorable mention: Monmouth

[randallscott35]

Well it would be nice if Churchill does a better job with it than the inside paved highway they had last time....I think Belmont is a terrific venue for it as was SA before poly.

I vote for Ellis Park. It would be a good bargaining chip for Geary to get slot machines. He can threaten to shut down the track and not run the BC the day before if an emergency session isn't called that evening to put slots in all Kentucky race tracks.

Then the BC will call his bluff and he can look like a pompous child one more time.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Drat, beat me to it.

Now's the perfect time to think about it. They're working on the site and are in a position to make improvements that would benefit them later should they pursue the BC. At the very least they could make sure not to do something that would make it difficult to adjust. Sure CD has it next, but there's no reason Hialeah couldn't put things in motion to get it sooner rather than later.

Honorable mention: Monmouth

John Brunetti

[MISTERGEE]

sad that hialeah is the only possible location of the florida tracks, and thats sad for florida which is a natural location for a regular breeders cup stop

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

John Brunetti

Ah yes, but it almost seemed that when Minor pressed things, a fire got lit under Brunetti's butt almost in spite of himself. I hate to wish anything other than the best on Hialeah and unfortunately that currently means possibly having good things happen to Brunetti. Ick. Perhaps other factors in Florida will make up for his involvement. Maybe they already are.