2010 Derby Personal Seat Licenses

Scav · #1 02-23-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mbahadur

Way overpriced!!

I'm trying to find 6 and it has been impossible. They usually send the option to at least one of the three TS players I have sign up (1 plat and 2 golds) and they, like the great Churchill tends to do, forgot that some players do want to go to this comedy event.

I wouldn't put it past them to have a scheme to keep all big players from coming figuring they would play online anyways and give the tickets to all the fish.

mbahadur · #2 02-23-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

I'm trying to find 6 and it has been impossible. They usually send the option to at least one of the three TS players I have sign up (1 plat and 2 golds) and they, like the great Churchill tends to do, forgot that some players do want to go to this comedy event.

I wouldn't put it past them to have a scheme to keep all big players from coming figuring they would play online anyways and give the tickets to all the fish.

When I talked to the Premium Seating office yesterday, they said to keep calling them and trying to get tickets. These on-line sales are a joke by the time you find out about them. And the prices are higher than what they sell for on E-Bay!!

cappaweet · #3 02-23-2011, 07:54 PM

Agreed what a mess. where are all the 200 level seats

Kildaretown · #4 02-23-2011, 07:55 PM

The tickets I wanted were $600 for the two of us. Way, way too much!!
Just bought two airline tickets to Las Vegas for Derby weekend for $365 total.
Six nights comp at Flamingo---meals free off points on the Harrah's card.
And horse racing execs wonder why casinos have taken their business. I love live horseracing---been to the last seven Derbies----but six days in Vegas including airfare and meals costs less than going to the Derby. Something is wrong with that picture. Wow!!

3kings · #5 02-24-2011, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Scav

I'm trying to find 6 and it has been impossible. They usually send the option to at least one of the three TS players I have sign up (1 plat and 2 golds) and they, like the great Churchill tends to do, forgot that some players do want to go to this comedy event.

I wouldn't put it past them to have a scheme to keep all big players from coming figuring they would play online anyways and give the tickets to all the fish.

Scav,
I need four tickets too. Let me know if you find 10. LOL.

Danzig · #6 02-24-2011, 07:26 AM

have you tried stub hub? i have no idea if they have any derby tickets worth looking at, but i've bought hockey and football tix from them before.

slotdirt · #7 02-24-2011, 09:17 AM

Yesterday's sale was a joke. Face value on some of these seats are like $100, yet they're asking people to spend $600 on a two day package that includes "lunch?" Really?

mbahadur · #8 02-24-2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Yesterday's sale was a joke. Face value on some of these seats are like $100, yet they're asking people to spend $600 on a two day package that includes "lunch?" Really?

They must be trying to attract the "suckers" who will pay this $600 by doing these on-line sales. Ticket brokers would even have a hard time reselling these tickets at a profit.

They will have another more public sale on Saturday but I am expecting the same ripoff prices and very little seats available on a very poor web interface.

I am wondering what Churchill has done with all the 2nd Floor Grandstand seats a number of us here at DerbyTrail used to purchase. There were very few second floor seats included in these on-line sales.

slotdirt · #9 02-24-2011, 12:40 PM

I'm going to be at CD for opening day the prior weekend, so this might be the year I bail on the Derby itself. I don't see how $600 for first floor grandstand seats for two days is worth it.

mbahadur · #10 02-24-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

I'm going to be at CD for opening day the prior weekend, so this might be the year I bail on the Derby itself. I don't see how $600 for first floor grandstand seats for two days is worth it.

I would not give up hope just yet. I live in Louisville and will keep trying for tickets and will keep the board informed.

mbahadur · #11 02-25-2011, 07:08 PM

I went back to check to see if there were any tickets left from Wednesday's sale and clicked on the website link in my browsing history and lo and behold, it appears to let you go in and buy tickets. I PMed some of you on this thread with the website link. But the prices are still unreasonably high unless you want Section 128. And right now there were no 2nd Floor Grandstand seats out there -- who bought all the 2nd Floor seats that a number of us used to have in prior years?