Birds - Place looks GREAT. I mean, I've never been to Churchill Downs or anything and I'm sure it looks nothing like that, but for Monmouth Park it really looks fantastic. I am sitting in Section 913 which are the elevated bleachers by the last turn. Your seats are as far away from mine as we possibly could be, haha...
It was POURING when I was there today. The track is muddy as all hell, but it's has since stopped raining. I thought I overheard someone say that they canceled all turf races today and were thinking of canceling them for tomorrow too.
As for the facility, I don't know if you've ever been there or not but they removed all the bleachers in front of the grandstand in replaced them with white chairs. They also added bleachers behind the chairs, and then the grandstand is behind the temporary bleachers. Down the back stretch near the old picnic area (which is where I will be) they have seats on the rail and then bleachers elevated above them. Where you are they have three pretty good sized sets of elevated bleachers (maybe 4) so you should be able to see everything pretty good unless you are in the front couple rows maybe and could be obstructed at times??? They put two big screen monitors in (which I think they could have made bigger, or added another one), but it's better than nothing (you won't be able to see either one though from where you are, and it will be a stretch for me to see the one too where I am I think).
As far as I read, you can't bring ANYTHING in there except your twig and berries and your cash to lose. Prices for food are freaking outrageous too ($10 hamburgers, $5 hot dogs, and $4 drinks, beers were $7.50 I think). Eat and drink up in the car on the way there to save some cash is my recommendation. If I go, I will definitely be tossing a fe back before going in and I have have four tickets, and I think only one buddy is going with so we might go out after the 3rd/4th race and reload so we don't have to buy many, if any, beers inside. They are making it out like getting in there is going to be hell off Route 36 (which is always traffic ridden), but I don't think it's going to be THAT bad - especially if you aren't showing up like right at noon and trying to rush in.
Anyway, if you need directions or anything get my email from Kev or catch me on AIM. There was no one there today so I left early, just wanted to see it. Couple races I saw, the horses dominated. Sir Winston in the 1st, Sunday Elegance broke it's maiden for Pletcher with an absolutely incredible ride, and then Calabria Bella came easily at 22 to 1 in the 3rd.
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nothing for today I did not get time to look at it. I am praying it does not rain of Sat:cross: What Sec are you sitting in?Leave a comment:
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GL birds. I guess I'm going on Saturday since I can't sell the tickets. I am going to head over there today I think to check out how everything looks. Not raining right now.
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Breeders Cup Friday Play
Monmouth Park
Race 8 $2 Pick 3 Cost $48
8)#3 Dream Rush/#4 Maryfield/#7 La Traviata
9)#4 Cherokee Triangle/#5 Strike the Deal/#7 Nownownow/#9 Prussian
10)#1 Discreet Cat/#3 Wanderin Boy
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