The Many Loves of my Life

[joemama]

I forgot more.  Santa Fe, Geen Mountain but that was dogs.  Getting close to 50 now.

[joemama]

Got to go get a beer.(beer thirty) Be back later.  thanks for reminding me about some of the ones I missed.

[miff]

JB,

A favorite of mine from way back Monmouth Park in dire straits.Since Gov Christie threw racing under the bus in NJ(pulled slot subsidies/State loans)Monmouth on life support, and the future looks bleak. Breeding program dried up, lots of smaller farms going broke.

In NY they shake in their boots that Cuomo could turn on racing as Christe did except the implications in NY are far greater upstate NY where many farms are. Cuomo being a 100% political animal would never try it unless we had a major financial crisis.

Gov\'s in PA, Delaware and others looking at reducing/pulling racing subsidies which would cause more tracks to close.


Mike

[reboundman]

On my wall at work...

Track List

[pj]

I agree with your approach TGJB, and will add: Lincoln Downs, Narragansett Park, and Rockingham Park.

pat

[magicnight]

Harness:
Meadowlands
Yonkers
Saratoga
Roosevelt
Vincennes (Paris, Christmas Day, snow)

Thoroughbred:
Monmouth
Atlantic City (concur, Joe)
Pimlico
Belmont
Saratoga
Aqueduct
Arlington
Churchill
Del Mar
Santa Anita
Woodbine
The Curragh
Cheltenham
Ascot
Longchamp
Deauville
Chantilly
Tokyo Race Course (\'88 Japan Cup, first big race I ever saw)

Dogs:
Couer d\' Alene, ID
Some place in London I can\'t recall

[miff]

El Commandante in Puerto Rico was.......a little scary.No
Bowie?...young guys know nuthin!

[firmturf]

My closings include Longacres, Yakima Downs, Playfair, Woodlands, Beulah, Sportsman\'s, Rillito, Yavapai, Prescott Downs, Santa Fe (still there though!) and my all time list breaker: Eureka Downs!

[JimP]

1. Meadowlands Race Track
2. Monmouth Park  
3. Laurel Park
4. Pimlico
5. Arlington Park
6. Hawthorne Park
7. Sportsman\'s Park
8. Balmoral Park
9. Maywood Park
10. Churchill Downs
11. Keeneland
12. Red Mile
13. Hollywood Park
14. Santa Anita
15. Los Alamitos
16. Delta Downs
17. Evangeline Downs
18. Fairgrounds
19. Jefferson Downs
20. Louisiana Downs
21. Lone Star Park
22. Sam Houston
23. Ross Downs (non parimutuel)
24. River Downs
25. Oaklawn Park
26. Gulfstream
27. Hialeah

[TGJB]

I did El Commandante, which is now Camarero. Forgot Centennial. Hialeah get an asterisk.

[miff]

JB,

Mistakenly took my young beautiful wife to El Commandante, early 70\'s, seriously scared spit, and I grew up in Williamsburg.


Mike

[Strike]

Outside U.S. --

Woodbine
Tijuana
Ngong (Kenya)
Caymanas (Jamaica)
Happy Valley
Sha Tin
Ascot
Windsor (really fun -- arrive/depart by boat)
Solvalla (Stockholm)
Palermo
San Isidro

[HP]

I haven\'t been to that many but Hialeah was the nicest one I\'ve ever seen.  

Talk about scared, I started out going to Aqueduct, and from Flatbush you have to take the \"D\" to the \"S\" shuttle train, they give you a \"transfer\" and you get off and walk a block on Franklin Ave. in Bed-Stuy to get to the \"A\" train.  You have to be in love to do that.

[Tavasco]

Surprising no one has been to Colonial Downs. Although it is somewhat off the beaten path. Being so far south.

[P-Dub]

TGJB Wrote:
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> Pdub-- Saratoga is not on that list because...


Went to the 2007 BC with a couple buddies.  He had a small piece of a couple horses with West Point. Dream Rush and Lear\'s Princess. They both ran up the track in that monsoon.

Didn\'t get to enjoy the track like I wanted to, just poured all weekend. Good day at the windows tho, TG was really good that weekend.

Stayed in Atlantic City, what a treat. On our cab ride to the Borgata that Saturday night, I swear I thought we were gonna get rolled. Had no idea where the guy was taking us, but we made it.

I\'ll get there some day. My life won\'t be complete until I meet some of you guys.

I\'ll make another list;

1. RichieBee
2. Miff
3. Frank D
4. MJellish