How many here have attended the Kentucky Derby?
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Yep-I've seen 2 Belmont Stakes in person and 2 or 3 Preakness in person( one I was about out of it and don't remember going).
But I crave the Derby experience. Maybe now I could be there on a Friday and LOL--watch it from a room somewhere close bye on a Sat.
Thinking of Kentucky as an alternate to Nevada as a place to move.
Yep-I've seen 2 Belmont Stakes in person and 2 or 3 Preakness in person( one I was about out of it and don't remember going).
But I crave the Derby experience. Maybe now I could be there on a Friday and LOL--watch it from a room somewhere close bye on a Sat.
Thinking of Kentucky as an alternate to Nevada as a place to move.
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try--we are a lot alike. In 1975--I was a young man, much older than you. The race you mention deeply affected me. Like you --I wanted Foolish Pleasure to win, but I was so very deeply upset about Ruffian. The fact she was beaten did not affect me at all, but to be 'destroyed' --"DESTROYED me". Ruffian was what Horse Racing is ALL about! The old rock and roll song says......"they built this city on rock and roll"... You Can BELIEVE....this sport survives because of horses like RUFFIAN. She was one of a kind....'Fire in her eyes'.
A year or so ago--we saw a Filly in the Belmont Stakes--that I liked to beat Curlin....named "Rags to Riches". She did and both are the finest of fine.
This sport or RACE attracts the wealthiest oil shieks in the world and the poorest of folks that simply love it on all scales..... May the:
1st Saturday in May;; ALLWAYS BE THE GREATEST DAY ON EARTH.
try--we are a lot alike. In 1975--I was a young man, much older than you. The race you mention deeply affected me. Like you --I wanted Foolish Pleasure to win, but I was so very deeply upset about Ruffian. The fact she was beaten did not affect me at all, but to be 'destroyed' --"DESTROYED me". Ruffian was what Horse Racing is ALL about! The old rock and roll song says......"they built this city on rock and roll"... You Can BELIEVE....this sport survives because of horses like RUFFIAN. She was one of a kind....'Fire in her eyes'.
A year or so ago--we saw a Filly in the Belmont Stakes--that I liked to beat Curlin....named "Rags to Riches". She did and both are the finest of fine.
This sport or RACE attracts the wealthiest oil shieks in the world and the poorest of folks that simply love it on all scales..... May the:
1st Saturday in May;; ALLWAYS BE THE GREATEST DAY ON EARTH.
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
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I have always said that I would rather spend a day at the track than attend any major sporting event during the regular season...
Grew up attending the races at Atlantic City Race Track during the 60's...they still have the finest grass course in the country and it is still maintained to this day...original home of the United Nations Handicap...would ditch school to attend the afternoon races which averaged over 25,000 people a day....those days are gone and are replaced by simulcast...
I have always said that I would rather spend a day at the track than attend any major sporting event during the regular season...
Grew up attending the races at Atlantic City Race Track during the 60's...they still have the finest grass course in the country and it is still maintained to this day...original home of the United Nations Handicap...would ditch school to attend the afternoon races which averaged over 25,000 people a day....those days are gone and are replaced by simulcast...
unseendamage
EOG Enthusiast
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I love Churchill but i would take Keenland or Saratoga everyday. Too bad they have such short meets. If you just want to party, stay in the infield. If you want to handicap and bet, dish out the bucks for some tickets. Maybe you will run into Slick Rick (pitino) and his extorting ex flame..........
I love Churchill but i would take Keenland or Saratoga everyday. Too bad they have such short meets. If you just want to party, stay in the infield. If you want to handicap and bet, dish out the bucks for some tickets. Maybe you will run into Slick Rick (pitino) and his extorting ex flame..........
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Biggest Party in sports, in the best city in the US.
Been to about 10...
Biggest Party in sports, in the best city in the US.
Been to about 10...
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I've been to saratoga several times, I love the Travers Week...
Go up there and camp upsate New York, Awesome time...
I've been to saratoga several times, I love the Travers Week...
Go up there and camp upsate New York, Awesome time...
louisvillekid
EOG Dedicated
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Heck, just search homes for sale in Louisville and you will notice that a 5,000 sq ft home in the east end will be anywhere from 400,000 to maybe 700,000 depending on the area or neighborhood, and a house like that with same BR's, baths, amenities, etc., might run you well over a million in some cities.
I worked in construction years ago and worked at a plumbing place that did work in the area called Prospect in northeastern Jefferson county, and we did some homes that were just unbelievable, and the most expensive i was ever in was going to have an asking price of right at 1 million, most were in the 500,000-750,000 and when i watch those Crib shows and other home shows and they mention the price for some homes in big cities, I can't help but notice you would get way more value here in Louisville.
if you are comparing cost of living in Manhattan or any burro in NYC or most of Cali, then yeah houses are cheap.
Heck, just search homes for sale in Louisville and you will notice that a 5,000 sq ft home in the east end will be anywhere from 400,000 to maybe 700,000 depending on the area or neighborhood, and a house like that with same BR's, baths, amenities, etc., might run you well over a million in some cities.
I worked in construction years ago and worked at a plumbing place that did work in the area called Prospect in northeastern Jefferson county, and we did some homes that were just unbelievable, and the most expensive i was ever in was going to have an asking price of right at 1 million, most were in the 500,000-750,000 and when i watch those Crib shows and other home shows and they mention the price for some homes in big cities, I can't help but notice you would get way more value here in Louisville.
Black Bart
EOG Addicted
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As a college sophomore, I drove from Charleston, SC to Louisville with a girl I was dating who was from Louisville. Infield was a blast. Shoemaker came past us in last place on Ferdinand but ended up winning as a 15-1 shot. I hit every race except the Derby, but my girlfriend had Ferdinand because Shoemaker was wearing pink on his silks.
Would love to go back, maybe sit in the grandstand this time.
As a college sophomore, I drove from Charleston, SC to Louisville with a girl I was dating who was from Louisville. Infield was a blast. Shoemaker came past us in last place on Ferdinand but ended up winning as a 15-1 shot. I hit every race except the Derby, but my girlfriend had Ferdinand because Shoemaker was wearing pink on his silks.
Would love to go back, maybe sit in the grandstand this time.