So American Pharaoh is coming to Saratoga?..

[Morris]

I wonder how much they paid to get him here? Rumor has it they gave the owner a boat load of money. Hasn't committed to the Travers yet but we'll see.

Attendence is capped at 50,000 and has been sold out for that day. Don't see how they get their money back on handle.

Sister has 10 tickets left for the day but I'm not going anywhere near the zoo.

 

[theshiek]

The Travers purse is increased by $350,000 if a Triple Crown winner runs in the race. That ups the winners share by $180,000.

 

[Morris]

That ups the winners share by $180,000.

I don't think Zayat cares about $180,000.

 

[sharky17]

They are already trying to sell General Admission tickets on Stub Hub for $200. :mj07:

 

[Morris]

They are already trying to sell General Admission tickets on Stub Hub for $200. :mj07:

My sister rented a room for 2 nites and 2 tickets and got $1,000. She has 10 left.

 

[3 putt pete]

My wife and I were traveling a few years back and I always wanted to visit the historic track so we decided to go. Little did we know that they had a give away day where all patrons received a nice gym bag. We had to park close to two miles away and the attendance that day was 70, 000 +. As big as the entire campus is, it was simply wall to wall people, couldn't even get a bet down.

By far, the more enjoyable outing was attending the morning work outs at about 6 AM the next day. We met a couple of the big time trainers and had a great time.


Anyways, capping the attendance seems a wise move to me. :shrug: