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Originally Posted by dilanesp
Los Al is useless. No turf course and tight turns, and horsemen don't support it anyway (after demanding it).
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If this is the prevailing view, SoCal is slitting its own throat and cannot blame the Stronach Group for the resulting blood that is let.
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
Best case scenario if Santa Anita closes is we end up with Del Mar as a vacation meet, a la Oaklawn. Worst case scenario is we shut down entirely.
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Dilan, you are a reasonable poster, so let's take a careful look at the Oaklawn comparison (which I knew was inevitable).
Does Del Mar have a hotel trackside? Do they even have the land available aside from the all-dirt driving range?
A casino?
A restaurant district?
How about an expanding meet from December to May?
Maiden special weights at $115,000?
I love the Del Mar vibe and have been on-track for each of the last two years (in addition to Saratoga).
However, you are not accounting for the costs to think a 10-week meet can make this circuit fly.
If SoCal does not think LosAl is a viable option in the post-Santa Anita world, the game on the West Coast is done.
Hence, I hope that Santa Anita is NOT a racetrack casualty.
