Inspiration for posts from news in the racing world has alluded me this week. Yet with the hotly contested battle for the Democratic Presidential nomination resembling that epic battle between Rags To Riches and Curlin in last year’s Belmont Stakes, I started to wonder what kind of action a horseplayer could find on a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Gulfstream Park’
February 18, 2008
Sodom and Gomorrah On the Clubhouse Turn
Gulfstream Park reminds me of a teenager who is trying to find himself by trying new hairstyles and clothes, constantly changing hoping to find what works. Ever since the new Gulfstream opened I get that same feeling, this is a racino that is definitely not sure what it wants to be.
On [...]
February 17, 2008
Frank’s Energy Drink Got Me Wired And Made Me Rich
I made my usual yearly visit to Gulfstream yesterday with more trepidation than usual.
I knew the construction of adjoining condominiums and retail space had begun but despite the construction noise and the fact that Gulfstream is a very poorly designed track for the average fan, I saw much improvement in Gulfstream this trip. [...]
February 17, 2008
Frank’s Energy Drink Got Me Wired And Made Me Rich
I made my usual yearly visit to Gulfstream yesterday with more trepidation than usual.
I knew the construction of adjoining condominiums and retail space had begun but despite the construction noise and the fact that Gulfstream is a very poorly designed track for the average fan, I saw much improvement in Gulfstream this trip. [...]
January 3, 2008
The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them
The Demolition of Gulfstream Park</strong
OK, so maybe this is a little overly dramatic but this line from Julius Caesar sums up my feelings on this opening day of the Gulfstream meet. All we can do is hope he never gets his hands on Saratoga.
The damage that can be done by a guy [...]
December 21, 2007
You’ve Got Personality . . .
Chances are I may never own a piece of a classic winner but it’s nice to know that for about thirty grand, I could take home a classic trophy.
More than 200 racing trophies of the late Ethel D. Jacobs, North America’s leading owner for three years, and her husband, Hirsch Jacobs, a Hall of Fame [...]
December 21, 2007
You’ve Got Personality . . .
Chances are I may never own a piece of a classic winner but it’s nice to know that for about thirty grand, I could take home a classic trophy.
More than 200 racing trophies of the late Ethel D. Jacobs, North America’s leading owner for three years, and her husband, Hirsch Jacobs, a Hall of Fame [...]
September 17, 2007
More Fan Seating at Gulfstream Park May Come Courtesy of the Florida Supreme Court
The future of slot machines at Gulfstream Park and other Broward county pari-mutuel facilities may rest with the Florida Supreme Court, which was asked today to decide whether the vote that opened the door for expanded gambling in Broward and Miami-Dade counties can be nullified if the constitutional amendment was fraudulently put on the ballot. [...]
February 19, 2007
TBA Convention at Gulfstream Park
Once in a while a few TBA bloggers get together at one track or another; these meetings are loosely referred to as TBA Conventions and they are a great idea. There are no agendas, speeches or committees allowed, just bloggers getting to know each other. Brad Edwards, David Rubin and myself called [...]
February 13, 2007
Gulfstream’s new fan-friendly seating, well maybe if you’re a duck with telescopic vision.
As you know I am not a big fan of the new Gulfstream Park or Frank Stronach. So I took it upon myself to pay a visit to the mistake that Stronach calls Gulfstream Park. It rained pretty hard in the area on Monday and racing was cancelled after the first race but [...]
