http://superfectablog.com/2010/01/the-sunshine-millions-were-you-aware.html Fri, 28 May 2010 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://superfectablog.com/2010/01/the-sunshine-millions-were-you-aware.html/comment-page-1#comment-1416 EMD Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:48:43 +0000 http://superfectablog.com/?p=723#comment-1416 Caton Bredar, our new marketing person at the Gulf did nothing, as far as I could tell, to facilitate interest in the Millions. I've missed the last 3 or 4 for being out of town, but Saturday was not the Millions of old -- when the Gulf was a real racetrack. Admittedly, the track was packed with people, especially on the apron, thankfully leaving the paddock area more bearable for those of us who are regulars. Eavesdropping on conversations as I strolled around led me to believe that masses of patrons were not horse people -- they're race related conversations were too stupid. OK, so, at least they came. It was always a competitive day -- east versus west -- but I heard no hype about this throughout the day. The post time should have been moved up. The track cleared out with 2 Millions races left at Santa Anita, and we sat in the dark watching them on the pathetic paddock screens. Caton Bredar, our new marketing person at the Gulf did nothing, as far as I could tell, to facilitate interest in the Millions. I’ve missed the last 3 or 4 for being out of town, but Saturday was not the Millions of old — when the Gulf was a real racetrack. Admittedly, the track was packed with people, especially on the apron, thankfully leaving the paddock area more bearable for those of us who are regulars. Eavesdropping on conversations as I strolled around led me to believe that masses of patrons were not horse people — they’re race related conversations were too stupid. OK, so, at least they came. It was always a competitive day — east versus west — but I heard no hype about this throughout the day. The post time should have been moved up. The track cleared out with 2 Millions races left at Santa Anita, and we sat in the dark watching them on the pathetic paddock screens.

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