tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post4329793579013821161..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: When Can We Expect D Day?That Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-49528940768506968382011-03-20T15:50:54.744-04:002011-03-20T15:50:54.744-04:00Dear Pacingguy : Last year on the closing Saturday...Dear Pacingguy : Last year on the closing Saturday at ACRC, I drove from Long Island past my Aqueduct/Belmont circuit, by the Meadowlands, rolled past Exit 105 for Monmouth, and by Freehold in order to experience this boutique event. <br /><br />Seven races that closing Saturday, all turf, electric crowd of 8,000 screaming fans, and charm enough to reverberate the distant echoes of crowds that have gone before us.<br /><br />Why do we mention ACRC here today? An all turf meeting at the Meadowlands - per two three day weekend meetings - would draw interest on a myriad of fronts, particularly if it were to be positioned in late July/August (Saratoga time) or in the September timeframe as a Fall Turf Festival.<br /><br />So, Atlantic City starts racing for six days beginning on Thursday, April 28th, 2011 - post time is 3:30pm each day for a six race program (except for seven on closing day on the Tuesday this year). <br /><br />Anyone within reading distance should attend. Look past the rust, overgrown shrubs, and the grandstand which has not been touched in 20 years ... and remember what yesterday held.<br /><br />Hear the echoes. They are talking to us right now.<br /><br />Sincerely, Scott JeffreysScott Jeffreysnoreply@blogger.com