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Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch
Venue - when they first announced that it was going to be at Monmouth, we said there was no way we would go because it is too small, and what if it rains? Well excitement superceeded sanity and we applied for seats. Not cheap seats and both days, so our expectations were that we would end up with good to decent seats. Well, whether this is Breeders Cup or Monmouth we took it up the a$$ when it came to our seats. We applied for seats ranging from the most expensive to the seats located on the apron. I believe the prices ranged from $250 - $160. We ended up with apron seats for both days, and the worst apron seats you could find. On Friday our seats were tolerable, inside the 1/8 pole about 1/4 of the way to the 1/16 pole (Section 801). Somehow our seats for Saturday were in section 811, which was at the top of the stretch (basically near the playground for you regular Monmouth goers) 4th row from the rail. So not only were we as far away from the finish line as you could be, but we were at ground level. What kind of moron made the decision to have 15 rows of folding chairs at ground level before starting the risers? You couldn't see the finish line with binocuars. So, after 2 races in a downpour on Friday and knowing that we'd be watching 99% of each race on the big screen in front of us Saturday, we bagged it. Ended up eating $765 worth of tickets, two days worth for 4 and a parking pass (which really annoys me because I've got a parking sticker). I really feel as though some of the seats were misrepresented when the initial maps went out. You can't have 15 rows of seats on the ground costing more than the temp bleacher seats behind them.
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My seats were basically the same as yours NLFP. Saturday was impossible to see as you predicted. I applied for the most expensive seats (that were not in a restaurant or special area) for both days and got those crap seats.
So, to answer the original question, it was by far the worst BC for me. This was my 7th BC and as I sat there staring at the big screen in the infield (that had several bad light bulbs in it, why they couldn't get it working correctly for two days is beyond me), not hearing any of Trevor Denmon's calls, trying to keep my racing form, mutuel tickets and myself dry, I thought to myself that this may be my last BC. Why pay $160 a seat (as well as plane ticket, rental car and hotel) to not see anything but the turn to the 1/8th pole because I was in a folding chair on the blacktop, when I can stay home and wager on line?
As far as ranking the racing portion of the BC, I'll give it a pass because of the conditions.