Breeders' Cup- Vegas or Atlantic City

[smuthg]

Has anyone ever been to Vegas or AC for the Breeders' Cup? Got my ticket rejection letter in the mail over the weekend and was trying to make alternate plans for the BC... It looks like ticket brokers are already well over $1000 for anything in the grandstand or with a decent view of the track.

Appreciate any insight... Thanks.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by smuthg

Has anyone ever been to Vegas or AC for the Breeders' Cup? Got my ticket rejection letter in the mail over the weekend and was trying to make alternate plans for the BC... It looks like ticket brokers are already well over $1000 for anything in the grandstand or with a decent view of the track.

Appreciate any insight... Thanks.

I was at Vegas for the BC and it was pretty crazy. College football and that going down. Lots of clueless people.

I actually think Vegas is hard on a horse player. I am a fan of automatic tellers, in Vegas, they have zero of those, and have to contend with sports players and this and that....Drives me nuts when I am out there

[wiphan]

Don't give up on tickets just yet. I paid $150/ticket for section 118 last year at churchill on Ebay. Sat right next to the winners circle. It was incredible and definitely worth the $150. Obviously Monmuth is much smaller than CD but check ebay around Sept/Oct for cheaper tickets than brokers.

[jwkniska]

I was in Vegas for one, but forwarn you, most of the TV's are taken up with college football games, as there's more $$ bet on them.

[Lava]

AC is a dump. I would say look for tickets on ebay some tickets are already up on ebay, and if you cant get tickets just stay home and watch it on TV.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by Lava

AC is a dump. I would say look for tickets on ebay some tickets are already up on ebay, and if you cant get tickets just stay home and watch it on TV.

The service is probably better at home,too!

[goingtothewhip]

Originally Posted by Scav

I was at Vegas for the BC and it was pretty crazy. College football and that going down. Lots of clueless people.

I actually think Vegas is hard on a horse player. I am a fan of automatic tellers, in Vegas, they have zero of those, and have to contend with sports players and this and that....Drives me nuts when I am out there

Although I haven't seen it for myself, I've been told that the Wynn Las Vegas) has part of their book dedicated to horseplayers and has "auto-tellers". I don't think the Wynn's book is anywhere close to the size of Mandalay, LV Hilton, or Caesar's Palace (my fav) though... so it might become a moot point on BC day(s).

[Scav]

Originally Posted by goingtothewhip

Although I haven't seen it for myself, I've been told that the Wynn Las Vegas) has part of their book dedicated to horseplayers and has "auto-tellers". I don't think the Wynn's book is anywhere close to the size of Mandalay, LV Hilton, or Caesar's Palace (my fav) though... so it might become a moot point on BC day(s).

I have seen it, it is nothing special. Bellagio's book is 3 times the size

The Monte Carlo is a great book if you don't like crowds. It's small, but usually there are plenty of seats.

[NTamm1215]

The Orleans isn't the nicest place around, but their book is very horseplayer friendly. There are plenty of seats there that face only in the direction of the horse racing monitors. The sports seats face an opposite direction. Not a bad alternative, usually with cheap rooms.

NT

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

The Monte Carlo is a great book if you don't like crowds. It's small, but usually there are plenty of seats.

if there are seats there for the bc they'll close the book the following sunday.

i liked the comment about getting to bally's by 9am for a seat. I'm there (or a surrogate depending on how golf went friday) by 6am. the seats are gone by 7.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Scav

I have seen it, it is nothing special. Bellagio's book is 3 times the size

And that is not what you would call huge. One of the better ones.

[Seattleallstar]

the only thing I dont like about the Bellagio sports book is its lack of lighting, its like the only source of light comes from the poker room. The Wynn gave me that Bellagio feel with alot more light, I spent most of my time at the Bellagio due to the poker

[ninetoone]

Originally Posted by goingtothewhip

Although I haven't seen it for myself, I've been told that the Wynn Las Vegas) has part of their book dedicated to horseplayers and has "auto-tellers". I don't think the Wynn's book is anywhere close to the size of Mandalay, LV Hilton, or Caesar's Palace (my fav) though... so it might become a moot point on BC day(s).

The Mandalay Bay Sports book has gone way downhill. I would definitely not advise going there during the NCAA tourney. First of all, they only have 2 tellers most of the time & the line backs up into the casino. Second, if they do have 3, one of them is supposedly dedicated to horseplayers (AKA, you can walk right up....problem is, they take tourney bets when there are no horseplayers in line. If you walk up to make a horse bet, the line (which is like 100 deep, gets pissed off at you because they think you're cutting in line). It was a mess last March.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by smuthg

Has anyone ever been to Vegas or AC for the Breeders' Cup? Got my ticket rejection letter in the mail over the weekend and was trying to make alternate plans for the BC... It looks like ticket brokers are already well over $1000 for anything in the grandstand or with a decent view of the track.

Appreciate any insight... Thanks.

Did a couple years at Mohegan Sun, A++ facility and they roll out the red carpet. Did AC once at the Borgata (for Lone Star's) and it was really crowded in there but with the new racebook it should be better.

I'm with Scav- Vegas for horseplayers is tough, especially on a college football Saturday.