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05-20-2008, 05:51 PM
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Getting around Belmont weekend
Few questions ...
1. Are tickets for Friday the 6th reserved or business as usual? 2. Any trains from LaGuardia to the track? 3. Cab from LaGuardia to track... $25? $50? $100? ... 4. Belmont day train from Penn Station... Easy to get on any train or will there be wait time? thanks. 
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05-20-2008, 05:56 PM
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05-20-2008, 06:00 PM
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No problemo getting to Belmont on race day. Hop on the LIRR and it takes you directly to the track. Now, you might want to hit up the early train this year, but my suggestion would still be to use the LIRR as opposed to a taxi or driving yourself.
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05-20-2008, 06:25 PM
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1. Business as usual 2. No, but there are buses I guess to Woodside. However, there are two trains from Woodside with the first just after noon. Google LIRR and follow the directions for the Belmont schedule..... 3. Preferable, but obviously more expensive. It could run you as much as $50 but probably not more. 4. Easy and lots of trains. Getting back will be a clusterphuck. If you know how to walk to Queens Villiage I recommend this. What time do you get in to LaGuardia? In theory, you could take a bus back to Manhattan, about 10 bucks, and take the railroad from Penn Station. Will save you a few bucks but may not be worth the trouble.
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05-20-2008, 06:48 PM
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Made this trip for the Smarty Jones Belmont. From Laguardia to Penn Station about a $25.00 cab ride. You can get the LIRR at PS that takes you directly to Belmont. After the race was slow getting the train back, it took at least 90 minutes to get a train, hopefully they would be better prepared for a large crowd this year. A member of my group had to take a later flight and was charged a flat fee for the ride from Laguardia to Belmont. The cost was somewhere between $50-75. It should be very easy to get there and back with a rough estimate of $50-75 either way. IF YOU TAKE THE LIRR BE SURE YOU BY A ROUND TRIP TICKET WHEN YOU LEAVFE THE CITY, THAT LINE LOOKED TO BE A MESS ALSO.
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05-20-2008, 06:59 PM
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Cab fares have gone up significantly since then.
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05-20-2008, 07:32 PM
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Screw that.
I learned how to maneuver from my experience during the Smarty Jones Belmont. What NOT to do: 1) at all cost, unless you get there early in the morning, DO NOT go into any of the parking lots ----- you'll get stuck for hours, waiting for douchebags ahead of you to filter out DO: On the south side of Hempstead Tpke, in ELMONT, there's a TON of street parking. Just park there and walk to the gate. This is ridiculously easy. Moreover, anyone going west, can just jump on Elmont avenue on the way back and beat all that Cross Island congestion by the track. Which is probably the best way to get to the track as well, as there's going to be a ton of congestion by the exits for the parking lots. Don't attempt this on the QUEENS side, as the LEECH Bloomberg (got to blame him for everything) has made it so that you can't street park during racing hours. Save time, save money, STICK IT TO (collect your money but provided no services) BLOOMBERG. It's all good.
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05-20-2008, 06:50 PM
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I might be a little rusty at this, but i went to the belmont from 2001-2004 and general admission was like $2, is there any reason why scalpers are selling GA tickets for $120 a piece, or is this just typical NY inflation?
can someone please confirm that GA is like $2-$5 please? thanks -bt-
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05-20-2008, 06:52 PM
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There isn't NY inflation for Belmont Park, just criminals trying to rip people off.
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05-20-2008, 06:53 PM
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05-20-2008, 11:30 PM
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I'll either be doing that or taking the Q2 to the F or J train.
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05-20-2008, 11:32 PM
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05-20-2008, 11:35 PM
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I take the F Train to 179th St and then the N6 a lot of days. It takes a about an hour and 15 minutes from the Upper West Side door to door. I wouldn't do it Belmont day however. But, it's the most convenient way to go to and from Belmont if you need to get there before the train gets in. Frankly, it's no slower than the LIRR anyway.
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05-20-2008, 11:38 PM
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05-20-2008, 11:41 PM
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The F Train/N6 connection works because, first of all, I know it, and secondly because I avoid the Jamaica Station area and the traffic the bus deals with there. It takes 10-15 minutes on the bus from 179th to Belmont.
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05-20-2008, 11:39 PM
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By the way, for anyone interested, the Queens Village walk is easy. It's about a mile. You walk down Hempstead towards the Cross Island, walk over the Cross Island, and you take a right at the first big intersection ( I can't remember the street but it's about a half mile from Belmont and it's obviously a " big " intersection ). You will see the railroad overpass about a quarter mile ahead and the station is on that street.....opposite side of the overpass to get back to NY. I think the trains leave around 31 minutes after the hour.
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