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Old 08-18-2010, 10:45 PM
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Default Santa Anita = Dirt (Starting with Winter Meet)

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Old 08-18-2010, 10:50 PM
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Awesome .. the meeting is going on now, no? Somebody has to be texting!
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Old 08-18-2010, 10:57 PM
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Would be nice to see, but how the hell does Stronach have any money for any more massive renovations like this?
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Old 08-18-2010, 10:59 PM
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Would be nice to see, but how the hell does Stronach have any money for any more massive renovations like this?
Maybe front loaded by BC..

But that's pretty conspiritoral and they have no money either
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:03 PM
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CONFIRMED!

Via Thoroughbred Times...

so awesome
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:07 PM
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Indeed great news!
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:09 PM
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:17 PM
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Indeed great news!
avatar the lightshow at SPAC in June?

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Old 08-18-2010, 11:35 PM
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avatar the lightshow at SPAC in June?
No, I believe Hartford just before up here.
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Old 08-18-2010, 11:55 PM
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Ding dong the "plastic" is dead!
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Old 08-19-2010, 04:51 AM
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December 26 is relevant again.
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Old 08-19-2010, 06:28 AM
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Does this mean the women will also have to have breast reductions out there in lala land?
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Old 08-19-2010, 06:51 AM
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don't say frank's trying to ruin the sport folks.... HE'S BAAAAAACKKKKKK!!!

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Old 08-19-2010, 08:00 AM
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Wonder what this will do to the filming of the HBO show there?
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Old 08-19-2010, 08:16 AM
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Ding dong the "plastic" is dead!
yeeeeees!
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:04 AM
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Maybe front loaded by BC..

But that's pretty conspiritoral and they have no money either
I bet that is not as conspiritoral as you may think.

Anyway, if they go back to dirt and want a permanent spot for the BC, I'm all for it at SA.
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:18 AM
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^^^ agreed. I love that the Breeders Cup has rotated tracks for all of these years, but if they're going to do something permanent, Santa Anita DIRT sounds perfect.
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:24 AM
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Damn...there goes the value of my memorial SA dirt sample.
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:29 AM
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Damn...there goes the value of my memorial SA dirt sample.
Go get a synthetic sample and sell it to The Fat Man.
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Old 08-19-2010, 09:32 AM
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