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Some tracks deliver a good experience for the money, but certain tracks cater to everyone from the fans to the horsemen, and by doing so truly become cathedrals of horse racing. The second most important factor is how knowledgeable the fan-base is. I have no problem with people who are learning the game, in fact one of my favorite things to do is introduce new people to the sport. What I do have a problem with are people who come to the track to make fun of the things that give our sport character; such as jockey silks.
The third criteria is the quality of racing. There is nothing more exciting than graded stakes races. Our sport needs more people like the folks at Canterbury. The food is also pretty good, though I will say the turf course could use some work and the track lacks big sweeping turns, which can give it the feel of a bush track. The nations widest turf course is host to some of the best turf races in the nation including the Colonial Turf Cup.
The fanbase is incredibly knowledgable and friendly, so I was tempted to place this course higher, but I do believe that Colonial Downs needs to lure even more turf superstars in order to gain a higher spot in these rankings.
The Florida Derby is easily the most influential prep race, and has produced more Derby winners than any other prep in the modern era. Keeneland: People in Kentucky like their horse racing and it shows. In addition to this, many of the greatest personalities in racing make this their home track, which only adds to the mystique.
The only negative is that the overall architecture of the track can occasionally lead to extreme track biases thus making it a pain to handicap e races. Overall the atmosphere at this track is too strong to keep Keeneland off this list. This is where great horses come to prove themselves.
The horses race to the wire with the San Gabriel mountains in the backdrop which lends a sweeping feeling to the proceedings that few tracks can compete with. The turf course is cut to look like a putting green which only adds to the beauty of this southern Californian gem.
Arlington Park: John Henry, Star of Cozzene and Gio Ponti have all competed in and won the Arlington Million, so even though this track features more twenty thousand dollar claimers than I would care for, it also hosts one of the most important races all year. Young fans thirsty for knowledge talking to grizzled veterans eager to impart whatever knowledge they have: this is hopefully the future of horse racing.
To ride at Belmont is to go into the belly of the beast so to speak. The fans know they have something special, and they are truly proud. As far as the racing quality, it is probably the best in the nation. This is why putting Belmont in fourth was such a tough decision. Del Mar: This is Disneyland for racing fans! From the time you enter the gates you know you are part of something special. I visited Del Mar last year for the Eddie Read and had the time of my life.
Churchill Downs: If you were to take a person of the street and show them pictures of various racetracks there is only one they would be able to recognize-Churchill Downs. The twin spires are iconic and for that reason alone deserve the runner up spot. Saratoga: The top spot has to go to the one track that has it all. A turf course that is managed with painstaking detail, unbelievably great racing day after day, and the most knowledgeable fans I have ever seen in my life.
There may be more die-hard racing fans in Saratoga Springs than anywhere else in the country. This creates an atmosphere similar to Yankee stadium during the World Series or The Coliseum during a major bowl game. I never experienced what racing was like back when it was front page news, but Saratoga, with its old-school picturesque setting and its knowledgeable fan base, gives me a pretty good glimpse into what the glory days of racing must have felt like.
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