With the 2006 BreedersCup less than a week away, there's a flurry of activity at Churhill Downs as
it opens its 21-day Fall Meet today, coinciding perfectly with the $20 million worth of hot and heavy horse racing and BreedersCup betting action to take place November 4th.
Churchill Downs could well be on its way to a Breeders' Cup attendance record, with all 50,000 reserved seats sold out, and a forecast calling for a 59-degree high and only 10% chance of rain boding well for the chance to lure horse racing fans into purchasing one of 35,000 general admission seats that will be available.
Despite the favourable BreedersCup forecast, Churchill Downs will follow the lead of Belmont Park, last year's host, in not sponsoring fan fests outside the actual racetrack. Aside from the iffy weather that's always a factor in Louisville, the town itself probably contains the largest proportion of knowledgeable horse racing enthusiasts than anywhere else in the country. Event VP Damon Thayer said a fan fest isn't as necessary in a place like Miami, "because there's such a high preponderance of people here who have focused on the racing."
Aside from life-size bronze statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day in the clubhouse garden dedicated today, Breeders' Cup attendees will also be treated to the greater opulance and added features of Churchill Down's recent $121 million renovation, which includes luxury suites and other indoor upgrades.
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