New Posts For Thread: YOUR best/worst experiences on a racecourse?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourseTo include opinion of your view of which is the best/worst anywhere in the world purely from experience?My own top 5 in each category............Worst1.Carlisle (flat)2. Pontefract3.Yarmouth4.Newmarket5.HuntingdonBest1.Chilivani2. Longchamp (old)3.PeSanta Anita on the day that Raven's Pass won the classic is one I will always remember. My son was based at UCLA at the time and got us tickets plus an outside picnic table and racing went on from around 11.30 onwards. Cloudless sky, warm temperaturehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556260945#556260945Santa Anita on the day that Raven's Pass won the classic is one I will always remember. My son was based at UCLA at the time and got us tickets plus an outside picnic table and racing went on from around 11.30 onwards. Cloudless sky, warm temperatureFri, 28 Dec 2018 03:16:43 -0600Been to flemington. a couple of times for the cuptoo Overcrowded for me worse than g c day at cheltenhamLiked ascot near perth, nice and easy to get about, easy beer and foodIn the states philadelphia park , welcoming and roomyTampa small but mobilithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556259689#556259689Been to flemington. a couple of times for the cuptoo Overcrowded for me worse than g c day at cheltenhamLiked ascot near perth, nice and easy to get about, easy beer and foodIn the states philadelphia park , welcoming and roomyTampa small but mobilitThu, 27 Dec 2018 16:53:48 -0600Best Fontwell , york , chrltenham , galway, windsorWorstBrighton, linfield, newmarket, yarmouth Had a two day stag at goodwood, absolutely plastered woke in hilton avisford park, message in lipstick on mirror, see yer later, went next day , strangehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556258197#556258197Best Fontwell , york , chrltenham , galway, windsorWorstBrighton, linfield, newmarket, yarmouth Had a two day stag at goodwood, absolutely plastered woke in hilton avisford park, message in lipstick on mirror, see yer later, went next day , strangeThu, 27 Dec 2018 14:25:46 -0600One of my best moments racing was being in Australia, I lived in Lane Cove, North Sydney and got a lovely cushy sales job with a car so I was sorted for the year,1993. Dermot Weld sent Vintage Crop down under for the Melbourne Cup. Lots of my work cohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556248197#556248197One of my best moments racing was being in Australia, I lived in Lane Cove, North Sydney and got a lovely cushy sales job with a car so I was sorted for the year,1993. Dermot Weld sent Vintage Crop down under for the Melbourne Cup. Lots of my work coWed, 26 Dec 2018 08:12:55 -0600Royal Ascot, queues so bad for toilets that able bodied people were having to use the disabled toilets and disabled people were literally in the queue behind streams of able bodied but desperate folks. Restuarants with vacant tables but being refusedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556246895#556246895Royal Ascot, queues so bad for toilets that able bodied people were having to use the disabled toilets and disabled people were literally in the queue behind streams of able bodied but desperate folks. Restuarants with vacant tables but being refusedWed, 26 Dec 2018 04:30:58 -0600When I was in my late teens early twenties, backing three winners at Fontwell and running along the centre of the course going mad when one of them won. My memory has gone a bit but seem to remember someting about the Duke of Albuquerque being there?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556246733#556246733When I was in my late teens early twenties, backing three winners at Fontwell and running along the centre of the course going mad when one of them won. My memory has gone a bit but seem to remember someting about the Duke of Albuquerque being there?Wed, 26 Dec 2018 03:36:34 -0600Bangor is a strange set up, no stands, facilities fairly basic.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556246647#556246647Bangor is a strange set up, no stands, facilities fairly basic.Wed, 26 Dec 2018 03:12:18 -0600I noticed when we were in Malta that they seemed to train their Trotters on the roads.It’s not age that has caused my problems but the effects of antibiotics I was prescribed for prostate and urinary infections. Refuse Cipro or Fluoroquinolones ifhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556246605#556246605I noticed when we were in Malta that they seemed to train their Trotters on the roads.It’s not age that has caused my problems but the effects of antibiotics I was prescribed for prostate and urinary infections. Refuse Cipro or Fluoroquinolones ifWed, 26 Dec 2018 02:50:02 -0600Such a shame oldgit and you made me ponder about the passage of time.I have had a wonderful couple of days with the youngsters enjoying the family etc,nothing usurps the family here.They know though my passion for horseracing and that it goes far beyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556245391#556245391Such a shame oldgit and you made me ponder about the passage of time.I have had a wonderful couple of days with the youngsters enjoying the family etc,nothing usurps the family here.They know though my passion for horseracing and that it goes far beyTue, 25 Dec 2018 16:49:17 -0600glentoby:We had previously twice been to Paphos and liked it and once to Kyrenia in the North an ill judged place to travel to for a New Year celebration :-)Apart from Turkish troops on every corner and shelled buildings in Famagusta and other placeshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31473941/your-bestworst-experiences-on-a-racecourse?post_id=556244429#556244429glentoby:We had previously twice been to Paphos and liked it and once to Kyrenia in the North an ill judged place to travel to for a New Year celebration :-)Apart from Turkish troops on every corner and shelled buildings in Famagusta and other placesTue, 25 Dec 2018 06:47:21 -0600